Two-Hour Early Release Wednesday, August 20, and Thursday, August 21

The current hot weather that we are experiencing within our community has had a significant impact on our district and many of our school buildings. While approximately half of the district's schools are fully air-conditioned, the remaining buildings do not have air conditioning within their classrooms and have only limited air-conditioned spaces.

Weather services are forecasting that we will experience the warmest weather of the week tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday. We believe that the cumulative effect of several days of hot weather, combined with the forecasted high temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday, will create conditions in many of our buildings that will be quite difficult for students and staff.

As a result, please be aware that all Thompson School District schools will release two hours early tomorrow, Wednesday, August 20, and on Thursday, August 21. To determine the release time, families should subtract two hours from the school's normal release time. Bus pick-up will be two hours sooner than the normal pick-up time. Wednesday's typical one-hour late start schedule will also proceed as usual.

Athletic teams will continue with their current schedule and will follow the standards set by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Families who participate in after-school programming with the Boys and Girls Club and YMCA of Northern Colorado should reach out to their aftercare provider for information about available service levels.

We understand that this decision will create some significant schedule adjustments for many of our families. However, we do believe that this early release schedule tomorrow and Thursday will provide some much-needed relief and beneficial assistance for our students and staff.

Thank you very much for your continued support of our district community.