The safety and well-being of students and staff is our top priority, and the decision to modify the school day due to extreme weather conditions is no simple matter. Every weather event is different and requires district leaders to consider a multitude of factors.
 
The district tries to make weather-related decisions as early as it is clear that we will need to change our regular schedule. That said, sometimes Mother Nature does not respect our need to meet timelines. We hope you can appreciate and understand that as well. Announcements of district weather-related decisions are communicated through multiple district communication platforms: ParentSquare (phone calls, e-mails, and text messages), the district website, the district's Facebook and X pages, and local media/news outlets. 
 
Classes Canceled/Schools Closed:
Canceling classes due to weather conditions that make it exceedingly hazardous or impossible for school buses to travel their routes and/or for employees and students to report to school safely. These hazardous conditions are not expected to improve throughout the school day.

• If possible, the decision will be made and communicated before 5:30 AM.
• There would be no before or after school YCare. 
• Per Board Policy 1.8011, if school is not in session or is dismissed early due to snow or inclement weather, the Director of Schools in consultation with the principal(s) of the impacted school(s) shall determine if all scheduled activities in which students are involved shall be postponed or cancelled. 
• Canceled classes will be reflected as an inclement weather day.

Early Dismissal:
Releasing schools early due to weather conditions that are expected to worsen throughout the school day. 

• The decision will be made and communicated as soon as possible.
• Early dismissal times may vary depending on weather conditions, but in order not to use an inclement weather day, dismissal times must be no earlier than: High School - 10:45 AM, Middle Schools - 11:30 AM, and Elementary Schools - 12:15 PM. 
• No after-school programs, afternoon school practices, or evening activities unless otherwise announced. 
• Per Board Policy 1.8011, if school is not in session or is dismissed early due to snow or inclement weather, the Director of Schools in consultation with the principal(s) of the impacted school(s) shall determine if all scheduled activities in which students are involved shall be postponed or cancelled. 
• Breakfast and lunch will be served to students if school is dismissed early.

 
Inclement Weather Days:
There are eight (8) built in inclement weather days if Collierville Schools must cancel school due to weather. We are in session for seven (7) hours each day, 30 minutes longer than from the required six-and-a-half hours (6.5) mandated by the Tennessee Department of Education, allowing the district to stockpile 13 total days in a school year. 

• Five (5) of those stockpile days are used for professional development where teachers are in session, but students are not. 
• Only if the district must use more than eight (8) inclement weather days would instructional days have to be made up. 
• If the district dismisses school early due to inclement weather, an inclement weather day only must be used if school is in session fewer than three (3) hours and 15 minutes. 

As a parent/guardian, please make it a priority to update your contact information, whenever there is a change, with your child's school.