We're Preparing for Major Winter Weather

With winter expected to hit hard this weekend, we want to keep you informed and help you prepare.


Our team is closely watching the forecast and coordinating with our partners in the city.


If the weather forecast holds, we expect multiple-day school closures.


Any updates on school closures and delays will be shared with families via phone, email, and text, as well as on our website, in the news media, and on social media.


As always, your safety comes first, and we make decisions with that foremost in mind. Stay tuned! 

Free 4-Day Meal Bundles Available Tomorrow, 1/23

The SCS Nutrition Services Department will provide free 4-day meal bundles, which include breakfast and lunch, on Friday, January 23, ONLY to support families at risk of food insecurity during school closures. 



Each bundle includes fresh produce, whole grains, protein, and milk. Meals are provided at no cost to children 18 and under as follows:


  • Limit one bundle per child
  • First-come, first-served while supplies last
  • A stand-in may pick up for another family with their permission
    

Meals are provided through the USDA Summer Food Service Program using emergency unanticipated closure authority to support families and help prevent food insecurity during severe weather.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.


Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.


To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

3 Ways to Pick Up Meal Bundles on 1/23


Choose one that works best for your family:


Option 1: Pickup 12:00-2:00 p.m. on Friday at the rear entrance of your child’s school, near loading docks. Families must call upon arrival with this pickup option (see school contacts below).


Option 2: Pickup in the car rider line during the designated dismissal time at your child's school on Friday.


Option 3: Pickup from 4:00-6:30 p.m. on Friday at Staunton High School.


School Contacts


Bessie Weller Elementary

Candra Halterman-Lawhorne

540-430-0831


Dixon Educational Center

Andi Oldham  

540-430-0661


T.C. McSwain Elementary

Tina Nuckoles

540-490-1118        


A.R. Ware Elementary

Sarah Palmieri     

540-430-0624


Shelburne Middle

Donna Bishop      

540-245-0544


Staunton High 

Jennifer Strother    

540-430-0894


Prepare & Stay Informed

Staunton City Schools will share updates about school operations through:


  • Direct phone, email, and text messages (make sure your contact info is up-to-date in PowerSchool)
  • Our Facebook and Instagram pages
  • Updates on our website


For information about city street conditions, shelters in the event of power outages, and other emergency resources, please follow updates from the City of Staunton:




We encourage everyone to prepare early and stay connected as weather conditions evolve. You can follow
these tips from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to prepare for the storm. 

Share Your Snow Day Fun!

We’d love to see how your family spends a snow day!


Share your snow day photos with us here.


We’ll feature some of them on our social media: sleds, snowmen, cocoa mugs and all.


Stay warm and safe, SCS!

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Staunton City Schools

116 W. Beverley St.

Staunton, VA 24401

540.332.3920

www.staunton.k12.va.us

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