Delayed Openings and School Closings  

RJWECC and WHCPS at the JBSC in Potomac, MD

The RJWECC and WHC Primary School generally follow the Montgomery County Public Schools' snow schedule. We have several ways to alert you if our schools' schedules change:

 Radio and internet: listen to WTOP radio (103.5 FM) and/or check their website, www.wtop.com
 

 Television: watch WRC - NBC channel 4 and look for our school
 

 Email/Text Message: Register with "School's Out" (www.schoolsout.com), a service that will alert you via email or text message if our school schedule changes due to weather or emergency.
 

• Click here to register for "School's Out Basic" to receive an email alert (no charge)
   
• Click here to register for "School's Out Plus" to receive a text message (less than $20/year)

The decision concerning closings or delayed openings is typically made by 6:00 a.m. (sometimes a little later if Montgomery County Public Schools have not announced their decision) and early dismissal decisions will typically be announced by 11:00 a.m.

Our policy is as follows:


1. If we have a delayed opening:

A. There will be no Early Drop-Off.

B. Curbside drop-off will be in effect from 10:15 -10:30 am for both RJWECC and WHC Primary School. WHCPS families, please use the outer loop for curbside drop-off. If you are the scheduled curbside drop-off parent for that day, please make sure you are at the curb “ready to go” by 10:15 am.

C. The lobby gate will open at 10:20 am.

D. Two-year-olds must be walked to their classroom door, as usual.

E. All programs (RJWECC, WHCPS and Tune in to Toddlers) will begin at 10:30 am.

F. Tune In To Toddlers will meet from 10:30 am -12:00 noon

G. Morning dismissal for the RJWECC will be at 12:00 noon instead of 11:45 am.

H. Afternoon programming, including 2's lunch, Enrichment, ACE Club will be held as scheduled.

2. If we have an early dismissal:

A. All afternoon programs (including 2’s lunch, Enrichment and ACE Club) will be cancelled.

B. All RJWECC students will dismiss at 11:45 am.

C. All WHC Primary School students will dismiss at 12:00 pm.
 

3. In the event of an emergency closure while school is already in progress, we will notify you via phone, email or radio/television broadcast, and you or a designated adult must pick up your child immediately.

In any event, please use your discretion as to the condition of the roads and the safety of your children in determining whether to venture out in the morning or to pick your child up early even if we have not closed the school.

We hope we won’t need to enact these policies this winter,
but it helps to have them in place! Stay warm and dry!!