Closings & Delays

KidsCare programs: In the case of a two-hour school delay, KidsCare will open at its normal time. In the case of a school closing, KidsCare will be closed. If a delay becomes a closing, KidsCare will close as quickly as possible and parents are expected to pick their children up as soon as possible.

If there is a 2-hour delay at Elkhart Community Schools, AM classes at the Elkhart Academy will have an adjusted schedule. PM classes will proceed as normally scheduled.

If Elkhart Community Schools is closed, all Elkhart Academy classes will be cancelled.

If there is a 2-hour delay at Elkhart Community Schools, there will be no AM classes at the Elkhart Area Career Center. PM classes will proceed as normally scheduled. EHS students who ride the bus should report to the EHS cafeteria instead of EACC. EACC PM students will report to EACC at 12:30 PM on 2 hour delay days.

If Elkhart Community Schools is closed, all EACC classes will be cancelled.

• FOR 2-HOUR DELAYS ON MONDAYS ONLY: When Elkhart Community Schools calls a 2-hour delay on a Monday, students at any of our secondary schools (North Side, Pierre Moran, West Side, Elkhart High School: Freshman Division & Elkhart High School: Main Campus) will begin school at an adjusted time of 10:35am. Buses will run approximately 40 minutes later than their normal Monday pick-up time, but may be slightly later due to conditions. The daily schedule will follow a normal two-hour delay schedule rather than the normal Monday schedule.

The following guidelines have been set by Head Start. These apply to Head Start programs housed at Elkhart Community Schools locations:

• For full-day programs: if there is a 2-hour delay, Head Start programs will also be delayed two hours.
• For half-day programs: if there is a 2-hour delay, Head Start AM programs will be cancelled. Head Start PM programs will proceed as normally scheduled.
• If Elkhart Community Schools is closed, Head Start AM and Head Start PM programs will be cancelled.
• Please contact Head Start for programs housed in locations other than Elkhart Community Schools.

Delays

• If there is a 2-hour delay, PACE AM programs will be cancelled.
• If there is a 2-hour delay, PACE PM programs will proceed as normally scheduled.
• If there is a 2-hour delay on a Friday, all PACE and Title I programs will cancel for the entire day.

Closings

• If there is a school closing, all PACE programs will be cancelled.

If there is a 2-hour delay, there will be no sixth grade music (band/orchestra) classes. Students should report directly to their elementary school when it opens.