Schedules

Daily Schedule

Secondary Schools

North Hills High School: 7:20 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Bell Schedule
North Hills Middle School: 7:50 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. | Bell Schedule

Elementary Schools

Highcliff and West View Elementary Schools: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Students may enter at 8:10 a.m.)
McIntyre and Ross Elementary Schools: 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. (Students may enter at 8:40 a.m.)

6-Day Cycle

NHSD elementary schools operate on a six-day cycle. The day of the week (Day 1, Day 2, etc.) dictates which special area class your child(ren) will attend.

The day of the cycle can be found on the school calendar and on the breakfast and lunch menu.

Delay Schedule

North Hills High School: 9:20 a.m. | 2-Hour Delay Bell Schedule
North Hills Middle School: 9:50 a.m. | 2-Hour Delay Bell Schedule
Highcliff and West View Elementary: 10:30 a.m. | No Morning Care | Students may enter at 10:10 a.m.
McIntyre and Ross Elementary: 11:15 a.m. | No Morning Care | Students may enter at 10:40 a.m.

All buses, including non-public and charter school buses, are delayed two hours when there is a delay.

Breakfast

High School
8:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. - Hot breakfast sandwiches, daily cold breakfast options; Coffee Shop open

Middle School
9:25 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. - Hot breakfast sandwiches, daily cold breakfast options

West View and Highcliff
10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Cold breakfast options only

McIntyre and Ross
11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. - Cold breakfast options only

Before School

Morning Care

Before-school care offered daily at all four of our elementary schools. Students may attend as frequently or as little as desired. No advance registration is required. The program does not operate if the school or district has a delay.

Program Hours

Highcliff and West View: 6:45 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. (Buildings open to students at 8:10 a.m.)
McIntyre and Ross: 7:15 a.m. to 8:55 a.m. (Buildings open to students at 8:55 a.m.)

Cost

$3.50/day, can be deducted from student's cafeteria account

Each school has a designated area for morning care, and students are supervised by district personnel. Students can choose to study or read quietly, participate in games and other activities or view educational programs.

In conjunction with the Morning Care program, breakfast is served from 7:50 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. at Highcliff and West View and from 8 a.m. to 8:55 a.m. at McIntyre and Ross.

Questions about the Morning Care program can be directed to the NHSD Food Services Department at 412-318-1053.

Free Before-School Program

McIntyre and Ross elementary schools operate a free, before-school program from 8:40 a.m. to 8:55 a.m. daily. No registration is required. The program does not operate if the school or district has a delay.

After School

School Closings & Delays

The district uses multiple tools to communicate school closings and delays including:

Automated phone and text message system
Email
Website
App
Social Media
Local TV stations (KDKA, WTAE , WPXI)
- NHSD does not control how quickly local TV stations update information.

The decision to delay or cancel school is one that we take very seriously. We take into account current road and weather conditions, temperature and windchill factors as well as the forecast. In addition, ABC Transit, our bus company, employs safety coordinators who travel throughout our district to report road conditions during times of ice and snow.

Typically, the decision to delay or cancel school is made prior to 5:30 a.m. However, there are occasions that changing road/weather conditions will necessitate a later decision.