Wfsb Closings: Connecticut superintendents weigh makeup days after Blizzard Calvin
Back-to-back winter storms pushed snow day totals higher across Connecticut, and superintendents are weighing how to make up lost instructional time as districts warn additional closures could cut into spring break. The latest wfsb closings show repeated cancellations in some towns and underscore a looming scheduling squeeze for the remainder of the school year.
Wfsb Closings drive makeup-day decisions
District leaders are considering a range of responses to accumulated missed days. Some administrators have indicated that a single additional snow day would be made up by adding a day to the end of the school year in June; further closures could reduce April vacation. Each local school board determines how to recover instructional minutes, and state law requires a minimum of 180 instruction days for students.
Glastonbury faces repeated cancellations
Glastonbury canceled classes for the second day in a row as crews cleared snow from school grounds and roads, and district officials considered canceling again because of expected Wednesday snowfall. Glastonbury Superintendent Dr. Alan Bookman said another snow day would require extending the school year into June, and that any closures beyond that point might cut into April vacation. He told viewers he hoped schools would reopen but added that reopening would depend on conditions.
Bookman also said he would be in a group text with other superintendents early Wednesday morning to make the call on whether to hold classes. Local parents are already feeling the effects of the stretch: one Glastonbury parent noted her children have had multiple days off and that the family would adjust if spring break were shortened. Her daughter has had three snow days so far, including two in the current week.
What happens next and what to expect
Districts will continue monitoring weather and road conditions and will make cancellation decisions in the hours before school starts. If closures persist, affected districts face two primary choices that have been floated by local officials: add instructional days at the end of the school year in June, or reduce April vacation to meet the state-mandated 180-day requirement. Final decisions on makeup schedules were not publicly confirmed at the time of this coverage.
Parents and families should be prepared for late notices and last-minute adjustments. School leaders have indicated that coordination among superintendents will be active on the mornings of potential closure days, with calls or group communications used to reach a decision quickly. For households balancing childcare and work, the potential reshuffling of the calendar is the most immediate consequence of the ongoing storms.
Key takeaways
The surge in snow days has already altered calendars in some towns; if additional closures occur, districts may extend the school year into June or trim April vacation to meet the 180-day requirement. Local leaders are coordinating early on potential closure mornings to decide next steps, and families should expect schedule changes until storms subside.
