Such calculations can have particularly harsh consequences for school leaders who make the wrong call, as flawed snow day decisions are among the top reasons that superintendents are fired, said Daniel A. Domenech, the executive director of the American Association of School Administrators. This year, several districts in New York, including Buffalo’s, Pennsylvania and Vermont plan to opt for traditional days off for snow. School officials in Mahwah, a medium-size district in Bergen County, said in a letter to parents that winter weather offered an opportunity for “memory-making,” and that remote classes would not be held if school would otherwise be canceled. 