Reminders & Headlines:

  • Our next SEPAC meeting is Monday March 1

  • 4th Grade - 4 days of in-person learning starts March 9

  • Exhibition Week - Coming Soon - March 15-19

SEE DETAILS BELOW


Charter Amendment - Regionalization
The state has a requirement that a Charter Public School enroll at least 80% of students from the district that it is chartered to serve. Over the past few years, MCCPS has not met that 80% threshold. This is due in part to an increase in students from other districts, Swampscott in particular that filled available seats in the upper grades. Our current 4th grade does meet the 80% bar. It is also due to the overall declining number of students from Marblehead.

The DESE gave us five years to develop a solution to this enrollment issue whereby we need to meet the 80% rule by 2025.

Our first solution was to explore options to expand the number of students from Marblehead. However, when looking at enrollment projections from the district, the declining number that led to an adjustment in the size of the new school being built was an indicator that this would not be a long term solution. 

Therefore, we decided to pursue regionalization. We asked for an amendment to our Charter to become a regional Charter Public School District to include Marblehead, Swampscott, and Nahant. Today the Board of Ed voted to approve the Commissioner's recommendation that this amendment be approved. As a result, the condition on our Charter has been removed. 

What does this mean? It means that beginning with this week's enrollment lottery, students from Marblehead, Swampscott, and Nahant all have equal priority status. 

Change to Status of Lynn
Unfortunately, DESE has informed us that Lynn is now an "at cap" district. As a result, we must skip students from Lynn when placing students from the waitlist. All students from Lynn who applied for next year and are not siblings of current students will therefore be waitlisted.

Join Us!
Monday, March 1st, 6:30-7:30pm

Please join us for Part Two of the Executive Functioning Skills series.

The March meeting will cover emotional and energy regulation, self-advocacy and monitoring, and time management. This workshop will share strategies you can use to help the student in your life. This workshop will be led by MCCPS staff/faculty experts.
This is a free event.

Register in advance of the meeting at this link:

March MCCPS SEPAC Meeting

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Thank you,
Julie Kiernan & Jen Gaudette
Co-chairs
Click Here to view this event on the website





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Upcoming Events

Monday March 1 - SEPAC Meeting 7pm
Monday-Friday March 15-19 - EXHIBITION WEEK
  • 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade will run regular schedule this week
  • 5th Grade will be remote on Tuesday March 16
  • 8th Grade will be remote on Thursday/Friday March 18 & 19
Sunday March 14 - Daylight Savings Time begins - set clocks ahead one hour
Monday March 22 - No School for students - Teacher PD Day


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

Friday February 26 - Development & Communications Meeting 10pm
Monday March 1 - Academic Excellence Committee Meeting 7:30am
Tuesday March 2 - Board of Trustees Meeting 7pm
Friday March 5 - PTO meeting - 8:15am
Tuesday March 9 - Governance Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday March 16 - Personnel Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday March 23 - Facilities Task Force Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday March 30 - Board of Trustees 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.