School Closing Information
With winter weather conditions facing us for the next few months, a primary concern will be safe driving conditions for transporting students. With respect and appreciation for the dilemma parents have when weather impacts school attendance times, we must on some occasions make difficult decisions based on the imperfect science of predicting and judging weather.

Our process for morning snow/ice decisions starts at around 4:00 AM with transportation personnel driving the roads from all the borders of our school district. Our experienced drivers report their findings to the transportation office, which then connects with the superintendent. The decision is then called to the media outlets which families can access by phone, by listening, or by computer. We ask that, except in an emergency, families please not call the school district office because we will need our phone lines open for administrative use.

The contact information families can access include:
District website: www.np.k12.mn.us
Television: KARE 11 – Channel 11, which also has a link on the district website
WCCO Channel 4 & Radio
KSTP – Channel 5
KMSP – Channel 9
KEYC - Channel 12 Mankato
Radio: KCHK AM & FM - New Prague & Northfield
School Hotline: 952-758-1780