District News
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (GRPS) — Grand Rapids Public Schools will conduct classes for a half day on Thursday, August 24, 2023, due to the extreme heat.
With heat index temperatures reaching into the upper 90s on Thursday, Grand Rapids Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Leadriane Roby decided to cancel classes for the second half of the day.
“With the humidity and air temperatures in the forecast tomorrow, it will simply be too warm in some of our buildings as we move into the afternoon,” Dr. Roby said. “It’s a difficult call to make so early in the school year but when temperatures reach such high levels it raises a safety concern.”
While most are equipped, some GRPS schools do not have air conditioning. Because many families in the district have children at multiple school sites, district leaders felt a district-wide decision was most appropriate.
This closure includes the cancelation of all afternoon and evening student-involved activities.
The district administration offices will remain open.
| School | Dismissal Time |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen Academy | 11:40 AM |
| Alger Middle School | 10:25 AM |
| Blandford School | 11:20 AM |
| Brookside Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| Buchanan Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| Burton Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| Burton Middle School | 10:25 AM |
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy | 12:20 PM |
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High School | 10:45 AM |
| Campus Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| Center For Economicology | 10:45 AM |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| City Middle High School | 10:45 AM |
| Coit Creative Arts Academy | 12:20 PM |
| Congress Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| Dickinson Academy | 11:40 AM |
| East Leonard Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| Gerald R. Ford Academic Center | 12:20 PM |
| Grand Rapids Learning Center | 11:45 AM |
| Grand Rapids Montessori Academy | 12:20 PM |
| Grand Rapids Montessori Middle High School | 10:25 AM |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum High | 11:25 AM |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle | 11:20 AM |
|
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy (8-12) Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy (6/7) |
10:20 AM 10:45 AM |
| Harrison Park Academy | 11:40 AM |
| Innovation Central High School | 10:25 AM |
| Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| Kent Hills Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy | 11:40 AM |
| Mulick Park Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| North Park Montessori Academy | 12:20 PM |
| Ottawa Hills High School | 10:25 AM |
| Palmer Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| Ridgemoor Park Montessori | 12:20 PM |
| Riverside Middle School | 10:25 AM |
| Shawmut Hills | 11:40 AM |
| Sherwood Park Global Studies Academy | 12:20 PM |
| Sibley Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| Southeast Career Pathways | 11:46 AM |
| Southwest Elementary - Academia Bilingüe | 12:20 PM |
| Southwest Middle/High - Academia Bilingüe | 11:45 AM |
| Stocking Elementary | 11:40 AM |
| Union High School | 10:25 AM |
| Westwood Middle School | 10:25 AM |
| Zoo School | 11:20 AM |
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