Inclement Weather Procedures

The decision to implement an abbreviated day schedule requires the coordinated efforts of many people. Dr. Cleveland, Kim Vesely, Department of Public Safety, and our department work on gathering information regarding weather and road conditions in order to determine the ability for our school buses to transport students to school safely.

Dr. Cleveland will make the final decision to implement an abbreviated day schedule or cancellation of school. Click here to view other weather information online!

The abbreviated day schedule is a shortened school day, which begins two hours later than the regular schedule. Bus schedules are also delayed two hours. Notification is usually made by 6:00 a.m. Should the complete cancellation of school be necessary, notification is usually given by 9:00 a.m. Please avoid calling the school or the district office for this information. It is recommended that families plan for such emergency closures.

ALL PARENTS: Please make sure that your contact information (especially addresses and home/cell phone numbers) have been updated in your child’s school record so that our emergency contact system will be able to reach the correct person in the case of emergencies or attendance calls!  Contact the Registrar at each of your children's schools to make sure information is correct if: - you have changed your phone number(s) - you have not received a notification call from the RRPS SchoolMessenger system this year   If you have received a call and you're not the parent of (or the emergency contact for) an RRPS student, call 896-0667 Ext. 180.

While schools have different "bell schedules", most schools on an abbreviated day schedule will utilize the following instructional times:

School Inclement Weather Schedules:

S.A.F.E. Before and After School Programs	Before-school programs are cancelled on late-arrival days.
Preschool Programs	NO morning classes. Afternoon classes on a regular schedule.
Please note: If late-arrival schedule happens on a Wednesday, dismissal time is what it is on a regular Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday!
Elementary Schools (except CDN and PDS)	11:00am - 4:00pm
Colinas del Norte Elementary & Puesta del Sol Elementary	9:30am - 1:55pm
Middle Schools	10:15am - 3:15pm
High Schools (RRHS & CHS)	9:20am - 2:29pm
Independence High School	10:10am - 2:29pm
Rio Rancho Cyber Academy	Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 11:00am- 4:00pm ** Monday and Friday: No bus service to RRCA
Desert Pathways and I.C.E. Program (District Office)	9:50am - 1:50pm
To get information about school schedules during inclement weather, watch/listen to:
Radio: KOB - AM 770 KOB - FM 93.3 KRST - FM 92.3	Television: KOB - CHANNEL 4 KOAT - CHANNEL 7 KRQE - CHANNEL 13
Here's great information about weather! AccuTraffic: From here, you can get the latest report about road conditions on American highways. Simply click Traffic, click a state, and then click Weather-Related Road Conditions. Weather reports are also available from this site. USA Today Online Weather Almanac: For travel planning, this site offers monthly climate data for cities the world over. Go here to find out what the average monthly high and low temperatures, rainfall, and snowfall are in a vacation spot that you're eyeing. The Weather Channel: While you're deciding whether to pack a sweater or umbrella, pay a visit to the Weather Channel. By entering a city or zip code, you can find out what meteorologists think the weather will be for the coming week at your destination. Do you remember what Mark Twain said about the weather? He said, "Everybody talks about meteorology, but nobody does anything about it." More weather links below: Wising Up to Weather Words El Nino and La Nina: Weather's Sibling Rivalry