Hello Marblehead Community Charter Families,

As we head into the vacation week we have some significant updates at MCCPS on the horizon to share. Please read and review this week's message.

Our Principal, Matt Cronin, has accepted a position in the Lynn Public Schools. This EdTech Leadership position is a wonderful match for Matt's strengths and passion. I want to thank Matt for his many years of service to the students and community at MCCPS. He will be missed. Matt's last day will be Friday March 3.

Whenever staffing changes occur, it is an opportunity for an organization to reflect on structures and needs. I am thrilled to share that Stephanie Brant, our current Dean of Students, will be our Assistant Head of School.

We will be adding a new position to address the coordination of technology and data for the school.

I will be hosting a "Coffee with the Head of School" conversation on Wednesday March 1 at 8am. Please join me as I share more information about the contents of this week's newsletter.

The second trimester has just three weeks left when we return from the vacation week. It ends on Friday March 17. On Thursday March 16, the 5th grade will host a Cosmic Cafe and the 6th Grade will host a Night at the Museum event. I will meet with parents and students at this event to share details about our Upper School programming for next school year. We have some great program updates planned and encourage all students to stay enrolled at MCCPS for the full, five-year program of study. Students typically do not benefit from an additional transition to a new school between here and high school. We think both students and families will want to stay with MCCPS for grades 7 and 8.

At the end of March, we will be adjusting our schedule and adjusting the Enrichment program. The key to a successful Enrichment program is the opportunity to have many course offerings available to students across all five grade levels. We rely on community members to run some Enrichment courses, as we do not have the capacity as a faculty to run all of the Enrichment courses that are needed. Beginning on March 27 and continuing for the rest of the year, Enrichment will take place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons only, from 2:30-3:20pm.

On Monday afternoons, we will have the following options for students at 2:30-3:20pm:

• Students may participate on the Track & Field Team.
• The North Shore Children's Theatre will have rehearsal for their production.
• We will have an art club option.
• Students who receive services during this time will still have those services.
• We will offer a free homework club where students will be supervised by our learning specialists, as they complete their homework.

Students not participating in the above can be dismissed at 2:30pm on Mondays.

We are pleased with the offerings for Enrichment that will be available for students on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the third trimester. After the vacation week, students will be able to view the courses and make their course selections.

Our school day is quite long for some of our students. While our students have built up their stamina over the course of the year, we believe that this schedule is best for most students.

Following the vacation week, we encourage you to use an at-home COVID test for all students on Sunday February 26 and again on Wednesday March 1. We will not be distributing test kits to all, however if you need a testing kit, please contact our School Nurse and we will provide one per student, as requested.

Thanks for reviewing all of this information. I welcome the opportunity to meet with those that want to learn more at the coffee event on March 1 at 8am.

Enjoy the vacation week!

Peter Cohen, Ed.D

Head of School

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