Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians,
I have just been informed today of a situation that has potentially exposed some of our lunchroom employees within the community to COVID-19. We will be working with the Georgia Department of Public Health over the upcoming days. Out of an abundance of caution, school will be delayed and a new start date projection should be announced later this week. As a result of this decision, all scheduled open houses will be cancelled and rescheduled at a later time. We do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding that we are keeping the safety of our students and employees as our first priority.
Sincerely,
Glenn Tidwell
Superintendent, Marion County Schools
The work session of the Marion County Board of Education has been moved to Monday, August 3, 2020. The meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m. at Marion County Middle/High School, 1 Eagle Drive, Buena Vista, Georgia.
At this time, Marion County School District suspends all “bus notes”. Changes will not be made to a child’s established regularly scheduled route.
ATTENTION LKM PARENTS!! The first day of school for “FACE-TO-FACE” instruction is Wed., August 5. The first day of school for VIRTUAL STUDENTS is Monday, August 10.
I realize you may have seen media coverage of actions the state school board may take regarding a setback to the opening date. I know this is a stressful time for all of us, made more difficult by uncertainty. As our local board receives information (which may be delayed in coming from the state), we will discuss at Tuesday’s local board meeting and give you all details as they become available.
Today is the last day for Virtual Learning Enrollment. Please see the news section on the District Page for the form. Forms are also available at each school.
Students who have elected to do online coursework but who wish to retain their dual enrollment/college-level courses need to contact price.melissa@marion.k12.ga.us by Monday, July 27th.
Registration for virtual instruction is due tomorrow July 21st.
Thank you to Renee Barrett and the Marion County Health Department for their help and guidance this summer. We are grateful for their continued support in keeping our students safe and healthy.
Check out our new and improved gym floor! Excited to see many wins in the future!
Please see the News Section on the district page for the Virtual Agreement Form & Rules
Please see the News Section on the District Page for a Flyer in regards to the Town Hall meetings!
Parent meetings will be held next week via the Zoom platform. These meetings will provide a picture of what face-to-face instruction will look like vs. the virtual option. There will be a limit of 100 people per session, but multiple sessions featuring this information are available: Wednesday, July 15th-meetings at 12 noon, 3 p.m., and 6 p.m; Thursday, July 16th-meeting at 9 a.m. Links and instructions for joining a meeting will be posted soon. You will be able to type in questions during the meeting. "See" you next week on Zoom!
Marion County School District is offering two learning options for the 2020-2021 school year. Please see the Article in the News Section for more information.
SENIOR PORTRAITS
JULY 22nd and 23rd in the MCMHS Cafeteria
Students must call LifeTouch . . . 706-568-1650 . . . and make an appointment.
(THEY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS FROM LIFETOUCH!!)
THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5.
THIS WILL ALLOW OUR STAFF TO PARTICIPATE IN COVID-19 TRAINING.
One of our football coaches, though asymptomatic, has tested positive for COVID. We have contacted the Health Department and have followed all guidance. He has not been on campus since 6/18. We are observing GHSA dead week this week, with activities scheduled to resume on 7/6.
Summer is halfway over, and we are working to complete plans for school this fall. We should be able to announce them by the 1st or 2nd week of July. There will be an online option if you don’t feel safe sending your children to school. Details will be available in early July.
The emergency Meals-to-You program has been extended. Meals will automatically continue to be shipped to your families on the bi-weekly schedule until 07/30/2020, unless you inform them you wish to discontinue service , To discontinue service please email info@mealstoyou.org.
Parents, we need your input! Please fill out the survey located in the news section of the Marion home page: https://www.marion.k12.ga.us/article/261124?org=marion-county-schools