Cottonwood Families,    

Inclement Weather

There may be some occasions when attending school due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances may not be advisable.  Student safety and learning is always the top priority for Millard Public Schools. With that in mind, Millard Public Schools will utilize a few options including 1) eLearning Days 2) Late Starts and 3) cancelling school.  Late Start and eLearning days will not need to be made up at the end of the school year.

The District will communicate with staff and families when we may need to utilize one of these options.  Announcements related to using any of the above options will be made on the radio and TV stations by 6 a.m.  The announcement will also be posted on Millard’s website: www.mpsomaha.org.  Parents and staff will also receive automated phone calls, texts and emails from our automated system.  Typically, phone calls occur after 6:00 a.m., depending on when the decision is made.

Late start days will begin exactly 2 hours later than the normal school start time.  When weather permits for a later start, the streets, sidewalks and parking lots can be better cleared and rush hour traffic can be complete. On typical school days, our Cottonwood doors open at 8:15 a.m. and school starts at 8:30 a.m., on late start days the Cottonwood doors will open at 10:15 a.m.  and school will start at 10:30 a.m. Our lunch schedule will remain the same.