With the prospect of wintry weather starting to arrive in our daily forecasts, the City School District of Albany would like to share the following updates and reminders with families.
Snow days or distance learning days?
When bad weather hits, New York school districts have the option to hold either a distance learning day or a traditional snow day.
For the 2023-24 school year, our school district will consider distance learning days only after first using all three snow days. We will continue to evaluate these decisions on a case-by-case basis, including whether a two-hour delay may be an option.
How to stay informed
As always, please rely on multiple sources of information in the event that weather or other circumstances may disable one or more of our standard communication tools.
The most direct way to find out about weather-related decisions is to sign up to receive a text message through our SchoolMessenger communication system. Just text "Y" or "yes" to 67587. Families also will receive a SchoolMessenger email if weather causes the district to close, delay or shift to distance learning.
Please be sure your cell phone and email information is up to date in SchoolTool to be sure that you're receiving these communications. If you need to make updates to your contact information, please reach out to the main office at your school.
The district also shares information about weather-related changes at albanyschools.org and through our Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram pages.
You also can find information about school closings or delays on the Times Union website and the following radio and TV stations:
- CBS6 Albany (Ch. 6)
- Spectrum (Ch. 9)
- WTEN (Ch. 10)
- WNYT (Ch. 13)
- WROW-AM 590
- WGY-AM 810
- WFLY-FM 92.3
- WYJB-FM 95.5
- WTRY-FM 98.3
- WRVE-FM 99.5
- WPYX-FM 106.5
- WGNA-FM 107.7
