Closings and Delays

Emergency and Inclement Weather School Closings, Delays and Early Dismissals

Whenever a school cancellation, late opening, or early dismissal is necessary, the Superintendent’s Office makes every effort to make the decision as early as possible. Once the decision is made, notification to families and the community is made via Parent Square, an electronic notification system, as well as area radio and television stations.

ParentSquare Logo

The primary district Parent Notification System is ParentSquare. Notifications currently will be sent to registered email addresses and phone numbers.

For help to verify and adjust your notification options, please visit our ParentSquare and Powerschool resource page at: https://www.easthamptonps.org/page/powerschool-parentsquare

PARENTS: You can confirm that you are set up to receive texts from the Superintendent of Schools by doing the following:
1. Visit www.parentsquare.com.
2. Select “SIGN IN” in the upper right hand corner.
3. SIGN IN if you have an account or SIGN UP if you have not established your account.
4. Click on your name in the upper right hand corner.
5. Select “MY ACCOUNT” from the menu.
6. Click “Edit” and your contact information will be displayed.
7. Confirm that your cell phone number is present and accurate. If it is, you are all set to receive texts.
8. If your cell phone number has changed or is missing, you must contact your school’s main office to add a current cell phone number. Please let them know that you want this cell phone number connected to your ParentSquare account.
If you do not wish to receive text alerts, you will still receive email communication from the schools.

Text alerts will be used instead of phone calls for routine cancellation of school due to snow or other weather situations. ParentSquare information is populated by the school data base through PowerSchool.

In case of a school delay, the start time would be 2 hours later than your child's school normal start time. Morning buses will run consistent with the delayed opening schedule.

Delay and Early Dismissal Schedules by School

School

Delay Start School Hours

Early Dismissal School Hours

EHHS

9:35 AM - 2:15 PM

7:35 AM - 12:00 PM or 12:10 PM
(depending on circumstance)

EHMS

10:05 AM - 2:35 PM

8:05 AM - 12:35 PM

Center School

10:40 AM - 3:10 PM

8:40 AM - 1:10 PM

Memorial School

10:40 AM - 3:10 PM

8:40 AM - 1:10 PM

Memorial School

No AM Preschool

No PM Preschool

Additionally parents/guardians may choose to sign up for school closings, late openings, or early dismissal notifications via public media such as WTIC (1080AM & 96.5FM), WRCH (100.5FM), WZMX (93.7FM), WTNH 8, WFSB 3, and WVIT 30, WTIC 61, NECN (New England Cable News)

SNOW DAYS
As per the Connecticut General Assembly, schools are not allowed distance learning snow days. All snow days will be regular school closure days. The missed instructional days will be added to the end of the school year, currently set to end on Monday, June 12, 2023.