A bus navigates in the snow at Forest Hills Elementary School in Eden Prairie. File photo by Ben Hymans
Due to forecasted dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills, Eden Prairie Schools will delay the start of in-person classes on Tuesday, Feb. 18. EP Online will follow its regular schedule.
In a message to families, the district said grades K-12 and TASSEL will have a two-hour late start. Bus pickup times will be two hours later than usual, but drop-off times will remain the same. Lunch will be provided, but breakfast will not.
In-person school start times for Feb. 18 will be:
Cedar Ridge Elementary: 10 a.m.
Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion: 9:45 a.m.
Eden Lake Elementary: 10:40 a.m.
Forest Hills Elementary: 10 a.m.
Oak Point Elementary: 9:45 a.m.
Prairie View Elementary: 10:40 a.m.
Central Middle School (CMS): 11:25 a.m.
Eden Prairie High School (EPHS): 10:35 a.m.
TASSEL: 10:10 a.m.
In addition, the following programs will be running:
EP Online (regular start and end times).
Afternoon Little Eagles 3-year-old preschool.
Family School (moving online).
After-school athletics and activities, including Activities buses.
After-school events, including the Eden Lake Principal interviews.
After-school Targeted Services.
After-school Eagle Zone.
After-school EPIC classes.
Morning/daytime ECFE.
Afternoon/evening ECFE.
Early childhood screening.
In-person Community Education classes.
Facility rentals.
The following programs are closed or canceled:
School-based breakfast.
Morning and afternoon school-based 4-year-old Pre-K.
Morning Little Eagles 3-year-old preschool.
Morning and afternoon Junior Eagle Zone.
Morning Eagle Zone.
CMS Mornings program.
Morning EPIC classes and morning Targeted Services.
Before-school activities.
Daytime school activities and events will be communicated by each school. The EPHS Career Fair will be rescheduled.