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❄️Understanding Weather-Related Schedule Changes in CCS ❄️
Posted Date: 01/21/26 (06:00 PM)
While the forecast for this weekend remains uncertain, we wanted to take an opportunity in advance of any inclement weather to help families understand how Cabarrus County Schools handles weather-related delays, closures, and remote learning days.
📅 Banked Hours (Built Into the Calendar and used for inclement weather schedule changes)
North Carolina law requires schools to provide 1,025 instructional hours each year. Our 2025–26 calendar included 1,045 hours of instruction, which gives us 20 banked hours. Some of those hours were used previously this year for a delay.
North Carolina law requires schools to provide 1,025 instructional hours each year. Our 2025–26 calendar included 1,045 hours of instruction, which gives us 20 banked hours. Some of those hours were used previously this year for a delay.
These banked hours can be used to cover delays, closures, or early dismissals.
When banked hours are used, no makeup days are needed.
CCS currently has enough banked hours remaining to cover two more inclement weather days.
💻 Remote Learning Days (Asynchronous)
State law allows districts to use up to five remote learning days instead of adding make-up days to the calendar. On a remote learning day:
State law allows districts to use up to five remote learning days instead of adding make-up days to the calendar. On a remote learning day:
Asynchronous remote learning means students work on their school assignments on their own time, not online with a teacher or classmates.
There are no live, virtual class sessions.
Teachers and staff are available by email or ParentSquare during the normal workday.
Attendance is counted when remote assignments are completed and submitted.
📌 Where to find assignments:
Once a remote learning day is announced, instructions will be posted prominently on each school’s website. Elementary students will use pre-planned materials already sent home.
Once a remote learning day is announced, instructions will be posted prominently on each school’s website. Elementary students will use pre-planned materials already sent home.
📌 Technology or power issues?
If internet or power access is limited, students will have up to five school days after returning to complete remote assignments and be counted present.
If internet or power access is limited, students will have up to five school days after returning to complete remote assignments and be counted present.
🗓️ Make-Up Days
If both banked hours and the five allowable remote learning days are exhausted, additional weather closures would require in-person make-up days be added to the calendar.
If both banked hours and the five allowable remote learning days are exhausted, additional weather closures would require in-person make-up days be added to the calendar.
📣 How you’ll be notified
Families will always receive updates through ParentSquare, the CCS website, social media, and local news outlets on whether the district is closed for students and staff, remote learning for students and staff, delayed, or will dismiss early.
Families will always receive updates through ParentSquare, the CCS website, social media, and local news outlets on whether the district is closed for students and staff, remote learning for students and staff, delayed, or will dismiss early.
Thank you for your flexibility and continued support as we work to keep students learning safely during inclement weather.