Phase Two Reminders:
  • Drop Off is between 7:40 and 7:55am. Students must be in their assigned classroom for attendance by 8:00am.

  • Pick up is between 2:30 and 2:35pm each afternoon.


  • The key to remaining open is the 3 Ws
  • Wash Your Hands
  • Watch Your Distance
  • Wear Your Mask


Updates from our
Head of School
Hello Marblehead Community Charter Families,

One of the most exciting new initiatives at MCCPS this year is a system for improvement known as Teaching Force. MCCPS is the first school in the country to implement this process. Nearly 1000 schools in the Netherlands are currently using the system of Leerkracht, which translates from Dutch to "Teaching Force." This process empowers teachers to drive their own cycle of continuous improvement with the mantra of "a little better together, every day." Teachers meet weekly for two hours on Wednesday afternoons. The teachers will collaboratively design lessons and then observe each other during the week, as they implement these lessons in order to give feedback and drive improvement.

The students also provide feedback to their teachers. Yesterday, to kick off this work, a group of 12 of our current students participated in a Student Arena. This was a forum for students to answer questions such as, What makes a great teacher? What has been your favorite project or assignment in school? What ideas do you have to make the school better? These courageous students spoke so eloquently and confidently in front of all of their teachers. The faculty listened and with goosebumps and pride, took in all of the feedback. We will now develop goals based on the feedback from the students. This initiative is made possible by the support of the Board of Trustees. If you want to learn more about Teaching Force or have interest in making a donation to the school to support this work, please contact me. Please see the picture below from yesterday's student forum.

On Saturday, we host our annual Electronics Recycling Drive. This is an excellent opportunity to clean out these old items and raise funds for our school. See the details below and we thank you for helping us out by spreading the word about this event.

This past Tuesday the PTO raised nearly $1000 through the Take Out event at The Little Store - Pastaria. Thank you to all who participated. Next week the PTO is sponsoring a few Halloween themed events. While we cannot have our full Halloween dance and haunted school event, the PTO is working hard to make this holiday special. Students will be able to wear a costume on Wednesday or Thursday in school and the Pumpkin Illumination event is Thursday October 29. Check out the email sent earlier this week for all of the details.

Thank you all for helping us transition to Phase Two: Hybrid Learning. Please be sure to see the drop-off and pick-up times listed at the top of this email. Remember to keep students home if they are feeling sick or have been exposed to someone who is ill. Each day a student can learn remotely if they need to stay home. With everyone doing their part, we can keep our entire community healthy and safe.

On Monday, which is already a full remote learning day, there is work being done in our neighborhood that will cause the water to be temporarily shut off to the school. The school building will be closed, but classes will continue as normal online for Monday. We will be back in session on Tuesday.

Finally, Verizon was here at the school today to hook up the wiring we need to boost our bandwidth and improve our wifi performance in the building. There is one more step they have to complete and this will hopefully be addressed soon.

Enjoy the weekend. Please plan ahead for ordering lunch.

Peter Cohen, Ed.D
Head of School

Student Success Fund
This year we face unprecedented expenses to upgrade our facility and provide PPE and other health & safety equipment to meet new standards of health and safety due to Covid-19.

Your support is more important than ever to help us support our students!

The Student Success Fund helps to sustain valuable programs and activities such as:


Assignment Books for all students
Remote student Chromebook support
Music Programs including concert band, jazz band, strings & chorus
A Variety of Enrichment Courses
A New Phone System
Books for our Library
Guest Speakers/Artists
Scholarships for Field Trips
Student Magazine Subscriptions
Free Fruit at Meals & Recess
Playground & Gym Equipment

Your Support is Appreciated
Please Pay your Student Success Fund today!
The annual investment is $150 per student or $250 per family  

(installment options available)
Or by check made payable to MCCPS
Thank you for your continued support!
Upcoming Events

Saturday October 24 - Recycling Drive
Wednesday November 11 - Veterans Day - No School


Upcoming Meetings (via Zoom w/ links on our website calendar)

Tuesday October 27 - Board of Trustees Meeting - 7PM

Looking ahead:
Monday November 23 and Tuesday November 24 (half day) will be fully remote learning days leading into the Thanksgiving holiday break.
Recycling Drive - October 24

We are having a Recycling Drive on October 24 from 9 am - 12 pm if you could start to save your old tv's, laptops, monitors, printers, appliances, microwaves, AC, batteries, and even old car seats; this is only a small list of what we will take.

Please check out our complete list of items on the website  www.marbleheadcharter.org/RecyclingDrive/ or call 781-631-0777; also, if any parent would like to volunteer to help that day, please send an email to btaranto@marblehcharter.com. 

Become a Parent Ambassador
At Marblehead Community Charter, COMMUNITY is our middle name. Everyone - teachers, parents, students, administrators, and staff need to do their part to support our school.

Please consider joining the PTO and become an ambassador for our school. We are seeking four parent ambassadors in each grade level.