MCPS Emergency Closing/Inclement Weather Information
Announcements about school closings, delayed openings, or early dismissals due to winter weather emergencies are available through a number of outlets:
*MCPS QuickNotes e-mail news service (subscribe at www.mcpsquicknotes.org or www.schoolsout.com)
*Local radio and television stations – WMAL (630), WTOP (AM-1500), MCPS Cable Channel 34, NCB-4, Fox 5, ABC-7, CBS-9.
*MCPS Website www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org
*MCPS information telephone line at 301-279-3673
*Twitter: http://twitter.com/mcps
*Decisions to close or delay opening are usually made by 6:00 a.m.
*When school opening is delayed, it is usually by 2 hours, so Flower Valley ES opens at 10:50 a.m. with busses usually making their pickups 2 hours later than normal.
*Decisions to close early are usually made by 11:00 a.m. An early dismissal usually means that Flower Valley students leave the school at 12:35 p.m.