If St. Joseph School delays or closes because of bad weather, radio and television stations will announce St. Joseph, Cold Spring by name.  But because there are so many "St. Joseph Schools" in the tri-state, that may result in some confusion and omissions.  Some stations, especially the T.V., do carry it.  I get the information to the stations before 6:00 and rely on them to put it on the air as soon as possible.

In order to help in this situation we are going to also post this information on St. Joseph web site.  The web page is http://www.stjosephcoldspring.com  The closing or delay information will appear at the top of the page. A word to the wise - technology does not always work.  We will try out best to make this a source of information as early as possible.

We will also use our c-Notify and so you will be getting a phone call as well as an e-mail.  Please listen to the message rather than calling the school when you see the telephone number of the school. 

Also, we will have the message on the answering machine at school.  I will try to get that on by 6:30.  I have to come to school to do it, and before that, I will be calling the stations and others to get information out as early as possible.

This will give you three sources of school closing or delays - that is if everything works as we hope.

When we make the decision regarding school closings there are many items to take into consideration.  Our primary concern is the safety of our students, and I know, that is your concern also.

Please note the following:

1. It will be announced on radio, TV stations, school answering machine, be posted on our website and you will be notified by way of c-Notify.

2. The announcement on the radio and TV will state the following:  "St. Joseph, Cold Spring is closed" or "St. Joseph, Cold Spring is on an hour delay."

3. When we are on an hour delay that means that we will have private transortation.

4. The school is open at 7:30 and I will be present, if you need to drop off your children early.

Revised 11/26/2007