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Cedar Rapids schools to pilot winter home-based learning days in second semester
Summary
CRCSD will pilot up to two winter home-based learning days between Jan. 19 and April 10, 2026, enabling students to continue instruction remotely when hazardous weather is predicted; Iowa law allows up to five such days per year.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District told families on its podcast that it will pilot up to two home-based learning days during the second semester of the 2025–26 school year to maintain instruction during hazardous winter weather without extending the school year.
Under Iowa law, school districts may use up to five home-based virtual learning days each year. CRCSD said it will pilot "up to 2 home based learning days during the second semester between January 19 and April 10." When hazardous weather can be predicted in advance, the district will announce a home-based learning day so students can complete assignments and activities at home on a schedule that fits family needs.
District hosts explained that teachers will be available throughout the day to provide support and that learning on those days may include a combination of printed learning packets and online assignments. If hazardous conditions arise without sufficient notice, CRCSD said it will declare a regular snow day; that day would be canceled and made up at the end of the school year.
Additional details about how to access and submit assignments, attendance requirements and instructional time expectations will be shared with families and classroom teachers before winter break, the district said. The pilot is presented as an operational option to reduce travel risk during predictable winter storms while preserving instructional time.
