July 24, 2020
Summer Updates
From the Executive Director
Dear McAuliffe Families,

We at McAuliffe have been working hard to plan for this coming year! I know that many are wondering how September will begin and what steps we are taking to support the health and safety of all members of the community. I am writing to invite you to a family Zoom session on Monday, July 27 at 7pm, where we can share our latest information with you. Please use this link to join this session. We will record the session for those who cannot attend live. 

July 27th at 7:00 pm Zoom Meeting Link (English with Portuguese and Spanish interpretation offered simultaneously)
Meeting ID: 926 9520 8776
Passcode: 565221
One tap mobile: 646-558-8656

Several families have contacted us to ask about carpool arrangements. We encourage carpooling for when students are in the building. It is particularly important for parents of 7th and 8th graders to consider carpooling since Framingham Public is not promising that they will be able to transport students above Grade 6. Families who are interested in creating a carpool for the coming school year can fill out this survey . All respondents will be able to see the results and connect with other interested families.

We just hosted our first scholar design session to help us plan for next year. If your child is interested in participating in the second design session on Monday, August 3rd at 2:30pm, they can still sign up here . Thanks!

We are creating a parent/teacher working group that will meet weekly in August to share ideas and thoughts about the coming year. If you are interested in being part of this group, please email Executive Director Frank Tipton at ftipton@mcauliffecharter.org .

Finally, please bring your coffee, tea, or breakfast food to join me on Zoom on Thursday morning, July 30 from 8:15-9:00am. It is a great time to connect informally. I look forward to it!
July 30th at 8:15 am Zoom Meeting Link (English with Portuguese and Spanish interpretation offered simultaneously)
Meeting ID: 914 4916 5360
Passcode: 335195
One tap mobile: 301-715-8592

Thank you for being part of the McAuliffe community!

Sincerely,
Frank Tipton
Executive Director
Summer Reading & Enrichment Activities Reminders
All students are required to choose one of these two books :
 
  • Monster by Walter Dean Myers or
  • A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée.
 
In September, the entire school will engage in multiple discussions and activities geared toward delving into the themes raised by these books. We invite families to read these books alongside their students and discuss them, and the issues they raise, as a family.
Please look here for the Summer Reading Assignment .
 
In addition to the required summer reading, students are highly encouraged to continue to engage in learning activities over the summer.   Click here for a link to resources .
 
McAuliffe faculty will spend time in the fall assessing student needs in relation to skills and standards and will provide differentiated plans to bring them where we need them to be. 
School Re-opening FAQ
We are working to create a FAQ doc for school reopening. This document will be posted on the COVID-19 page of our website . This document will continue to grow and change as more information becomes available. The initial questions were synthesized from emails and conversations we have had with families to date. We will continue to add to this document and ask that you take a moment to complete this one question FAQ survey so that we can be as responsive as possible to commonly asked questions.