TCAPS Superintendent Talks District's 11 Inclement Weather Cancellations
By Craig Manning | April 17, 2026
John VanWagoner has a superstition about Tax Day, and it has nothing to do with the IRS.
As superintendent for Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS), VanWagoner has the responsibility of calling snow days for the district and then dealing with the intricacies of state law if/when those cancellations pile up beyond a certain number. In years like this, when the number of closures forces TCAPS to seek waivers from the Michigan Department of Education for missed instructional time, VanWagoner prefers to hold off on doing the paperwork until after April 15.
“I have called snow days on Tax Day twice,” VanWagoner told The Ticker earlier this week. “I've never …
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