Decisions to close school are made to protect students from the potential harm of severe weather and other hazards.

When possible, decisions to close school or delay the start of school will be made by 6 a.m. and the decision to dismiss school early will be made by noon. School closing information will be communicated through:

• Parent/staff notification system (automated voicemail & text message)
• E-mail
• District and school websites
• Social Media (Facebook and Twitter)
• Local Media Outlets - WCCO-AM 830, WCCO-TV Channel 4, KSTP-TV Channel 5, KARE-TV Channel 11, FOX-TV Channel 9

When Westonka District 277 schools close due to severe weather, all extracurricular activities, community education classes and private events scheduled through the facilities use supervisor for Community Education and Services will also be canceled.

Westonka Schools asks that all families use Skyward Family Access to ensure that the district has the most current phone numbers and e-mail addresses in the event of a weather-related closing or other announcement sent through ParentSquare.

To make sure that you are receiving these alerts, please take the following steps:

• Log into Skyward Family Access with your username and password
• Select "My Account" from the top right of the screen.
• Under “Account Settings” you will see all of the email and phone numbers that are entered. This is the contact information that will be used in ParentSquare. Please Note: The “Phone” number might not match your specific phone number, but it should be someone’s phone number in your family. This is the primary family phone number.
• Once you have many any changes, select "Save"