Franklin Elementary School

09/11/2026

Honoring & Remembering September 11, 2001

Thank you to the Massac County High School Student Council for assisting us in honoring and remembe...

08/13/2026

We are officially transitioning from Remind to ParentSquare for district, school, and classroom communications. To help you make the switch seamlessly, we’ve included the Parent Guide to this post.

03/26/2026

Reminders:

[2:00 pm Student Dismissal] - Thursday, April 2nd
[No School] - Friday, April 3rd (Good Friday)
[No School] - Monday, April 6th through Friday, April 10th (Spring Break)

02/23/2026

Hunter Safety Course offered to Massac County students Friday, March 13, 2026 from 6:00-9:00pm through Saturday, March 14, 2026 8:00-3:00pm at the Massac County Fairgrounds located at 4476 Korte Rd, Metroplis, IL 62960.

To register:
1. Navigate to www.register-ed.com
2. Select IL from the menu
3. Click the View upcoming events button to the right of the Hunter Safety Course section
4. Enter our 62960 zip code
5. Locate the event held at the Massac County Fairgrounds and click the View event button
6. Click the green Register now button to register for this course.

02/02/2026

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Massac Unit 1 schools will be back in regular session Monday, February 2, 2026. Buses will run where possible. If you have any questions, please contact your bus driver. If you do not feel comfortable sending your student to school tomorrow, please contact your school's office in the morning. Massac Unit 1 will excuse student absences due to unsafe road conditions Monday.

Thank you for your understanding.

01/29/2026

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Our roads are almost ready, but there are still several gravel and paved roads in the county and several side streets in Metropolis and Brookport that are not safe enough for school bus travel.

Due to hazardous road conditions, Massac Unit 1 Schools will be closed on Friday, January 30, 2026. The district will implement an E-Learning Day. Students should have received instructions regarding their E-Learning activities from their classroom teachers. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher or building administrator.

We plan to be back in regular session Monday, February 2, 2026.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and sincerely appreciate your continued support.

Thank you.

01/28/2026

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Unfortunately, our roads did not improve as much today as we had hoped. There are still several gravel roads in the county and side streets in Metropolis that are not safe enough for school bus travel.

Due to hazardous road conditions, Massac Unit 1 Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 29, 2026. The district will implement an E-Learning Day. Students should have received instructions regarding their E-Learning activities from their classroom teachers. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher or building administrator.

We will re-evaluate the situation tomorrow as we make a decision regarding school for Friday. If we are able to return to in-person learning Friday, we will have a full day of school, Friday January 30, 2026 instead of the planned student half day.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and sincerely appreciate your continued support.

Thank you.

01/27/2026

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The road conditions have improved a lot over the last two days, but they are still not safe enough for school bus travel on all of our routes.

Due to hazardous road conditions, Massac Unit 1 Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The district will implement an E-Learning Day. Students should have received instructions regarding their E-Learning activities from their classroom teachers. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher or building administrator.

We will re-evaluate the situation tomorrow as we make a decision regarding school for Thursday. If we are able to return to in-person learning Thursday and/or Friday, we will have a full day of school on Friday January 30, 2026 instead of the planned student half day.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and sincerely appreciate your continued support.

Thank you.

01/26/2026

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Due to hazardous road conditions, Massac Unit 1 Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The district will implement an E-Learning Day. Students should have received instructions regarding their E-Learning activities from their classroom teachers. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher or building administrator. We will re-evaluate the situation tomorrow as we make a decision regarding school for Wednesday. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and sincerely appreciate your continued support.

Thank you.

01/25/2026

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Due to inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, Massac Unit 1 Schools will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026. In line with our previous practices, the district will implement an E-Learning Day. Students should have received instructions regarding their E-Learning activities from their classroom teachers. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher or building administrator. We will re-evaluate the situation tomorrow as we make a decision regarding school for Tuesday. However, we do anticipate a multiple day school closure at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and sincerely appreciate your continued support.

Thank you.