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In this Newsletter:
Note: Translations provided by DeepL
Hello Secondary Families!
I hope you are having a good week. This week on campus we recognized mental health and self-care by giving students and staff various self-care tools. We hope the students enjoyed coloring books, colored pencils and pop-its. Staff also received coloring books and other self-care tools.
 
Starting last week and continuing through the spring, we will have MCAS testing. Last week and this week our juniors and seniors participated. Next week will be the 10th grade testing, and in the coming weeks middle school students will participate in MCAS testing. Students have also been compiling MCAS-Alt portfolios. I want to acknowledge staff's hard work and investment in making the experience as low stress for our students as possible. I also acknowledge the students’ hard work on testing and portfolios. Families and students may notice staff absences and sub coverage more than usual, due to MCAS as well. Our goal is always to make the experience as smooth as possible for both students and staff.
MCAS High School Schedule (Parent Letter, English)
Looking ahead to the spring, we have a lot of special events coming up for Secondary students. Some juniors and seniors will be attending the international trip in April. Our high school Academic Bowl team is participating in the regional competition this month, and hopefully will make it into the national competition in May. Our high school Drama Club is preparing for their performances in May. Spring sports started this week, and it's nice to see students engaged with a variety of after-school activities. We are also planning prom for our high school students. Of course, looking ahead to June, we will have Senior Week with the senior trip to Martha's Vineyard and, of course, Graduation Day on June 10th. There will be more information and details about all of these upcoming events. But for today I hope to share a little bit of my spring enthusiasm with all of you.
Finally, a COVID Update:

Since masks are now optional for MPS students and staff, we are also changing some other COVID guidelines, including removing our social distance requirement, limited cafeteria seating and one-way entrances in buildings. These changes will begin Wednesday, March 23 to ensure students, families and staff have had time to receive clear notification. Please contact healthandsafety@tlcdeaf.org with any concerns and review our full plan at TLCDeaf.org/coronavirus
Have a great weekend!
Interim Secondary Principal
VP: 774-999-0926
Important Dates/Reminders: (Link here for Academic Calendars) 
  • April 13: Early release
  • April 18-22: Spring break
  • May 11: Early release for MPS
  • May 18: Early release for ECC and Elementary only -- Parent teacher conferences
  • May 30: No School
  • June 1: Early dismissal
  • June 16: Elementary’s last day in June (*tentative, pending further snow days)
  • June 20th: Juneteenth observed (No school)
  • June 21: ECC and Secondary’s last day in June (*tentative, pending further snow days)
  • July 5: School reopens
  • July 13: Early dismissal
  • July 28: Last day of school (Noon dismissal)
  • Free RIT Session for Deaf/HoH students in Boston - March 26
  • Camp Sol Summer Camp: Click Here for Information
  • RIT Explore Your Future: If you’re looking for a way to help your college-bound high school students make important decisions about life after high school, encourage them to join us at Rochester Institute of Technology this summer for Explore Your Future! EYF is a week-long, on-campus summer program for college-bound deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students who will enter their junior or senior year in fall 2022. More information here.
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