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PGCPS schools and offices will open on a two-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22, due to low temperatures and icy conditions. 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. Click "Read More" to view additional information.

Additional Updates:

  • All athletic games are canceled.
  • Facility use will proceed as normal.
  • Extracurricular activities and practices are allowed until 6 p.m.; however, no bus transportation will be provided.
  • Due to low temperatures, all school activities will take place indoors.
  • There will be no work-study transportation. (Those students should not report to school.)
  • There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day Special Education Programs, or half-day PreK.
  • Vendor Managed Child Care Programs (VMCCP) will open 2 hours late.
  • 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.

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

Resources

Available Programs at César Chávez

Awards

  • National Title 1 School
  • Green School

Awards and Recognition

Green-schools-logo.png Maryland Green School (2015, 2019)

School Information

6609 Riggs Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone 301-853-5694
Fax 301-853-5692
Principal Laura Guzman
laura.guzman@pgcps.org
Hours 8:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Grades K-5
Uniform Mandatory
School Colors Purple and White
Mascot Wildcat

School Support

Parent Engagement Assistant
Lillian Garcia | Bilingual (Spanish)
Pupil Personnel Worker
Ms. Katrell Lee
katrell.lee@pgcps.org

Enrollment, Transportation, and Related Services