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Mason City Community School District will not be in session on Monday, September 6, 2010 due to the Labor Day holiday!
With the first early dismissal occurring due to weather, in this case heat, one of the things you may not have done yet is to update your category selection through the School Notification System - SNS. This system notifies you by e-mail or text message to your pager or cell phone. At this time there are still categories listed for Madison Early Childhood Center, Washington Early Childhood Center and Roosevelt Middle School, and a category of Lincoln Intermediate has been added. Families need to go into the system by selecting Parent Portals to the left and then selecting School Notification System or you may click here to take you directly to the sign in page of the system. You can then sign in by supplying the e-mail address and your password and you can update your information by selecting the new categories you wish to be notified by and unsubscribing to the categories you no longer need. If you have any questions, please call the office of the superintendent at 641-421-4401.
The 2010-2011 school year will soon be approaching and we are anxious to have you renew your membership or join the Mohawk Athletic Booster Club. The Booster Club is a key player for all Mohawk Athletic Teams - and you, as a Booster Club member, to continue helping . . . . . . (Click Here for more information)
WHAT IS MOHAWK DAY? Please click here to visit the official Mohawk Days website to learn more about this event to support your local schools district, the many acitivities planned for the community to participate in and why the district is planning this event. Click here to become a Facebook Fan of Mohawk Days.
The Farrer Endowment Foundation is a private nonprofit tax exempt organization created in 1983 by Lloyd J. Farrer and Georgetta V. Farrer of Mason City. The Foundation serves public charities in the North Iowa area that will use the money locally and is dedicated to serving youth, elderly, or needy. The money is to be used to support Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) at both Lincoln Intermediate and John Adams Middle School. The $2000 grant was written by Jen Poock and Cheryl Tietjens.
The Mason City Community School District now offers a web store with secure on-line payment through RevTrak. The address of this web store is http://masoncityschools.revtrak.net. It can also be accessed in the left panel in the parent portals. The service is very similar to amazon.com on-line. You simply create an account and place items in your shopping cart. Then simply check out. For more information click HERE. Why not pay for registration fees before you come to registration in August? It's a huge time saver!
Welcome to a new rewards program that will benefit all students in grades 7-12. Go to http://www.jams.innovativeschoolfunding.com. By using the site listed for all of your shopping needs, our school can earn dollars to be used for new technology and educational programs. Upon entering the website and clicking on the company’s logo, you are taken directly to that company’s website. In order for your purchase to be recognized as coming from this site and therefore support the funding effort, you must allow 3rd party cookies and you must click the logos provided. A percentage of your purchase is donated back to the PTO at no additional cost to you. Companies such as Eddie Bauer, Gap, iTunes, Target, Old Navy, Amazon.com, Walmart, and many more have agreed to partner with us to provide this rewards program for our school. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Click HERE to view a video overview of the ACE Program opportunity students at the Mason City High School participated in during the 2009-2010 school year. Thank you to all the volunteers who made this program possible and to the students who created this footage about the program.
Dr. Micich invites you to visit her blog and read the information posted there on the John Adams Middle School/MCHS Remodel Project Questions & Answers article. Click HERE to view.
Do you have paperback books piling up on a shelf or in a closet? Mason City Schools can help you purge those books by putting them in classroom libraries in the language arts classrooms at the high school. If you have paperback books in good condition and that are appropriate for high school students’ independent reading, please consider donating those books to the high school. Book drop tubs are in the offices at AMS, MCHS, RMS and the Administration Building. As you do your spring cleaning and you are deciding “keep, toss or donate,” we hope you will consider “donate” when it comes to books you no longer want.
Dr. Micich invites you to read her blog about new developments pertaining to the MCCSD budget and administrative realignment. Click HERE to view.
Mason City Schools would like to thank all parents and guardians who have provided us with their e-mail addresses. If you have an e-mail address and have not shared it with MCCSD, we encourage you to do so. We plan on continuing e-mail communication with parents and guardians into the future and want to make sure no family is left out. Please be aware MCCSD NEVER shares e-mail addresses with anyone. Click HERE to for details on how to proceed with providing MCCSD with your e-mail address.
The Education Foundation of Mason City Public Schools offers many scholarship opportunities for students and graduates of Mason City City Community School District. For further information regarding scholarship opportunities click here and follow the links on the Education Foundation page of the Mason City Community School District web site.
The ultimate goal of the Community Wellness Committee is to implement programs and/or projects addressing the needs and wants of citizens in regards to wellness and preventative health, creating supportive environments for healthy behaviors. The community wellness survey was designed by local community wellness committee members (medical, fitness, business, educators, and environmental professionals) along with the Public Health Department to assess the physical activity and nutritional behaviors of county residents. The results from this survey will help the committee identify environmental, social, and economical barriers and assets of our community and aid them in the development and direction of future community wellness programming. The survey takes about 2 minutes to complete and all Cerro Gordo County residents and visitors are encouraged to complete the survey and provide their input. The Community Wellness Committee and Health Department greatly appreciate everyone’s participation. For more information about this committee please contact Wellness Coordinator, Kelli Huinker [wellness@cghealth.com] Cerro Gordo County Dept. of Public Health Tel. 641-421-9312. CLICK HERE to take survey!
The Mason City Community School District Board of Education approved attendance boundary restructure at their meeting held on Monday, March 22, 2010. The restructure approved affects the Jefferson and Roosevelt Elementary attendance centers boundary. Jefferson Elementary will now include the area north of the railroad tracks located between 9th and 12th Streets SE and east of Federal Ave./Hwy. 65. Click here to view a map of the attendance center structure for Mason City Community School District approved on March 22, 2010.
Check out the Superintendent's Page (click on the link to the left) to access more than 300 suggestions gathered from our community during the Budget Forum process this fall.
The third issue of the AEA 267 Family-Educator Connection "Connecting with Families and Educators" newsletter is now available on-line. This publication provides information, support and encouragement to families and educators of children and young adults with disabilities. To access issues of this newsletter on-line click here.
Click Here to access information regarding early dismissals or cancellation of school due to weather or other circumstances.  4-Year-Old Preschool 2010-2011 Registration
The Mason City Community School District will be offering a preschool program for 2010-2011, at no charge to families, for children that will be four years of age prior to September 15, 2010. Families desiring to enroll their child should contact the school district (421-4418) as soon as possible. Enrollment is limited to 80 students. For further information, or to begin the enrollment process, please call 421-4418. Mental Health & Well Being Magnets
The Cerro Gordo County Medical Society and Alliance is sponsoring Mental Health & Well-being magnets that will be distributed at conferences to middle school and high school families. Click here for more information and resources on Mental Health & Well-Being. Hawk-I (Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa) Health care coverage for uninsured kids is more affordable than you think. Parents work hard to make ends meet. That's why Iowa offers hawk-i health care coverage for uninsured children of working families. No family pays more than $40 a month. For more information call 1-800-257-8563 or go to the hawk-i website at www.hawk-i.org. Public Notice - Open Enrollment
Parents/guardians considering the use of the open enrollment option to enroll their children in another public school district in the state of Iowa should be aware of the following dates: March 1, 2010 – Last date for regular open enrollment requests for the 2010-11 school year. September 1, 2010 – Last date for open enrollment requests for entering kindergarten students for the 2010-11 school year. A timeline waiver may be considered for those students falling under the “good cause” definition for the 2010-11 school year. Parents/guardians of open enrolled students whose household income is at or below the federal poverty guidelines for household size are eligible for transportation assistance. This may be in the form of actual transportation or in the form of a cash stipend. Parents should be aware that open enrollment may result in the loss of athletic eligibility. Parents have a right to appeal to State Board if an original request to open enroll was based on repeated acts of harassment or serious health condition of the student. For further details, contact Hal Minear, Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services, Mason City Community Schools. No Child Left Behind
State Release Report Card for No Child Left Behind H1N1
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