MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

💰REWARDING PERFECT ATTENDANCE💰 In an effort to address staffing challenges and retain highly-qualified support personnel, the Martin County School District is providing bonuses to all AFSCME bargaining unit-eligible members who earn perfect attendance each month! Stephanie Susskind of WPTV took an exclusive look at this unique program in action last week. Watch: https://youtu.be/c12lGOIdTK0 The District is currently hiring for a variety of positions that are eligible for the perfect attendance bonus: school bus operators, school bus assistants, paraprofessionals, secretaries, maintenance/skilled trades employees, food service workers and Extended Day staff. Interested candidates are encouraged to click here to view career opportunities: https://youtu.be/c12lGOIdTK0 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🤝COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY🤝 Superintendent John D. Millay and Mr. Mark Sechrist, Director of Facilities, participated in today's Workforce Housing Symposium hosted by the Palm City Chamber of Commerce. The informative panel discussion highlighted the need for quality, affordable housing in our community. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

☔🌞 FIRST WARNING WEATHER WITH THE VIKINGS☔🌞 Jensen Beach Elementary School hosted our first WPBF 25 News Weather Class of the 2022-2023 school year today! Students participated in an engaging lesson with meteorologist Vanessa Vinet and had all of their weather-related questions answered. Tune in to WPBF this evening at 5:30 or tomorrow morning at 9 to see the Vikings in action! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🍎CELEBRATING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE🍎 Nineteen Jensen Beach High School students earned The College Board's prestigious Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone Diploma™ during the 2021-2022 school year, with eight more earning the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™. The AP Capstone Diploma Program aids high school students in developing the critical thinking, research, collaboration, and presentation skills that are critical for postsecondary success. Click to learn more and view the list of awardees: https://www.martinschools.org/article/830444 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🍎ON THE AGENDA🍎 Today's Special School Board Meeting will begin at 5:05 p.m. View the agenda: https://bit.ly/3ALPHqB Watch the livestream: https://youtu.be/NWJF5WrXb0Q #ALLINMartin👊

“No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Happy #LaborDay, Martin County! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

All of our support employees are eligible to earn a perfect attendance bonus for each month they attended all scheduled work days on time and for the duration of each day. Our Transportation Department has taken the incentive a step further - bus assistant Larry Daniels earned a gift card for having perfect work attendance in August! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDTheRippleEffect #PublicSchoolProud

🍎SCHOOLS CLOSED🍎 All District-operated schools will be closed September 5 in observance of #LaborDay. View our complete instructional calendar for the 2022-2023 school year: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

It's #MCSDTheRippleEffect - academic growth, increased performance, and higher graduation rates all hinge on being present in school, especially in the early grades! 📚🍎 Kudos to Port Salerno Elementary School for celebrating students who have earned perfect attendance so far this school year. 💜💛 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎MARTIN MINUTE WITH MILLAY🍎 The Martin County School District has had a collaborative, productive and fast-moving few weeks with regard to bargaining negotiations! AFSCME Local #597's 2021-2022 agreement was ratified by the School Board on August 16. The Martin County Education Association's 2021-2022 agreement, which was approved by bargaining unit-eligible employees on Tuesday, is scheduled to be ratified by the School Board in September. Yesterday, the District and AFSCME tentatively agreed to a contract for the current school year in RECORD time! Check out the latest "Martin Minute With Millay" here: https://youtu.be/M3UatY67duM Click here view details about each bargaining unit's 2021-2022 agreement: https://www.martinschools.org/article/823659. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎CURRICULUM NIGHTS🍎 Middle School families - Curriculum Night will be held this evening at your child's school. Curriculum Night is an excellent way for your family to get to know your child's teachers and more about their school's plan for teaching and learning this year. Click here to view specific details for your child's school: https://www.martinschools.org/page/reopening#curriculumnights #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎 "AICE"ING THEIR COURSES🍎 Congrats to Martin County High School's Cambridge Assessment International Education (AICE) program! We can't wait to see how these scholars will change our world. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

💖LEARNING THROUGH PLAY💖 Students in Ms. Quintero‘s kindergarten class at Warfield Elementary School were excited to engage in hands-on play this week! Made possible by the Education Foundation of Martin County, the P.L.A.Y.S. (Purposeful Language Acquistion Yields Success) Program allows our youngest learners an opportunity to build their vocabularies and language skills by engaging in age-appropriate, hands-on play. This week's lesson? Caring for babies! #MCSDTheRippleEffect in action! 🍼💖 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎CURRICULUM NIGHTS🍎 High School families - Curriculum Night will be held this evening at your child's school. Curriculum Night is an excellent way for your family to get to know your child's teachers and more about their school's plan for teaching and learning this year. Click here to view specific details for your child's school: https://www.martinschools.org/page/reopening#curriculumnights #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎GROWING AS LEADERS🍎 Over the summer, several MCSD assistant principals enhanced their leadership skills during the Aspiring Principals Academy. The two-week intensive professional development session was fully funded through a grant from the Mary and Robert Pew Public Education Fund. The purpose of this training is to create a leadership pipeline by helping assistant principals understand what traits principals need to be successfully serve MCSD schools. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/nybhxJKl4Oo #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

📲CONNECTION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS📲 Did you receive the latest edition of Martin Moments, our e-newsletter, in your inbox this morning?! If not, click the link below to subscribe and catch up on what you've missed! https://conta.cc/3Q1duIT #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

Observing, noting, comparing and contrasting.🔍📝 We love to see these ripples of knowledge growing into waves! Way to go, SeaWind Elementary third graders! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDTheRippleEffect #PublicSchoolProud

🍎SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS🍎 Bessey Creek Elementary School has been recognized by Florida's Problem Solving/Response to Intervention Project for its commitment to excellence in implementing a school-wide multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) framework during the 2021-2022 school year. MTSS is a set of strategies designed to help schools identify struggling students early and intervene quickly, supporting academic growth, behavior, life skills and attendance. By establishing this framework, Bessey Creek Elementary School has demonstrated a commitment to making beneficial changes to its learning environment, acknowledging and celebrating appropriate student behavior and using data to identify needed support for students. Learn more about Florida's Problem Solving/Response to Intervention (PS/RtI) Project here: https://floridarti.usf.edu/about/projectinformation.html #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🎶MAKING RIPPLES🎶 A teacher affects eternity; one can never tell where their influence stops. This sentiment rang true recently for Audrey, a fourth-grader at Warfield Elementary School, who won an essay contest sponsored by the Treasure Coast Music Teachers Association. As part of her submission, Audrey wrote about Mr. Elliott Harris, Warfield's longtime music teacher who now teaches at SeaWind Elementary School. She said that Mr. Harris had inspired her love for music and singing since she was in kindergarten! Earn more about Mr. Harris here: https://youtu.be/fHf_YHJ1myU. Audrey has been named the recipient of a scholarship for voice lessons this school year. The voice lessons were made possible through a generous contribution from the Pike and Susan Sullivan Charitable Trust. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎FOCUS ON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT🍎 Earlier this week, Superintendent John D. Millay joined other District leaders in professional development designed to elevate the literacy-related teaching and learning of struggling schools. Ms. Jennifer Bacchiochi, Director of State Regional Literacy, facilitated the RAISE training. "This is meaningful, focused work with our schools in need of the most improvement," Dr. Millay said. "We are grateful to @educationfl for providing differentiated, research-based support that will help us continue to ensure positive outcomes for all students." #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud