Congratulations to Mark Twain Elementary School November Student of the Month David Danner! Good work David! #MarkTwainMustangs
Congratulations to Kinder Elementary School November Student of the Month Zoey Tomlinson! Way to go Zoey! #KinderKnights
Congratulations to Jane Chance Elementary School November Student of the Month Akshara Ganesh! Good work Akshara! #JCEBulldogs
Congratulations to Bear Elementary School November Student of the Month Alaya Hamilton! Way to go Alaya! #BearBears
Attention:
The middle school will be closed today, November 22nd, due to illness.
Substitute teachers are essential in K-12 education. They provide continuity and make it possible to seamlessly educate students in the absence of regular classroom educators. We are grateful for all of our substitute teachers!
Happy National Education Support Professionals Day! Education Support Professionals (ESPs) include individuals who provide essential clerical services, custodial and maintenance services, food services, health and student services, paraeducation, security services, skilled trades, technical services, and transportation services. Our ESPs are essential to providing our students with a good education – one that includes reliable transportation, safe and clean buildings, nutritious food, and a helpful administration. Thank you to every one of our devoted ESPs for your hard work!
Ohio Department of Education (ODE) requires school district Treasurers to file both May and November Five Year Forecasts each fiscal year. The forecasts include three years of historical data and five fiscal years of projections. School district fiscal years run from July 1 through June 30 of each year. Some limitations of the fiscal year time period are that property tax revenues are realized in a calendar year/tax year format. Additionally, due to stretch pay that allows most employees the ability to be paid year round, the school district has wage and benefit obligations in July and August that are tied to the prior fiscal year.
The May 2022 filed forecast was 99.8% accurate in projecting actual expenditures and revenues when the district closed its fiscal year on June 30, 2022. Be sure to check out the district finances on checkbook.ohio.gov.
American Education Week is a spotlight on public education, to inform the community of the accomplishments & needs of public schools, & to honor individuals who show up every day enthusiastic & ready to inspire a lifelong love of learning in every student. Celebrate this week by thanking an educator, administrator or support staffer!
World Kindness Day reminds us that kindness matters. Being kind to others can change the course of a day or even a life. We know that kindness can change the world, so to celebrate this day, we challenge you to commit to do at least one intentional act of kindness today.
MMS Team 8 had the pleasure of spending the afternoon listening to five veterans and one active service member.
Left to right...
Todd Inskeep (Air Force), Bill Stalder (Air Force), Yolanda Matthews (Navy), Bill Trent (Air Force), Darrell Webb (Army), Bart Gardner (Air Force)
US Army Vietnam Veteran, Mr. Clair Dobson, with his daughter & Mound Principal, Mrs. Diana Keller, and daughter-in-law & MCS Director of Elementary Curriculum, Mrs. Amy Dobson.
Thank you to the brave men and women of our armed forces past and present for defending our great nation. Today we honor you – your bravery, contributions and sacrifices. Happy Veterans Day.
Amazing performance today Vikings!! 💙
Congratulations to our student athletes who committed to participate at the collegiate level next year. Go Vikings!
Through a partnership with Miami Valley Child Development Centers, sponsored by Preschool Promise and the Ohio Department of Education, our district offers two locations for preschool, one at Maddux-Lang Primary and another at Medlar View Elementary.
The Maddux-Lang program offers half-day integrated preschool services that serve both students with disabilities and peer models. Medlar View, which has recently expanded the number of classes offered, is a socio-economically diverse Head Start program serving both qualifying and non-qualifying students through our partnership with MVCDC.
In its fifth year, the MV preschool Head Start program has grown from a single classroom, offering one morning and one afternoon session, to four full-day sessions and increased enrollment from 51 to 68 students. This expansion has allowed the district to provide a broader spectrum of preschool opportunities for all children within our community between both preschool locations.
Funded through Preschool Promise and a grant from the Ohio Department of Education’s Office of School Readiness, this expansion comes with no additional costs to taxpayers or the district.
Families interested in preschool for the 2023-2024 school year should visit https://bit.ly/mcspreschoolreg for more information.
National School Psychology Week is November 7-11, 2022. #ThankYou
There is no school today, Friday, November 4th! Instead, our staff is engaged in professional development in a variety of ways, including discussions around student passion projects as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. In pursuit of our mission to foster a positive, nurturing and safe environment to inspire and support the ongoing learning and development of our students, it is imperative that our staff collaborate with one another.
Reminder:
There is no school tomorrow Friday, November 4th. Instead, our staff will be engaged in professional development. Have a great weekend Viking Families.
Congratulations to our latest Making A Difference honorees. Principal Dale Geyer nominated Mrs. Kristen Gayler & Mrs. Mandi Zickefoose for their quick action when they "saw something, and said something" about an unusual thing happening near Jane Chane.
