Marshall County CSD

Back to School Nights for Newfolden Elementary and MCC High School tonight!! Newfolden Elementary - 5 pm to 7 pm High School - 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - 5:30 7th grade orientation - 5:30 to 6:30 9-10 Chromebook Pick Up - 6:30 to 7:30 11-12 Chromebook Pick Up - 6:30 8th grade parent meeting Remember: Please take time to complete free/reduced lunch applications. Although lunch is free this year, we want all our families to apply. Families that complete the application with receive a free family pass for attending our home junior high and senior high athletic events. We look forward to seeing everyone tonight!

MCC Families - Great news, but we also need some help! Lunch will be free for all students again due to USDA extension of several waiver for schools. We still have a charge for high school students taking seconds and extra milks. We also charge for grades 1-6 milk break. Here is where we need your help: We need our families to fill out free-reduced lunch forms. We get a good amount of additional aid that helps us provide additional help to our students. Last year we lost out on some aid because families didn't fill out forms due to free lunches. We are asking all our families to fill out the form regardless of income status. This will help us get all families in our system that qualify helping provide this important funding. Families that complete form, will receive a free Activity pass allowing free admission to all our junior high and high school sporting events. The mailing that went home for all students will provide your family with a paper form to fill out. If you would rather fill it out on line here is the link: https://www.lunchapplication.com/

All the votes have been counted and the results are in. The MCC Community voted 353 - Yes and 381 - No on the proposed $22 million dollar project to replace Newfolden Elementary School with an addition to the high school and improvements to Viking Elementary School. Throughout the referendum process, our school board has sincerely valued all the community feedback on the project leading up to the vote. No matter what side you were on, the conversations throughout our community showed a deep level of interest and support for our school district. There was a resounding sentiment shared by everyone that a strong school system is important and valued. There are always different opinions about how to address school needs and facilitate the business side of things. We appreciated hearing the questions and conversations along the way in the referendum process. The majority of our community did not support the proposed plan. This will not allow the district to move forward with the building project at this time. We will continue to address our needs as we experience growth in the future. We will continue to maximize use of our learning spaces and begin work on finding other ways to address our needs. The school board will need community involvement in future strategic planning sessions. Watch for opportunities to be involved in our newsletter and website in the coming months. We sincerely want to thank everyone who voted, asked questions, and shared suggestions. Your opinions are valued and important. Keeping the public informed and involved is vital to our future success. We look forward to working with our community members in building a better future for our children and school system. Marshall County Central School Board and Administration

Today is the last day to vote! Please drop your ballots off at the high school district office today from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. today. If you need any information about the project details please visit: www.buildmccstrong.org

Parent Meeting! If you are unable to attend the parent meeting in person on Wednesday, 11 at 7:00 pm, here is a link for zoom. https://zoom.us/j/92789496966?pwd=ZnM1T1I1TVlxNjFlMFpydjZ6WGJ4UT09

Your Vote Matters! Please drop your ballots off at the high school district office today 8/9 from 8-4 p.m. or tomorrow 8/10 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on August 10. If you need any information about the project details please visit: www.buildmccstrong.org

Northern Freeze Trap Team Members!! Parent meeting will take place on Wednesday, August 11th at 7:00 pm at the Tri-County school. There will be a meeting with coaches after the information meeting with AD's. Hope to see you there.

8/4/2021 MCC Families: As we prepare for back to school we wanted to take a moment to share with you some important health information items as we prepare for the 2021 school year. The state of Minnesota is allowing more local control in planning which will allow us to take a more flexible approach. Masks are not required in our Marshall County Central School Buildings. We will be allowing personal choice on whether our students and staff want to wear a mask in school. We expect everyone to respect each other for their personal choice. Please note: For now, masks are still required on school buses and public transportation because of a Federal mandate. Covid-19 vaccinations are not required for our students or staff. Again, personal choice is allowed in this regard. There are certainly benefits to being vaccinated like not having to quarantine in close contact situations, but the decision to vaccinate is for you to carefully weigh and decide for yourself and your children. We will cooperate with public health and will notify our school community about opportunities to receive a vaccination. You may also talk with your own health provider. School will be all in person. We are not providing a distance learning option. In the event of a student having to quarantine, we would work with you to get your child school work and keep communication open. We will use a layered approach to our safety plan which includes items like: Parents monitoring child's health and keeping sick children home; proper handwashing and cleaning; assigned seats in classrooms, lunchroom, and buses to help with contract tracing and to limit exposures; and adjusting measures if situation in county/school changes. Many things will look and feel like they did prior to COVID. Hopefully taking a careful approach and working together this will continue throughout the year. We are required to report positive cases within school to the Minnesota Department of Health. We will cooperate with them by helping contact trace in those cases. There will be some quarantine requirements for closed contacts but they vary based on different factors. Of course we need everyone to be mindful the situation could change. Like last year we will monitor the situation in school and in our immediate area. We will work with local public health if situation changes. We would use our messaging system to notify parents of any adjustments. Missy, Sarah, and Patty will be returning to school in mid August and will prepare our back to school mailing. The mailing will contain a welcome letter, bus routes, school supply lists, free-reduced lunch form, and other important back to school information. We anticipate this to be mailed by August 20. We are planning Back to School Nights at our school sites: Viking Back to School Night will be August 31 from 5 pm to 7 pm Newfolden Elementary Back to School Night will be September 1 from 5 pm to 7 pm. MCC High School Back to School Night will be September 1 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. You can find resources for Back to School on our website here: https://www.newfolden.k12.mn.us/o/mccsd/page/back-to-school-2021--2. This page will be updated with additional information as we approach the school year. If you are new to district or interested in coming to school at MCC we are accepting enrollments. Please call the district office at (218) 874-8530. Melanie or Sue will be glad to help. If you have transportation questions Adam is available in the bus garage. He can be reached at (218) 874-7291. We are excited for everyone to return to school for the upcoming school year! Please contact us if you have any questions!

Remember, all athletes need a physical on file with the school to participate in athletics. These are required every three years. Generally, they are done in the 7th and 10th grades. With COVID, there was a year extension granted, so many 8th graders and 10th graders may need them as well. If you haven't done so schedule a "sports physical" with your provider ASAP. Remember that many chiropractors will do them as well. Students are not allowed to practice until these are completed. If you are not sure if your child needs a physical you can call the school to check. Fall practice starts for Volleyball and 9-12 Football on 8/16, JH football starts on 8/23.

The annual Fall Sports meeting will take place at Tri-County on Wednesday, 8/11 at 7:00 pm. Athletes will be able to fill out paperwork, pay fees, receive information and meet with their fall coaches. See you there!!

Here is a link to school supply lists for the 2021-2022 School Year: https://www.newfolden.k12.mn.us/o/mccsd/browse/60469

Important Reminder: August 10 - Election Day for the School Building project is coming up very quickly. There is still time to vote and get your ballot mailed. If you wait until the end of this week, we advise you to bring your ballot in to the District Office to make sure we get it on time. Ballots must be received by 8:00 p.m. August 10 in order to count. If you need any last minute information please view www.buildmccstrong.org. If you live in the district, are eligible to vote, and did not receive a ballot, please stop in the district office and staff can help your register and you can vote. Please call 218-874-8530 if you have any questions about voting.

MCC Families, Community and Staff: North Valley Public Health will be providing an opportunity to receive your Free COVID Vaccine to students, staff, and community members who wish to receive it. This will be Pfizer vaccine for those age 12 and older. The clinic will be held August 3 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in our high school library. Second dose will be administered August 24. Please click on link to register: https://prepmod.health.state.mn.us//appointment/en/reg/9514296020 Please call North Valley Public Health for any questions: 218-745-5154

The MCC School Board held a regular meeting Tuesday, July 20. A briefing of the meeting can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Jc_9svfooQkRSFAYVX7ld1C9bhV_B5MxD6Qn4DjNS4/edit?usp=sharing If anyone has any questions, feel free to reach out to Superintendent Lund: jlund@mccfreeze.org.

Please inform us if you need to make any changes to transportation for the upcoming school year. Transportation Director Adam Lokstad is working on routes for next school year. If you know of any transportation changes you need, please contact Adam. Adam can be reached via phone: 218-874-7291, e-mail: alokstad@mccfreeze.org, or text: 218-689-1767.

Northern Freeze Youth Football Camp will be July 28 and July 29 for students entering grades 4 through grade 7 this upcoming school year. Dates: Wednesday, July 28 and Thursday, July 29 Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Location: Practice Field behind high school. Camp is free of charge. Students will learn some introductory football skills, play some skills games, and meet some of the coaches in the program. Participants should bring athletic shoes and a water bottle.

Bike Trip for K-3 to Florian is postponed to Tuesday, July 27. This is due to heavy smoke in area that isn't expected to get better until Thursday. MPCA has issued Air Quality warning and listed current conditions as unhealthy for everyone across northern Minnesota. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Reminder: MCC Schools needs your feedback: As part of the requirement to obtain ESSER III Federal Funding, the school district is required to have a Return to School Plan and gather stakeholder feedback. You may view our Return to School Planning Draft here: https://bit.ly/3d1Uh9j Please take our short survey if you would like to provide feedback: https://bit.ly/2UtaVrO We have had several responses but want to give everyone a chance to share feedback. The survey will remain open through July 16. Thank you!

As part of the requirement to obtain ESSER III Federal Funding, the school district is required to have a Return to School Plan and gather stakeholder feedback. You may view our Return to School Planning Draft here: https://bit.ly/3d1Uh9j Please take our short survey if you would like to provide feedback: https://bit.ly/2UtaVrO Survey will remain open until July 16, 2021. Thank you!

Here is something important we should share! Here is a list of the Class of 2021 Scholarship Awards. This years class earned over $220,000 in scholarships. We wish them all well as they prepare for further education or begin career opportunities. Thank you to all of our scholarship sponsors! Sorry for the delay in posting.