October 26, 2020
Dear Learners and Families,
COVID-19 UPDATE
Thank you for your continued efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. It is important that families and students continue to complete the self screening and remain home when ill. If you are sick, PLEASE STAY HOME. Proper mask wear, hygiene, and physical distancing continue to be our best defense. We must work together to stay safe and remain in school until June!
It is important that you review with your child the importance of the following COVID-19 safety procedures. You can review the COVID-19 Safety Slide deck HERE. Beginning Wednesday, October 28, learners will begin helping staff with the sanitization of tables between classes. Staff will spray the EPA approved cleaner, SDS 117, and the student will wipe down the desk. Although this specific product does not require the use of protective wear, gloves are available for student use if desired.
LEARNING AT HOME:
We must be prepared for illness and other COVID-19 absences. MECHS classes are available via livestream through Zoom for learners remaining at home for COVID-related issues. Students can simply log on to their ECHO agenda and the link is available to access the course through livestream.
IF a LEARNER has a COVID-19 absence AND feels well enough to complete work, learners are expected to do the following actions:
Check ECHO daily.
Attend classes virtually through Zoom link in ECHO agenda.
Complete and submit ECHO assignments.
Email instructor for support or request an office hour.
Attendance and work completion is mandatory in alignment with the face-to-face course expectations (as long as the learner feels well enough to complete the work).
In the event of a whole class closure/building closure:
Learning will transition into a virtual format immediately following the closure using this schedule HERE.
Attendance and work completion is mandatory in alignment with the face-to-face course expectations.
Participation in virtual zoom live sessions are required by this class schedule HERE.
School calendar breaks/vacation calendar will be followed
Grading timelines apply.
MARKING PERIOD 1 ENDING SOON:
Marking period 1 ends on Friday, November 6th. Review your student’s progress on ECHO. If you have concerns, please reach out to the teacher for support. You can find the list of staff emails/phone number HERE: tinyurl.com/mechsstaff . Need additional academic help? Please check out the tutoring center information below.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT:
Academic Tutoring Center is OPEN to ALL 9-12th grade MECHS students every
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 3:10-4:30PM
Faculty tutors are available on Tuesday-Thursday from 3:10-4:30PM
After school snacks are provided
Location: MECHS Commons
Faculty Tutoring Calendar Schedule with list of available tutoring staff: HERE
Tutoring Procedures:
Sign up HERE or visit tinyurl.com/mechstutoring to ensure we have proper staffing and food
Cost is FREE!
FOOD SERVICE UPDATE:
After school meals are NOW available to every student Monday through Thursday, after school-3:20PM. All students can grab a meal to take home, eat before practice, or tutoring. Just a reminder that both breakfast and lunch are FREE to all students.
COMMUNICATION of COVID-19 Cases:
Meridian Public Schools publishes district COVID-19 numbers on the website every Friday at merps.org/COVID19. This includes both face-to-face and virtual students. In addition, EVERY time a presumed positive OR positive case occurs of a FACE-TO-FACE student, a letter will be emailed to your Skyward email address and a text message sent to review this correspondence. Any close contact will be notified via PHONE by both MECHS and the Health department.
Fall Update:
Readiness Checklist for Learning can be found HERE or attached.
October MECHS Fall Learning Update Webinar recording can be found HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBZhLNHUMss
The slide deck for this presentation can be found HERE: https://drive.google.com/file/...
MECHS Fall 2020 Newsletter HERE: https://drive.google.com/file/...
MECHS Building Tour Video HERE :
We are all in this together. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with additional questions, concerns, and feedback. Thank you for trusting us with your children’s learning needs.
Warm Regards,
MECHS Principal