MCS Weather Information

Emergency Schedule Information

Please understand that our website is updated by parent volunteers.  They will make every effort to post changes in operating schedule due to inclement weather here, on the website. 

If you do not see an update for the current circumstances, please follow the policy for school closings and delays listed below to be sure you have the most current information.     Thank you.

(Please reference the calendar for non-weather related closings.)

Policy for School Closings and Delays
In the case that MCS has a change in operating schedule based on inclement weather conditions, MCS will post an announcement on all four local TV stations: channels 4, 5, 7 & 9.  We will also change the announcement on the school answering machine.  Due to possible problems with technology, we recommend you check more than one channel for our announcement, if you do not see us listed on the first channel you check.  When available, MCS will  also utilize our email system and the website to communicate these changes. 

Please note that, in most cases, MCS follows Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) closing and delays based on inclement weather conditions.  In these cases:

When FCPS open ONE or TWO hours late, MCS will open ONE HOUR LATE, and resume our normal school schedule for the remainder of the day (including the 11:45 a.m. dismissal of the morning students and the 12:30 p.m. arrival of the 3-day afternoon students).

When Fairfax County Schools are closed due to weather, we are also closed.

If bad weather is expected once school is open, please listen to your radio or TV for FCPS announcements.  If Fairfax County Schools announce an early dismissal, you are asked to pick up your child(ren) immediately.  ALL children, including lunch kids,  must be picked up no later than the 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. dismissal.  Please allow for extra travel time since road conditions and traffic often get bad on days such as these.  Barring very unusual circumstances, extra travel time can be anticipated and therefore late pick-up fees will apply to families picking up after 12:00 p.m.

Since our school calendar is not identical to the FCPS calendar, there are days when MCS must base their decision on other factors.  Examples include days when the FCPS are scheduled to be closed for a teacher work day and MCS is scheduled to be open; days when the county is scheduled for a full day, but we are scheduled for a half day; or even days when the county may delay for a reason that does not affect our school (such as bus concerns).  Therefore, it is important to check the sources listed above to be sure you have accurate information for the current circumstances.