Emergency closures and late starts

Weather-closures, late-starts, bus snow routes, winter 2012-13

1. Late starts -- In the event of late starts, school begins two and one-half hours later than the regular starting time (with Summit View High School and River HomeLink starting at 10:30 a.m.) and there will be no morning kindergarten or morning pre-school.
 
2. Notification to families and employees -- (1) TV and radio stations; (2) automated phone calls and emails to all parents and employees except those who have opted out of this free service (target time for the calls is 5:45 a.m.); (3) the district’s website, battlegroundps.org, where it will be posted at the top of the home page and also under “Key Links” on the right under “In the event of snow or ice…”; (4) The Columbian’s website Columbian.com , and (5) the district’s “Snow Line” recorded message (885-5343).

3. Does child's school have your up-to-date phone number? -- Our automated-phone calling system is the most efficient way for us to reach most families quickly in the event of delays or closures.  Please be sure your child’s school is notified of any changes in your phone-contact information.

4. Split-district (“partial”) closures or late starts -- When winter weather forces us to close or have late starts at some schools but not others it is because roads in the north part of the district are more hilly and at higher elevations than the roads in the southern part of the district.  Those north-end roads can be hazardous for school buses as well as parents and students in cars even though roads farther south might be free of snow and ice.  In the event of split-district closures or late starts it is important to know whether you are in the north or the south part of the district.  Schools are divided as follows:

North – Battle Ground High, Tukes Valley Primary and Middle, Yacolt Primary and Amboy Middle schools.

South – Prairie High, Captain Strong Primary, Chief Umtuch Middle, Daybreak Primary and Middle, Maple Grove K-8, Pleasant Valley Primary and Middle, Glenwood Heights Primary, Laurin Middle and Summit View Middle schools.

Students in south schools who live in a north-school attendance area will not have bus service if the north schools are closed and south schools open.

5. Alternative schools -- If any school in the district has a late-start-or-closure scenario due to bad weather, Summit View High School, River HomeLink and CAM Academy will follow the worst-case scenario.  Example: If north schools are closed and south schools on late start, alternative schools will close.
 
6. Parental discretion -- Even when a school is open, parents and guardians may use their own judgment whether it is safe to send their children to school.  Weather-related absences are excused if they are reported to the school by a parent or guardian.

7. Bus snow routes -- In some cases, schools are open but with some buses on snow routes. If snow routes are in effect in the morning, those same buses will be on snow routes in the afternoon, too, regardless of the weather by that time. For snow-route information, see the website battlegroundps.org and click “In the event of snow or ice…” at right under “Key Links”, then scroll to the bottom of that page. You also can get bus information from the bus company (Cascade Student Transportation) at 687-7137 ext. 10, or the district transportation office, 885-6577.

Spanish translation -- Click here.

Russian translation -- Click here.

Late-start school hours

2 & 1/2-Hour Late Start
AMBOY MIDDLE
11:30-3:30

BATTLE GROUND HIGH SCHOOL
10:30-2:30

CAM ACADEMY, grades 3-8, 10:30 - 2:00
CAM ACADEMY, grades 9-12, 10:40-2:00

CAPTAIN STRONG PRIMARY
11:40-3:40

CHIEF UMTUCH MIDDLE SCHOOL
10:45-2:45

DAYBREAK MIDDLE
11:40-3:40

DAYBREAK PRIMARY
11:40-3:40

GLENWOOD HTS. PRIMARY
11:30-3:30

LAURIN MIDDLE
10:45-2:45

MAPLE GROVE K-8
11:20-3:20

PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE
10:45-2:45

PLEASANT VALLEY PRIMARY
11:30-3:30

PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

RIVER HOMELINK
Classes and consultations start at 10:30 a.m.

SUMMIT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Classes and consultations start at 10 a.m.

TUKES VALLEY MIDDLE
10:40-2:40

TUKES VALLEY PRIMARY
11:40-3:40

YACOLT PRIMARY
11:50-3:50


 Bus snow routes, 2012-13

Grades 1 -12: Click here.

Kindergarten: Morning kindergarten is canceled any time there is a two-and-a-half-hour late start. Otherwise, click here for kindergarten buses’ snow routes.