All School District of Manatee County Schools will be closed Monday, October 3rd, as district maintenance and custodial crews continue work to restore our schools to working conditions in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. As of Friday morning, more than 15 Manatee District schools were without power. While area power providers are working intently – clean-up efforts, damage repairs and restocking of food supplies at schools cannot begin until power is available. In addition, certain infrastructure needs such as working traffic signals, need to be fully restored to safely transport students to and from schools. Employees involved in the work to restore schools for instructional readiness are being contacted by their direct supervisors regarding those efforts. Again, All Manatee District Schools will be closed on Monday, October 3rd. School official will continue to keep you updated on when school will resume through mass notification phone calls and emails, as well as through our social media sites on Facebook (@ManateeSchoolsGoodNews), and Twitter (@Manateeschools), and on our district website at www.manateeschools.net under Top Stories.