Reminders & Headlines:

  • IMPORTANT DETAILS ABOUT PHASE THREE BELOW. PLEASE READ

  • No School for students on Monday April 5 - Professional Development Day for Teachers

  • Grades 4, 5, 7, 8 begin full day in person learning on Tuesday April 6

  • Grade 6 continues with 2-day/4-day schedule April 6-9

  • All grades 4-8 in-person learning, five full days per week begins Monday April 12


SEE DETAILS BELOW
Updates from our
Head of School
Hello Marblehead Community Charter Families,

Yesterday, we met as a faculty to review the timeline for the transition to the next phase of reopening school, "Phase Three." Based on the number of students who will be in person for five days per week (Note: there are only 20 students staying fully remote during Phase Three), we now have furniture plans, seating plans for the community room, and a working draft of the schedule in place. Next week we will finalize all of the above. Here are the specifics of what to expect and plan for in Phase Three:

There will be no school for students on Monday April 5. Our faculty and staff will meet on April 5 and we will be working to prepare our classrooms for the transition to five days per week of in-person learning at all grade levels. Many of our essential personnel will have their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination on the weekend of April 3 and April 4, so we are also making this decision to proactively prevent being short staffed on Monday.

On Tuesday April 6, students in Grades 4, 5, 7, and 8 will all be back full time.

Students in Grade 6 will continue with their current two day or four day schedule during the week of April 6-9.

Monday April 12 will be the first Monday of in-person learning this year. All students in grades 4-8 will be back for five, full days of in-person learning on April 12 and for the remainder of the year.

If a student that is fully remote wants to come in for in-person learning, we will need at least one week advanced notice in order to prepare for that transition.

Beginning Tuesday April 6 we will more strictly enforce attendance policies, including arrival time. Please make any necessary adjustments to your morning routine to ensure compliance with these policies that include:

Drop off should take place between 7:30am and 8:00am for the remainder of this year. Any student arriving after 8:00am will be marked as tardy. Frequent tardiness will lead to discussions between school and home to remedy the issue. If a student will be eating breakfast at the school, please be sure to arrive with enough time that the breakfast will be finished by 8:00am. This is the time (8am) when all students should be in the homeroom for attendance and the start of the day.

While students should stay home if they are not feeling well, our expectation is that all in-person learners will be present in school every day that school is in session. Students cannot decide to learn remotely because they slept in, are feeling tired, or just want to work from home on any given day. Too many of our students, particularly in the upper grades, have been staying remote without cause to do so. If a student is not feeling well enough to be at school, then parents must contact the school to report the absence. Students may not contact teachers to say they will be working remotely. This is no longer permissible in Phase Three. By design, the Phase Three schedule does not have the same flexibility for students to pivot between in-person and remote learning day to day. This is why students need to either be full time in person or full time remote unless individual exceptions are in place following a meeting with the Head of School. We appreciate everyone's cooperation with the above so that we can provide the most effective learning experiences for all students. This will also prepare us all for the fall when the only option will be full time in-person learning.

Pick-up schedules and procedures will be the same in Phase Three with most students being picked up at 2:30pm. Some students will stay later (until 3:20) for after school support or projects. Some after school activities will begin to be offered during the spring. Theater begins today and after school sports will begin later this spring with more details coming soon. Fully remote students are permitted to participate in the theater program or other after school activities once they begin. Fully remote students may not leave Zoom class early in order to get to the school on time for the after school activities. If you are fully remote and participate in after school activities, you will need to be a few minutes late to those activities.

As some students will be coming into school for the first time, a reminder that in the community room at meal time every student has an assigned seat. All students may only sit in their assigned seat at meals. If there is ever a positive COVID case, this facilitates contact tracing efforts.

We can't wait to have (almost) every student back in school. If there are any updates to the plan above, we will share that next week.
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Please see the update from the PTO below.

Enjoy the weekend.

Peter Cohen, Ed.D
Head of School
The PTO stepped up our restaurant fundraisers from a monthly to a weekly basis over the last few months. Our hope was to help struggling local restaurants and show MCCPS as a strong community partner. We have raised over $3,000 and THANK EVERYONE for their continued support in these fundraisers. We would especially like to recognize Colleen Connor for spearheading this effort.
 
In April, we plan to have Spirit Week for the students, led by the Student Council. We also plan to continue our bi-weekly teacher/staff appreciation events. THANK YOU to all those who have signed up.
 
Finally, as a reminder, EVERYONE is welcome to attend our monthly meetings. The next one is Friday, April 2nd at 8:15am. We hope you can join us!
 
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On April 5, 2021, from 6:30-7:30pm, Dr. Amy Laurent will join our Zoom to present on emotional regulation.

Pre-register for this free event at the following link: https://salemstate.zoom.us/.../tJckc...

Amy Laurent, Ph.D., OTR/L is a developmental psychologist and a registered pediatric occupational therapist. Currently, in private practice, Amy specializes in the education of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related developmental disabilities. The majority of Amy’s work involves collaborating with and supporting early intervention teams, school teams, and families. Her consultative services focus on the creation of educational programs and environments that facilitate children’s active engagement and learning at home, in schools, and throughout their communities. The SCERTS Model, of which she is a co-author, along with differentiated instruction and developmental theory guide her practice.
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Upcoming Events


Monday April 5 - No School for students - Teacher PD Day
Friday April 16 - Early Release Day - 12pm - Half Day for all
April 17-25 - Spring Break - April Vacation Week - No School

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

Wednesday March 24 - Finance Committee Meeting 9am
Monday March 29 - Academic Excellence Committee Meeting 7:30am
Monday March 29 - Development & Communications Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday March 30 - Board of Trustees Meeting 7pm
Friday April 2 - PTO Meeting - 8:15am
Monday April 5 - SEPAC Meeting Meeting 6:30pm
Tuesday April 6 - Governance Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday April 13 - Personnel Committee Meeting 7pm
Friday April 16 - Finance Committee Meeting 8am
Monday April 26 - Development & Communications Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday April 27 - Board of Trustees Meeting 7pm
Wednesday April 28 - Facilities Task Force Meeting 7pm

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