Minnesota winters.

School closings due to weather are a part of living in Minnesota! While kids may like the magic of an unexpected day at home with fun outdoor snowy adventures, an unexpected school closing may create challenges for parents. In order to prepare for this possibility, please read below to know what to expect from Butterfly Hill with weather related school closings. Reviewing this now may help us each be better prepared with a back up plan for potential late starts, early closings, and closures of school. While this doesn’t happen often most winters, it is nice to know what to do if weather impacts schools.

We follow Alexandria Public Schools.

Butterfly Hill follows Alexandria Public Schools (APS) with their weather related late starts, early closings, and school closures. Whenever APS posts a late start, early closure, or school closure due to weather, Butterfly Hill follows the same plan.

If Alexandria Public Schools has a two hour late start due to weather, BHNP does as well. What does this look like? Our school day begins at 7:15 for our Early Bird preschoolers. This means that if there is a two hour late start due to weather, our school day will begin at 9:15. While all classes (Early Bird, Half Day, Full Day, Extended Day) will begin at 9:15, every family situation is different so we welcome families to drop off any time 9:15 or later.

If Alexandria Public Schools has an early closure, they typically schedule these for after lunchtime. These closing times vary according to the school and bus routes. While BHNP will have an early closure whenever 206 does, our closing time may vary from District 206 schools. Our early closing time is typically around 12:00 -12:30, but varies according to the weather and road conditions.

If Alexandria Public Schools is closed due to weather, BHNP will be closed as well.