Monroe Messages
Newsletter of Monroe County Schools
Welcome to the 2018-2019 School Year!
The Monroe County School System is looking forward to the start of classes. Everyone is excited about the upcoming 2018-2019 school year! As we plan and prepare for the upcoming school term, it is our sincere hope that this will be a safe and successful year for the students, staff, parents and community members in our school district.

As a school district, our mission is to motivate and inspire a passion for learning so all students learn, grow, and succeed to their fullest potential. We also encourage the creation of relationships with students and parents that foster positive and nurturing learning environments in our schools. In this way, our school system will continue to be recognized for developing students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in a global environment.

Each school year brings new opportunities.   
  • Safety upgrades to the entrances at both Mary Persons High School campuses and the addition of a School Resource Officer for the school system. Each school has enhanced safety protocols through the development of school safety improvement plans and through active consultation with local and state safety and law enforcement officials.       
  • Student technology has been upgraded through the purchase of 800 Chromebooks for social studies classes in grades 6-12. In ELA for grades 3-12, students will have access to refreshed chromebooks for an enhanced educational experience.
  • The school system has purchased 375 Macbook Air computers to replace Macbook Pro computers for teachers and administrators.      
  • The Board of Education (former MPHS Campus) is undergoing much needed renovation. The renovation is planned to be completed next summer. New roof, new windows, new building facade, upgraded HVAC and lighting, new restrooms, and more are in progress. The BOE offices are being housed in the Monroe County Schools Annex until the renovation is completed.  
  • Dan Pitts Stadium has undergone safety updates and Wi-Fi will be upgraded for an improved fan experience.  
  • The Fine Arts Center parking lot has been completed. The new parking will help accommodate parents and fans at the Fine Arts Center and at Dan Pitts Stadium. It will also serve as additional parking for students at Mary Persons High School.   
  • Work continues on the Agri-Science Center located on Thornton Road. This addition to our vocational program should be completed in the fall of 2018.  
  • Addition of a greenhouse for the Agriculture Program at Monroe County Middle School (Banks Stephens Campus). The greenhouse should completed this school year.     
If you have any questions or concerns about the upcoming school year, please feel free to contact your child's school or contact the Monroe County Board of Education. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to work with you and your child this year.

Dr. Mike Hickman
Superintendent
Welcome to the School Year from Nutrition Services:  Meal Prices and Purchase Info
Welcome to a new school year! The School Nutrition Department is excited to provide your child with nutritionally balanced meals to promote achievement and learning. We invite you to come eat a delicious and healthy meal with your child in his/her school cafeteria. 
 
FREE AND REDUCED MEAL APPLICATIONS - Have you returned your free and reduced price meal application? It is printed on blue paper this year and was mailed  in July with an addressed stamped envelope for returning to our office. If you did not receive an application, please pick one up from your child's school office or from the school nutrition manager. You may also come to the School Nutrition Central Office at the Board Office and obtain an application or call 478-992-5609. The same instructions remain; complete one application per family. Information on your application is kept with total confidentiality. If your application is denied, you may re-apply during the year. If you were approved for free or reduced price meals last school year, we must have an new application on file at the beginning of this school year for your child to continue receiving benefits.
 
MEAL PRICES -  Monroe County Schools are being mandated by federal law to gradually increase lunch prices until we meet target prices. The federal mandate does not affect the cost of breakfast meals, but lunch prices for full-paying students will increase minimally. The 2018-2019 meal prices will be as follows:

Breakfast / Lunch

Elementary: $1.35 Elementary: $2.35 
Middle/High: $1.60 Middle/High: $2.60 
Reduced: $0.30 Reduced: $0.40 
Visiting adults: $2.25 Visiting adults: $3.75

You will be able to prepay for meals by the week, month, or year. A price list with prices extended for each grade level is available on our website www.monroe.k12.ga.us/pages/Monroe_County/Departments/School_Nutrition.
The School Nutrition Program will continue to offer parents to monitor their child's meal account balance, make online payments into their child's account, and receive low balance email alerts. We have (MyPayments Plus) which allows parents to view their child's account history online. Parents can see exactly what meals and extra items  were purchased. In addition, this program is web-based so all activity is in real-time. To learn more about MyPaymentsPlus or to
set up an account id, visit https://www2.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome.  
Proof of Residency Is Open and
Ready for Parents to Complete
 
NOTE:  Monroe County Schools welcomes "new to our system" students.  We will be hosting "new to our system" enrollment Tuesday, July 31 through Friday, August 2 at the Monroe County Fine Arts Center, 27 Brooklyn Avenue. 
 
Because of the remodel of Central Office, there will be very limited opportunity for face-to-face Proof of Residency.  Parents/Guardians are encouraged to complete the process online. Proof of residency documentati on will be collected via the Infinite Campus Online Registration (OLR) Application. To complete this process you will need to:
  • ensure you have an email address on file with your child's school.
  • activate an Infinite Campus Portal account.
Your child's school is prepared to assist you with questions you may have regarding this process.  Below, you will find a link to the web page containing these instructions and a presentation providing step-by-step instructions regarding the use of OLR for this process.  You can navigate through the steps manually and pause the presentation, as needed. 
Click here to view presentation.
New students who enrolled during the 2018-2019 PreK and Kindergarten registration process will not be required to complete this process during the summer.
Parents without an active Infinite Campus Portal account should check their email for a message from " icmessenger@mcschools.org."  This email contains the activation link needed to create your Infinite Campus Portal account.
Please contact Cindy Seymour, System Registrar, at 478-994-2031 with any questions or concerns. 



Boys and Girls Club registration will be Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 1st & 2nd from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Elementary and Middle Supply Lists
See our system or school websites for PDFs of these documents.  http://www.monroe.k12.ga.us.





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 2018. All Rights Reserved.