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Monroe County Schools will release early on Monday, August 21 for Solar Eclipse
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To Parents, Students, Faculty, and Community Stakeholders:
The Monroe County School System will be on an early release schedule for students and staff on Monday, August 21, 2017. Our area will be experiencing a solar eclipse from approximately 1:00 pm-4:00 pm on this date. After much deliberation and feedback from school stakeholders, we feel it best to shorten the school day. Several factors influenced our decision to move in this direction:
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Eye safety concerns for students and staff and challenges with securing proper eyewear to view the eclipse in a safe manner.
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Parents, students, and faculty will be able to experience the solar eclipse with their families, friends, and groups since this phenomenon happens so rarely during a lifetime.
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Parents and their children will also have the opportunity to travel farther north on this date to view the total eclipse that will take place mid-afternoon.
The solar eclipse will be a wonderful learning opportunity for parents, students, and the entire community. Our school system will provide information and learning activities associated with the solar eclipse on the system and school websites. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.
If students are absent from school or check out before early release on this date due to the eclipse, the absences will be unexcused; however, we will allow students to make up any assignments missed on this date.
All extra-curricular activities scheduled for this date after 4:00 pm will proceed as scheduled. Parents/Guardians will be responsible for transporting students to after school practices and extra-curricular activities. Note- after school programs at each elementary school will be canceled on this date.
*Lunch will be served before students are released.
Release times for schools are below:
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Bus Riders |
Car Riders |
| MPHS Freshman Campus/MCAC |
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11:35 a.m. |
11:35 a.m. |
| MPHS Main Campus |
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11:45 a.m. |
11:45 a.m. |
| MCMS Banks Stephens Campus |
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12:00 p.m. |
11:50 a.m. |
| MCMS Hubbard Campus |
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11:45 a.m. |
11:45 a.m. |
| Elementary Schools |
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12:15 p.m. |
12:00 p.m.
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Scenes from Our First Week of School
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Click the video link above to review our first week of school. Follow our school system on Twitter
@monroe_schools. Look for this year's official hashtag, #mcscometogether.
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Our Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles are keystones of our operations, planning, and decision making. Please take the short survey below to review the mission, vision, guiding principles for Monroe County Schools. We appreciate your input!
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Record Setting Grant Awards: $28,152 in
EcoLab Grants
to Monroe County Schools
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Congratulations to staff members who were funded for EcoLab Grants. Our district received a grand total of $28,152 in grant funding! These grants will fund literacy, math, STEM, and other instructional initiatives. Congratulations grant award winners!
Grants are awarded to:
KB Sutton Elementary School: Porscha Amest, Alisa Helms, Candice Lewis, Marquita Self, Misti Sikes, Julie Spence, and Glennisha Watkins
Monroe County Achievement Center: Juliana Smith
Monroe County Middle School: Christina Chapman
Hubbard Elementary School: Erin Carr and Rebecca Wachtel
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Infinite Campus Parent Portal: Are you tracking your student's attendance and grades?
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 Have you established your Infinite Campus Parent Portal access? With this access, you can track the attendance and grades of all of your students. Make sure your email address is on file, and look for instructions via email for this set up. You can find the Infinite Campus Parent app in the
Google Play Store or in the
Apple App Store.
What's the difference between the student login and the parent portal?
When signed in as a student, users can view schedule, grades, attendance, reports, and demographic data. They cannot update information. They cannot access the Online Registration application. For directions on setting up student Infinite Campus access, click here.
When signed in as a parent, the user has the ability to access information all of their students with one login through a drop down option. When a student is selected, they can view
schedule, grades, attendance, reports, and demographic data. They can also access update household and family members information if on a computer. Through a computer interface, they can also access the Online Registration application to provide proof of residency documentation, update emergency contact information, and more.
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 Following their opening for Jason Aldean in Macon on August 11, the Trey Teem Band, alumni of Mary Persons High School, (pictured above with MP Principal Dr. Jim Finch) will come home to the Monroe County Fine Arts Center for a concert on Saturday, August 19. Get your tickets at
http://www.ticketalternative.com.
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MP Cross Country Team Offering Apparel Online
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Your Student is Invited to be a Part of the
Forsyth-Monroe County Boys and Girls Club
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 The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia is excited to announce that we will be opening our Forsyth-Monroe Count Unit very soon! Registration has begun and will run from 1- 6 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Please stop by the location at 500 Highway 83 South on the old eighth grade wing (toward the old gym) of the
Hubbard Campus of the Monroe County Middle School.
In addition to signing up Club members, we are looking to fill staff positions and for volunteers to help with the after-school program. Please call (478) 992-5605 or email our Unit Director, Joel Tolliver, at
jtolliver@bgccg.org.
We look forward to becoming a part of the Monroe County community and extending our "Great Futures Start Here" philosophy to the students and families of Monroe County Schools.
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VolleyDogs Offering MP Apparel Online
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The VolleyDogs are selling MP apparel as a fundraiser.
Visit the link below to shop on the VolleyDogs online store.
This fundraiser ends on August 16, 2017 at 11:59 pm!
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A Message from Monroe County Schools Nurses:
It's Time to Plan for Flu Vaccinations
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Monroe County Schools will be partnering with the Monroe County Health Department to provide the flu vaccination program to children at school again this year.
Every year, children are infected by the influenza virus, causing serious illness and missed school days. Some children suffer serious complications, especially those with asthma, diabetes, and nervous system disorders. Vaccination is the best way to protect your child from this potentially serious disease.
The Monroe County Schools flu vaccination clinic will be Wednesday, September 27 through Friday, September 29. Consent forms will be sent home with students on September 7
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and should be returned to school no later than September 15
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The only vaccination available for the flu is now the shot. Flu mist is no longer available and can not be provided at any location. Please take advantage of this opportunity to get your child vaccinated, so your entire family can stay healthy this flu season.
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Monroe County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sex in its employment practices, student programs and dealings with the public. It is the policy of the Board of Education to comply fully with the requirements of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and all accompanying regulations. As a result, the following people have been appointed to oversee specific areas.
Title II, Adult 504, Adult Title IX
Dr. Mike Hickman
25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029
478-994-2031
Student and Athletic Title IX Jackson Daniel
25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029 Student 504 Jenny Rooks 25 Brooklyn Avenue Forsyth, GA 31029 Copyright 2017. All Rights Reserved.
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The MP Cross Country Team is selling MP apparel as a fundraiser. Check out clothes and accessories at
