When inclement weather hits Louisville this year, JCPS plans to utilize Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) when possible, rather than canceling school for the day. NTI is at-home learning and instruction, similar to what JCPS and other school districts utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Below are emails sent to all JCPS Families explaining the procedures all schools as well as the Early Childhood Program will follow on days when bad weather calls for our buildings to be closed. 

Dear JCPS Families,

In the case of inclement weather, we plan to utilize Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) when possible this year rather than canceling school for the day. As a reminder, we do not plan to have early dismissal or delays, except in very rare circumstances. 

Based on the predicted forecast for the Louisville area in the coming days, we want to ensure that your JCPS student has the resources needed to continue learning at home, if needed. Today, your JCPS student is bringing home materials, a device/charger, or both in preparation for possible NTI in coming school days.  

Important Note: We have NOT determined if NTI will be needed. If JCPS cancels in-person school and chooses to continue with NTI, you will be notified through School Messenger, local news outlets, JCPS social media, and the JCPS website. If you are a new user of School Messenger, click here to sign-up. School Messenger is the email and text messaging system used by JCPS.

In the event of NTI, the school will send out the school-specific NTI plan through the school’s digital communication platform. Short-term NTI is asynchronous and self-paced, meaning students will not be receiving live, online instruction from a teacher. During NTI days, all before school and after school activities are canceled.

If your child is enrolled in the Child Enrichment Program (CEP), you will be notified of any schedule changes by CEP.

School office hours for phone calls will remain the same. Your child’s teachers and school staff will be available to support students via the digital platform or email.

At the next in-person school day, students should bring materials, devices/chargers, or both back to school.

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Letter to Early Childhood families

No More Snow Days is Goal

January 11, 2023 - Students in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) may be staying home on days when there is snow and ice on the roads or other extreme weather is in the forecast but they will still be doing school work. JCPS plans to utilize Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) when possible this year rather than canceling school for the day. NTI is at-home learning and instruction, similar to what JCPS and other school districts utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

JCPS families received an email from the District today and schools have been sending communications to parents and guardians this week, explaining that JCPS does not plan to have typical snow days, delays or early dismiss, except in rare circumstances. The goal is to keep students engaged and learning at home while avoiding the need for make-up days that would extend the school year. 

Families with children in JCPS' Early Childhood Program also received a letter on January 11, outlining the steps that program will follow on days when there is inclement weather.  

It’s possible that NTI could be implemented as early as next week (January 16-19), based on the predicted forecast for the Louisville area. Today or Friday, students will be bringing home materials, a device/charger, or both in preparation for possible NTI. There is no school on Monday, January 15th in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday. 

If JCPS cancels in-person school and chooses to utilize NTI, parents and guardians will be notified through JCPS’ main email and text service (School Messenger), local news outlets, JCPS social media, and the District’s website. Parents and guardians should check with their child's school to make sure they have the most updated phone and email contact information for their family. Decisions and announcements on weather-related impacts on school will generally be made by 5 a.m. on school days.

In the event of NTI, schools will send out their school-specific NTI plan through their digital communication platform. Short-term NTI is asynchronous and self-paced, meaning students will not be receiving live, online instruction from a teacher. During NTI days, all before and after school activities such as athletic games and club meetings will be canceled.