A bus navigates in the snow at Forest Hills Elementary School in Eden Prairie. File photo by Ben Hymans
On Monday evening, Eden Prairie Schools and the Performing Institute of Minnesota (PiM) Arts High School announced that in-person classes would be canceled on Tuesday, Jan. 21, due to predicted extreme cold.
Eden Prairie closures apply to grades K-12 and TASSEL in-person schools. Because this is the first closure of the school year, the district said there will be no e-learning. EP Online will continue as usual.
Eden Prairie Schools said the following programs will be closed or canceled:
In-person schools for grades K-12 and TASSEL.
Morning pre-K.
Afternoon pre-K.
AM+RE (full-day) pre-K.
Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) classes, morning/daytime and afternoon/evening.
Targeted services.
Before-school activities.
After-school activities and athletics at middle and elementary schools.
Activities buses.
All Eagle Zone childcare.
All EPIC programming.
Community Education classes.
Eden Prairie Schools said the following programs will be running as scheduled on Jan. 21:
EP Online.
Athletics and after-school activities at the high school will be at the discretion of coaches and advisors.
After-school and district events, including the Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion Kinder KidFlick.
Evening facility rentals.
Family School will move online.
PiM Arts High School said that all classes and activities will be cancelled on Jan. 21.