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The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) has issued updated COVID-19 guidance for families. This flowchart will take effect immediately in the Martin County School District. View the new flowchart: https://bit.ly/FLDOECOVID19Guidance Read more via the FLDOE's website: https://bit.ly/3pIXH7l #ALLINMartin👊

🍎CELEBRATING SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS🍎 The Martin County School District is proud to celebrate our school social service workers in honor of National School Social Work Week! Our School Social Service Workers are essential members of Team MCSD - they assist children, families, faculty and staff in creating a healthy and positive learning environment for all. They work tirelessly to identify and provide services to students (and their families) who face serious barriers to success, including poverty, disabilities, abuse, addiction and the loss of loved ones. We appreciate their professionalism, compassion and commitment to our students, families and schools! #ALLINMartin👊 #SSWWeek2022

🍽CELEBRATING HEALTHY CHOICES🍽 Busy weekday mornings make it a challenge for many families to find time for a healthy breakfast. Fortunately, the Martin County School District offers nutritious school breakfasts, complete with fruit and low-fat or fat-free milk, to ensure students are fueled for learning every school day! 🥛🍎🍌🥞🥯 This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is allowing all children to receive school breakfast and lunch for free, without an application, so it’s a great time for families to give school breakfast a try. The District's Food & Nutrition Services professionals and students will be encouraged to show their enthusiasm for school breakfast from March 7-11 as the district celebrates #NSBW22 with special menus, activities, and more! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍎 In life - and in school- students' questions often go unasked. MCSD's free, online tutoring platform ensures all middle and high school students have access to expert instructors across hundreds of subject areas 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Students can even receive support and feedback as they work on essays, reports and scholarship applications. Your child can access this free service by signing in to ClassLink with their District credentials and clicking the "Paper" app. Click the following link to learn more: https://youtu.be/lNsH9J6hYN4 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎EARLY RELEASE DAY🍎 Just a reminder, families - Wednesday, March 30, is an early release day. Students will be dismissed two hours earlier than normal. View our complete school calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars. #ALLINMartin👊

📚CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY📚 As our celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth continues, we spotlight two brothers who were educational pioneers in Martin County, Charles E. and Robert G. Murray. Charles Murray founded the Stuart Training School in 1926 - this was the first high school for Black students in the county. He remained principal until 1939 when his brother, Robert, took over. Stuart Training School eventually became Spectrum Academy and Murray Middle School was named for the brothers. #ALLINMartin 👊

🌊YOUR NEXT CAREER DECISION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR🌊 ☕Don't forget - our virtual coffee chat from 5-6 pm on February 24 is your chance to learn why the Martin County School District is your best choice for a rewarding career! ☕ Get details and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/MCSDHRCoffeeChat Ready to take the next step now? Email careers@martinschools.org to chat with a recruiter today! #ALLINMartin👊

"Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation."-John F. Kennedy Happy Presidents' Day, Martin County! #ALLINMartin👊

All District-operated schools will be closed Friday, February 18 (Teacher Work Day) and Monday, February 21 (Presidents' Day). Classes will resume on Tuesday, February 22. #ALLINMartin👊

🌊YOUR NEXT CAREER DECISION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR🌊 Dream of making an impact on the future generation? We are hiring for a variety of positions! Join us for a virtual coffee chat from 5-6 pm on February 24 to learn why the Martin County School District is your best choice for a rewarding career! Get details and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/MCSDHRCoffeeChat Have questions? Email careers@martinschools.org to chat with a recruiter today! #ALLINMartin👊

📚CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY📚 We feel extremely fortunate to have had the honor of listening to Ms. Thelma Washington, Executive Director of the Gertrude Walden Child Care Center, recite the ABCs of Black History in Martin County! Watch: https://youtu.be/2SswaOPKipM #BlackHistoryMonth #ALLINMartin👊

Kindness and compassion are meant to be shared today and every day. Happy #ValentinesDay, Martin County! #ALLINMartin💓

Our thoughts remain with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Broward County Public Schools and the City of Parkland as we remember the 17 lives lost and many more who were injured during a senseless tragedy four years ago. We will never forget. #MSDStrong🦅

Every child is one caring adult away from being a success story. Thank you to all of our outstanding school counselors for "being the one" for our students. #ALLINMartin👊#NSCW22

Interim reports for middle and high school students will be posted on Monday, February 7. View your child's grades and attendance information in our FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ If you do not currently have access to FOCUS, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #ALLINMartin👊

🎓CELEBRATING #CTEMONTH🎓 Our Career & Technical Education (CTE) Department has prepared guidebooks for all 8th graders across the District. These books were created with the "Explore My Future" CTE Academy Showcase in mind. They give students a roadmap to the different learning and career opportunities available to them in our high schools. For more information about the many Career & Technical opportunities offered to students enrolled in the District, please click here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/career-and-technical-education #ALLINMartin👊 #CTEWorks #GetThereFL

🥰 BONDING OVER BOOKS🥰 ❄❄These photos are sure to warm your heart on this uncharacteristically chilly morning!❄❄ Spectrum Academy and the Gertrude Walden Child Care Center excitedly resumed their Reading Buddy program just in time for #FLCelebratesLiteracy Week! This programs benefits both student groups, as older students are proud to be mentors and the younger students are in awe of their older role models. In keeping with the Florida Department of Education's space theme for Celebrate Literacy Week, students began building their friendships by exploring books about our universe on Friday. 🚀🚀 #ALLINMartin👊

🌞VIRTUAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT DAY OR NIGHT🌙 Paper, our new online tutoring platform for students in grades 6-12, provides live access to professional tutors across more than 200 subject areas! Each online educator is a Paper Education Company, Inc. employee who is trained in the Socratic teaching method and undergoes a criminal background check prior to employment. All student activity on the platform is recorded, tracked, and made readily available to teachers and administrators. Students can access help when they need it by signing in to ClassLink with their District credentials and clicking the "Paper" app. Meet the tutors: https://youtu.be/HMHLNZeTbxQ #ALLINMartin👊

🍎24/7 ACCESS TO ACADEMIC SUPPORT🍎 The Paper tutoring platform is now available to all MCSD students enrolled in grades 6-12! By signing in to ClassLink and clicking the "Paper" app, students have access to online tutors 24/7 to assist them with learning and assignments across more than 200 subject areas. WPTV's Derek Lowe recently spoke with Dr. Mary White, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, about what families can expect as students take advantage of the Paper platform: https://youtu.be/9mD3mevSwgE #ALLINMartin👊

Second quarter report cards will be posted today, January 18. View your child's grades and attendance records in the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ If you do not currently have access to the FOCUS Parent Portal, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #ALLINMartin👊