Early dismissal:
If school is dismissed early due to severe weather, all KIDSTOPs & KIDSTART will remain open until 4 p.m. Parents will be asked to pick up their children as soon as safely possible and no later than 4 p.m.
In the event school is dismissed early due to severe weather, please make plans and discuss your emergency plan with your children to:
- go to KIDSTOP after school
- to be picked up at school by you or another designated person
Your emergency plan should be indicated on the school’s Emergency School Closing form.
Late start:
When schools have a late start due to weather, before-school:
- KIDSTOP in the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district will open at 8 a.m.
- KIDSTOP & KIDSTART in the Sartell-St. Stephen school district will open at 8:30 a.m.
School cancellation (due to snow):
- Oak Ridge (door #7) will be open for all Sartell-St. Stephen KIDSTOP and KIDSTART families from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. All Day KIDSTOP fees will apply.
- Mississippi Heights (door #13) will be open for all Sauk Rapids KIDSTOP families from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. All Day KIDSTOP fees will apply.
- All Dist. 742 KIDSTOP sites will be closed on snow days. The Roosevelt, Southside and Eastside Clubs will be open from noon – 5: 30 p.m. on snow days.
School cancellation (due to extreme cold):
- Madison (door #8) and Oak Hill (door #8) will be open for all Dist. 742 KIDSTOP families from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. All Day KIDSTOP fees will apply.
- Mississippi Heights (door #9) will be open for all Sauk Rapids KIDSTOP families from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. All Day KIDSTOP fees will apply.
- Oak Ridge (door #7) will be open for all Sartell-St. Stephen KIDSTOP and KIDSTART families from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. All Day KIDSTOP fees will apply.
All Day KIDSTOP Reminders:
- Normal all-day rates apply
- Parents must send their child with a bag lunch
- Parents must fill out an allergy action plan
- Parents must fill out a medication administration form (completed & submitted in advance – talk to your program manager for details) and bring all medication with them that morning before dropping off child(ren)
After-school activities cancellation:
If after-school activities are canceled for the day, but school day ends at normally scheduled hours, KIDSTOPs and KIDSTART will remain open until 6 p.m. Please make arrangements in order to pick up your children no later than 6 p.m.
We suggest that you watch or listen to weather announcements when severe weather is moving into the Central Minnesota area. Our announcements are typically made on the following media:
- Text messages from: (202)509-9796 (please add this number to your contacts as Boys & Girls Club/KIDSTOP SMS)
- Facebook posts to @BGCMN
- Weather notification at the top of our homepage: www.bgcmn.org
- Emails sent to all affected sites
- Emails and communication sent from the schools
- Townsquare Media (WJON & 98 Country)
- Leighton Broadcasting (KCLD, Wild 98.9 & More FM)
- Tri-County Broadcasting (Rock’n 101)