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Friday, December 5, 2025 - Code Orange: Schools and offices will open with a two-hour delay. Emergency personnel must report to work on time and are not eligible for liberal leave.

  • There will be no work-study transportation. (Those students should not report to school.)
  • Vendor managed care programs will open at 9:00 a.m.
  • There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day Special Education Programs, or half-day PreK.
  • Any other school program requiring transportation prior to 12 noon will NOT have transportation, including Howard B. Owens Science Center, JA Finance Park, and William S. Schmidt Center (Camp Schmidt)
    All field trips will be cancelled.
  • Food Services will offer breakfast.
  • No athletic events before 2:00 p.m. 
  • Facility use after 2:00 p.m. will continue as scheduled. 

The PGCPS weather team will reassess conditions at 5:30 a.m. and announce any additional schedule changes by 6:30 a.m., including a shift to a full closure if conditions warrant.

Please stay tuned to email, text alerts, the PGCPS website (pgcps.org), and our social media channels for the latest information.

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Available Programs at Colin Powell Academy

School Information

12200 Fort Washington Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Phone 301-850-6402
Principal Ms. Nina Lattimore
nina.lattimore@pgcps.org
Hours 8:30 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
Grades K-8

School Support

Instructional Director K. Fossett, Ed.D
301-952-6584
Pupil Personnel Worker
Ms. Stephanie Parker
SParker@pgcps.org
Ms. Nicole Duff
Nicole.Brewster@pgcps.org

Enrollment, Transportation, and Related Services