Reminders & Headlines:


  • Friday February 12 is a half day for all, 12pm dismissal.

  • Please consider a staycation during the February break. If you travel, please follow all safety protocols and travel guidelines before sending your child back to school after the vacation week
Updates from our
Head of School
Hello Marblehead Community Charter Families,

The winter nor'easter brought with it some unexpected water damage to our school. Unfortunately, our newly installed rooftop HVAC unit was not properly sealed. This allowed quite a bit of water to leak into the building. The end result is the need to replace a number of ceiling tiles and the carpet in our Reading classroom. We continue to pursue options for a roof replacement, which is likely to be at least a $500,000 project. We are studying all options for timing and scope of the work needed to then kick off a capital campaign effort to raise the funds needed for this work. While we did not get as much snow as most of the state in this latest storm, it was fortunate that we had an extra remote learning day on Tuesday this week when the leak was at its peak.

This week we have been focused on our enrollment process. We have increased our recruitment and marketing efforts this year in order to ensure that we are at full capacity of 230 students in the fall. We hosted two virtual open house events where we were able to share information about what our school offers students and the sessions included an opportunity for prospective parents to get questions answered. In order to have a clear idea of how many seats will be available for the 2021-2022 school year, if you have not yet completed the Student Intent to Return form, please do so by February 12. Our applications for the 2021-2022 school year are up significantly over last year. This speaks to word getting out about the quality of our program and the support you are all providing by helping us share that message and tell our story. It has been exciting to see that we now have over 200 applications across all grade levels for next year. The deadline to apply for the February enrollment lottery is February 15.

We also do still have space available in both 7th and 8th grade for the current year. As a reminder, our 7th and 8th graders are in-person for four, full days per week. Thanks again for spreading the word.

We strongly encourage everyone in our community to stay home during the upcoming vacation week. In order to keep us all healthy and safe, if you do elect to travel please be sure to communicate with our Nurse and follow all COVID travel protocols before your child returns to school.

Enjoy the Super Bowl on Sunday and please avoid party gatherings for the big game.

We look forward to welcoming our 6th graders back for Hybrid Learning next week. Thank you to the 6th grade families who may have been inconvenienced by the remote learning over the past two weeks.

Peter Cohen, Ed.D
Head of School
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Upcoming Events


Friday February 5 - School Spelling Bee
Friday February 12 - Half Day of School
February 15-19 - School Vacation Week - No School
Monday February 15 - Applications Due for Enrollment Lottery
Wednesday February 24 - Enrollment Lottery for 2021-2022



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

Friday February 5 - PTO Meeting 8:15am
Tuesday February 9 - Personnel Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday February 23 - Facilities Task Force Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday March 2 - Board of Trustees Meeting 7pm



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