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Superintendent Communiqué Midland Public Schools

August 15, 2022

Volume 10 Edition 03

Midland Public Schools District Vision Statement: Lead with respect, trust and courage. Ensure an equitable, collaborative and inclusive culture. Enable all to achieve success.

First Day of School is august 22

Joining our Certified team

Laura Brown, Rebekah Christie, Katherine Condon, Pam Cote, Nicholas Doyon, Angela Flack, Alexis Gonzaga, Lauryn Grace, David Grollimund, Mark Guerin, Lauren Hall, Chadd Hall, Ryan Houthoofd, Delaney Hundzinski, Amy Idzior, Rachel Jones, Daniel Jordan, Kirsten Joy-Cochran, Andrew Kelly, Hayden Klein, Anna Kress, Scott Little, Ian Lundquist, Troy Lynch, Jenae Turner, Paige Murphy, Anthony Niemiec, Leeann Rielle, Jennifer Salowitz, Chenwei Scherzer, Madison Seegraves, Kristine Servinski, Emily Stewart, Abigail Striebel, Meghan Szilagyi, Wendy Ullery, Erica VanAlst, Melanie Vieau, Sarah Votruba, Aaron Wladischkin, Courtney Wojtkiewicz, Rebecca Wolf, Laci Wood, and Zakaria Zostom

Richard Leach Sports in Excellence Awards

Midland High School (boys) won the 2021-22 Richard Leach Sports in Excellence Award. This award is given annually to the top high school athletic programs within the Saginaw Valley League.

H. H. Dow High and Midland High students celebrated at MSU St. Andrews for 2022 summer research projects.

Read about the event here!

On August 6th, the Dow High Cultural Clubs worked together to bring a first-time ever collaborating event between the Chinese group, Dow High Diversity Club, and Dow High German Club at the Midland Community River Days Festival at the Tridge. Thanks to the support of the Midland Area Community Foundation Youth Action Council Philanthropy Mini-Grant and the creativity of all members, this special project named Culture Fest was able to spring to life. We want to say a big thank you to all who contributed to spreading more cultural awareness and Charger spirit throughout the Midland Community through Culture Fest, and also express gratitude for all the team efforts and hard work despite the steaming hot weather during the River Days Festival. The vitality and glow of the team's bonding surpassed many expectations and brought smiles to the kids at the River Days Festival. Many thanks to all!

Annual Notices:

Per statute, Midland Public Schools must notify stakeholders of applicable state and federal laws. All students and parents are expected to review and be knowledgeable of the information included herein annually. These annual notices are included in MPS student handbooks, located on each of the schools' websites.

Here is the link to the Annual Notices information

ParentVUE is coming! MPS has changed student information systems and moved to a system called Synergy. Home Access Center has been replaced with a new product called ParentVUE. You will be able to see everything you could in Home Access Center and more in this new system. In the near future, we will send each parent/guardian an email, to the email we have on file, with instructions on how to log in and the activation code you will need. Please be on the lookout for this email.
FREE SUMMER MEALS END ... August 18, 2022 at Plymouth Elementary & Midland High School August 19, 2022 at Central Park Elementary & Plymouth Park
Thank you to the MPS Chartwells Food Service staff for all your hard work this summer to make these meals available for community children!

Free School Meals for All Students Has Ended

When the 2021-2022 school year ended, so did free meals for every student. While the federal government funded a program that allowed all students access to free meals during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress recently declined to continue supporting this program.

If your student qualifies for free or reduced meals, they can still receive them this fall, but you must take action to make it happen. Please complete the 2022-2023 online application

Completing an application is the only way to be considered for free or reduced meals next school year.

For assistance, don't hesitate to get in touch with our Food Service Department at 989-923-5062.

September 26th – October 2nd is Midland Neighboring Week

Schools of Choice Applications Available

Schools of Choice applications for the 2022-2023 school year are now available on the MPS website. This includes applications for non-resident students and in-district transfer students.

Please contact Becci Longstreth at longstrethra@midlandps.org or 989-923-5024 with questions.

Register today for 2022-23 Preschool and Kindergarten

If you have a child who will be 3, 4, or 5 by September 1st, you can now register for the 2022-23 school year.

3-Year-Old Tuition Preschool: 5-day weeks; follows school-year calendar; sensory, play-based curriculum; competitively priced tuition. Site: MPS Pre-Primary Center; 989-923-6411

4-Year-Old Tuition Preschool: 5-day weeks; follows school-year calendar; research-based, child-focused, developmental curriculum; competitively priced tuition. Site: MPS Pre-Primary Center; 989-923-6411

4-Year-Old Great Start Readiness Program Preschool: 4-day weeks; follows school-year calendar; FREE for income-qualifying families. Site: MPS Pre-Primary Center; 989-923-6411; 989-631-5892; 844-492-7707 (Regional Preschool Partnership)

Developmental Kindergarten: 5-day weeks; follows school-year calendar; Year one of the 2-year Kindergarten program. Site: MPS Pre-Primary Center; 989-923-6411

Traditional Kindergarten: 5-day weeks; follows school year calendar; Robust program that provides a strong educational foundation to build upon; Inquiry-based, proven, enriching, supportive, creative program. Sites: All six MPS elementary schools; 989-923-5024

Twitter: @MichaelSharrow2 @MidlandPS

The Midland Area Wellbeing Coalition has shared their August Wellbeing Offerings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P3Mpv6Rs9ORZ6oIQTe_l2QF8W8zFkGVTFPjTd9vrklo/edit?usp=sharing

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