Murray County Central Schools

Good Afternoon. Reminder about the 2020 Cross Country eligibility meeting tonight at 6:00pm at the track grandstands. Please bring your checks for $50 and a pen for eligibility paperwork. New schedules have been updated and are on the school activities calendar! We will social distance in the grandstand and ask that only one parent and athlete attend! See you tonight!

Good Morning, This is just a reminder to make sure to register your child for school if you have not done so already. The deadline to register is Sunday, August 16th. If you have forgotten your username or password please contact the elementary or high school offices for help. Remember to also indicate if your child will be enrolling in the virtual academy when registering. You will know you have fully completed the registration process when you receive a confirmation email that your registration is complete. Thank you.

The MCC School Board wanted to give another update on the school mascot/mascot name after continued discussion at the regular August 10, 2020 school board meeting. The Board reviewed the 198 community at large survey comments and wanted to reiterate that all of the data up to this point is only a piece of the process to gain as much information as possible. Consultation with the marketing/advertising/graphics arts professional continues. It may take a couple months before they are available to meet with the board to gain additional information. That, along with the current focus of preparing a safe return to school for both students and staff under the approved model, the board has decided to suspend discussion/work on this topic at this time. Under the current circumstances, the board feels the focus of time should be spent on the more pressing matters. This does not diminish the concerns of this issue.

Please click on the link for information regarding 7th Grade Orientation for this year- https://5il.co/jcoy

Good Morning, Last night the school board decided to start the school year in the Hybrid Model which means all students will be in the school building each day with mandatory social distancing. We can accomplish this due to the large square footage of our buildings and relatively small student population. Registration starts today and will run from Tuesday August 11th through Sunday August 16th. All registration is online this year. Please log into your JMC parent portal to update your information. Click on the link “register for 2020-2021” and fill out all forms (Free/Reduced, Health, and Residency) and questions for each child. Make sure to indicate if your child will be doing MCC Virtual Academy during the registration process. If you do not remember your JMC username and password, please contact either the high school or elementary building administrative assistants during regular office hours. Thank you.

Just a reminder to please join us for our Q&A session on the MCC Virtual Academy at noon today. The google meeting link is https://meet.google.com/ook-jvhy-yoh and phone is 1 402-629-0230‬ PIN: ‪795 334 421‬# Thank you.

The MCC Band is looking for anyone handy with a sewing machine. In order to keep our students safe, we need to make PPE specifically for our instruments. Email mike_helgeson@mcc.mntm.org if you can help out. We will provide materials.

Monday’s eligibility meeting for fall athletics has been postponed. Cross country will have theirs on Thursday, May 13 at 6:00pm at the track complex. All other eligibility meetings are postponed to a date to be determined at a later date! Thank you for your patience and understanding!

August 5th Update from Superintendent Meyer. Please click the link. https://5il.co/j577 (English) https://5il.co/j573 (Spanish)

Good Morning, Please click on the following links for more information regarding our online learning academy option for families that choose to keep their students home this year. District Letter- https://5il.co/j3ss Founders Academy- https://5il.co/j311 Educere Overview- https://5il.co/j30x and Curriculum- https://5il.co/j30t A virtual informational meeting will be held on Monday, August 10th from 12-1pm for a time of questions and answers. To join this meeting please use the following link or phone number- https://meet.google.com/ook-jvhy-yoh Phone- 1 402-629-0230‬ PIN: ‪795 334 421‬#. Thank you.

At today's MSHSL board meeting the league voted to move Football, Sideline Cheer and Volleyball season's to early spring. Cross Country will start on August 17. We will be having discussions at the local level with Administration and Staff as guidance is coming in the next couple of days. We will keep you updated as information comes out. Thank you for your patience during these times.

This afternoon, Gov. Walz along with MDE and MDH announced Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 School Year. As a part of this plan, MDE and MDH have created Regional Support Teams to assist schools in determining the start to the school year. The Safe Learning Plan uses a localized, data-driven approach that allows school districts to operate in a learning model that is responsive to the prevalence of COVID-19 cases in their communities. MCC Schools will be consulting with the regional support team in the coming days to determine what the start of the year will look like. There is a possibility that the Elementary School may be in a different learning model than the High School. The data along with other factors will make this determination. Once a decision has been made, we will let everyone know right away. A definite date can not be given at this time. Thank you for your continued patience.

In an effort to answer questions that have been asked in the "Return to School" survey, a FAQ page has been set up with answers. This will be updated as more questions come in. Click on the link to view: shorturl.at/kms01

Attached is an "update on school" letter along with a survey link for back to school. Please take the time to read and complete the survey to help in continued planning. https://5il.co/ikjr (ENGLISH) https://5il.co/ikjs (SPANISH)

Murray County Central School Board is seeking further public input on our current Rebel mascot. The link below will lead you to a comment form which is being provided to the general public. No identifying information will be collected. If you have completed previous surveys about MCC's mascot or sent a separate email to the MCC School Board and/or Superintendent regarding the same, we have that information and you can disregard this message. If you did NOT participate in previous surveys or did NOT send an email previously and would like to weigh in, please complete the following. Comments are limited to 250 words or less. All comments will be reviewed by the MCC School Board. https://forms.gle/A7UmkTz2PqpL7xii6

The attached link provides a District update on Back to School preparation and the scenario planning process. It also includes a very important message on Free/Reduced Lunch applications. These must be filled out on an annual basis. Thank You. https://5il.co/icoy

Check out our new promotional video! https://youtu.be/Os3H-333qrI Special thanks to Grant Harms on his work over the past year to film, edit, and produce this video for the District. Please share with any families or potential students.

The attached link is a summary of the School Board's discussion @ the July 13, 2020 meeting regarding the mascot/mascot name. This summary also includes the survey results received from students, parents, & staff. https://5il.co/i9i6

Dear MCC Family, I wanted to send out a message to everyone that after much discussion with the prom committee, consisting of student, parent, teacher, and staff representatives of Murray County Central, the decision was made to cancel prom. Our current health situation and the fact that this prom would not be a “normal” prom were two of the biggest factors in the decision to cancel prom. There would not have been a dance this year due to the health requirements, and this is often the highlight for students. Many students felt that if we could not have a normal prom that they would rather not have prom. A discussion about after-prom and the money raised for after-prom was held. The after-prom committee which is a separate parent group/entity from the school district is going to discuss how to use the money raised for after-prom. While I know that this decision may be a disappointment for many, please know that it was made with much consideration from many perspectives. Thank you for your understanding. Sincerely, Jacob Scandrett- HS Principal

Starting on Monday July 13, the outdoor track at MCC will be undergoing a maintenance project & will be secured & CLOSED until July 20th. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.