Reminders & Headlines:

Friday's Spirit Theme:
Wear Red Day - Heart Health Awareness
Updates from our
Head of School
Hello Marblehead Community Charter Families,

Thank you to everyone who has responded to our requests for information about vaccinations and responding to our initial intent to return form. Yesterday, the Governor and the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) announced that the mask mandate in schools will expire on February 28. At that time, it will become a local decision about mask policies in schools. We are very close to the 80% vaccination bar that was needed to apply for a waiver to the mask mandate. While we will make a final decision on masks next week, our initial thinking is that we will transition to a less-masking (mask-optional) learning environment beginning at a to-be-determined date in March and no earlier than March 7. Following vacation weeks, we have experienced a spike in positive COVID cases, so we will be cautious not to transition to mask-optional too soon. Regardless of the date we select, we will continue to insist that students and staff stay home when sick. We will also insist that everyone be respectful of anyone that chooses to either wear a mask or not wear a mask.

While this is a significant step forward for our school, our students, and our teachers, this will not be a mask-free environment. Masks will still be present in a variety of ways. Masks will be worn in our nurse's office. Similar to a doctor's office, we will have masks at the door of the nurse's office and they must be worn in the nurse's office. Masks are strongly recommended for anyone who is unvaccinated. Masks must be worn for five days following a five-day isolation/quarantine period. And, members of our community may elect to wear mask for a number of reasons.

For those hat have opted-in for the at-home antigen rapid testing program, please remember to test your child on Monday morning. Next week, we will distribute the next testing kits. We will ask that you test at home the Monday after the vacation week (Feb. 28) and a second test a few days later that same week to help us avoid any spike in positive cases following the vacation week.


On Wednesday morning, Chief King from the Marblehead Police Department was our guest speaker at our Community Meeting. We welcome the partnership with Chief King and the MPD. Under his leadership, he has requested that officers occasionally visit all of the schools in the town to get to know students and strengthen our relationship.

This week we received a pledge of $5000 from an Alum of MCCPS as a donation to support our much needed Kitchen upgrades. We are so grateful for generosity like this from our community. Please consider helping us offset the cost of the Kitchen upgrades and the mural projects (see below) by making a donation today. https://www.marbleheadcharter.org/fund-a-need/

Have a great weekend.

Peter Cohen, Ed.D
Head of School
Help Us Plan for 2022-2023

As we prepare for next year, we need your help by confirming your child's continued enrollment at Marblehead Community Charter Public School for the 2022-2023 school year. The information we gather from you will help us determine class sizes, staffing and more. 

This is non-binding, and we recognize that plans could change and evolve. We will not give away your spot based on the response to this form. We will send out this form again in the spring to capture a more firm number. We do hope that all students will stay at MCCPS for the full, five-year experience. 

Your response can be submitted through this ONLINE FORM.

Please complete one form per child by Friday, February 11th.  

If you have questions or concerns, please contact us.  
SUPPORT OUR MURAL PROJECT

In late spring, we will bring mural artist Alex Cook to our school to work with our students and our community to produce a mural on the front of the school building. Alex Cook has created series of murals that you can view on his website: http://www.youarelovedmurals.com/ He will create a mural for our school that fits this theme and our community.

Thanks to the efforts of our Director of Student Services, Andrea Barlow with help from two of our wonderful parents, Ariane Purdy and Lara Goodman, we have secured $8000 in grant funding for this project. We need your support to fully fund the project. Be on the lookout for more information of how you can contribute to the project. You can also donate right now at: https://gofund.me/ff1a3433 The artist will include students and community members in the work. This is part of our exterior beautification initiative, the first in a series of upgrades to our building and campus. Later phases will include a roof replacement and expansion into our warehouse space with a science/makerspace lab, new, brighter classrooms, and more.
Upcoming Events

Friday February 18 - Early Release Day for all - Noon Dismissal
February 21-25 - Winter Vacation Week
Wednesday March 2 - Early Release Day for Students - Noon Dismissal

Thursday March 17 - EXHIBITION

Upcoming Meetings
(Meetings will take place in person at the school, as COVID-19 protocols allow or if remote, meetings will take place via Zoom w/ links on our website calendar)

Tuesday February 15 - Facilities Task Force Committee Meeting 7pm
Wednesday February 16 - Finance Committee Meeting 8am
Monday February 28 - Development & Communications Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday March 1 - Board of Trustees Meeting 7pm
Friday March 4 - Academic Excellence Committee Meeting 2:45pm
Monday March 7 - Pandemic Response Task Force Committee Meeting 6pm
Tuesday March 8 - Governance Committee Meeting 7pm
Thursday March 10 - Strategic Planning Committee Meeting 7pm
Monday March 14 - Personnel Committee Meeting 7pm

Join the PTO
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.