Hurricane Milton Update

Hurricane Milton Update
Posted on 10/06/2024
Schools will open Monday, October 14th

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14TH:

Due to the instructional time lost from the recent hurricanes, we will be making up the following days:

Monday, October 21st., Monday, November 11th, and December 20th will now be a full instructional day.

We recognize that October 21st was originally scheduled as Fall Break, and November 11th is Veteran’s Day. However, we must meet the state’s instructional hour requirements for the year. Please know that we deeply value our veterans, and we plan to honor them in meaningful ways in our schools on November 11th.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11TH UPDATE:

We are happy to report that both Crystal River Primary School and Crystal River Middle School campuses will be fully open on Monday, October 14th.  Both Principals are sending out messages to their school families reminding them classrooms will not look the same as when they left school before Helene. While things may appear different, classrooms at both schools are safe and ready for students and staff. There is still much to do at both schools, but admin teams have developed plans to utilize open classrooms and other available spaces throughout their campuses to make sure students are engaged in learning.

We want to thank all our administrators, teachers and staff for their support and patience as we navigated these past two weeks. BIG THANKS to Lecanto Primary School and Crystal River High School for opening their doors and quickly figuring out plans for a temporary relocation for neighboring students and teachers on their campuses.

None of this would have been possible without the hard work from several of our district and school site teams:

CODE COMPLIANCE TEAM

RISK MANAGEMENT TEAM

MAINTENANCE TEAMS

TRANSPORTATION TEAMS

FOOD SERVICES TEAM

SAFETY AND SECURITY TEAM

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES TEAM

HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM

FINANCE TEAM

ED SERVICES TEAM

We know both the Bear cubs and Bearcats are eager to get back to their campuses!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8th UPDATE:

The Citrus County School District has been working closely with the Citrus EOC to prepare for the impact of Hurricane Milton.

Since timing of Milton has adjusted indicating our area will be experiencing impacts of Milton into early Thursday morning, schools will be closed for Thursday, October 10th and Friday, October 11th.
All after-school extracurricular activities are also canceled for the rest of the week. We will keep you updated as we receive additional information about this system's impact on our schools.


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6th UPDATE:

The Citrus County School District has been working closely with Citrus County Emergency Management to prepare for the impact of Hurricane Milton.

As a result of the impending storm, school will be cancelled for Tuesday, October 8th and Wednesday, October 9th.  All after-school extracurricular activities on Tuesday and Wednesday are also canceled.  School will be in session for tomorrow, Monday, October 7th.  After school activities, YMCA before and after school programs, and sports will run as normal on Monday, October 7th. 

We encourage you to stay up to date with local news reports.  We will keep you updated as we receive additional information about this system’s impact on our schools.

Thank you and stay safe.