Inclement Weather Procedures

The decision to implement an abbreviated day schedule requires the coordinated efforts of many people. Dr. Cleveland, Kim Vesely, Helweg & Farmer, Department of Public Safety, and Theresa Saiz will 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 but ends at the regular time.

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:

Preschool Programs	NO morning classes. Afternoon classes on a regular schedule.
Elementary	11:00 am - 4:00pm **If an abbreviated day is called on a Wednesday, dismissal time will be at 4:00pm.
Middle Schools, Martin Luther King, Colinas del Norte, and Cielo Azul Elementary Schools	10:15 am - 3:15pm **If an abbreviated day is called on a Wednesday, dismissal time will be at 3:15pm.
Rio Rancho Mid High School	9:30 am - 2:20pm **If an abbreviated day is called on a Wednesday, dismissal time will be at 2:20pm.
Rio Rancho High School	9:30 am - 2:22 pm **If an abbreviated day is called on a Wednesday, dismissal time will be at 2:22pm.
Independence High School	9:55 am - 2:40 pm **If an abbreviated day is called on a Friday, dismissal time will be at 2:40pm.
Desert Pathways and I.C.E. Program (District Office)	9:50 am - 1:50 pm **If an abbreviated day is called on a Wednesday, dismissal time will be at 1:50pm.
To get information about school schedules during inclement weather, watch/listen to:
KOB - AM 770 KOB - FM 93.3 KRST - FM 92.3 BIG-I FM 107.9	KOB - CHANNEL 4 KOAT - CHANNEL 7 KRQE - CHANNEL 13
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