MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

🎉CELEBRATING ASPIRING LEADERS🎉 During the recent School Board meeting, School Board members, Superintendent Maine and District leaders proudly recognized the exceptional educators who completed our Aspiring Assistant Principal Academy and the Florida Atlantic University ELITE program. Aspiring Assistant Principal Academy Graduates: 🍎Robert Beasley 🍎Stephanie DeVoe 🍎Sarah Gillooly 🍎Ashley Kemler 🍎Jermaine Pantoja-Ramgeet 🍎April Sherwood 🍎Mercedes Thurston 🍎Kristen Register FAU ELITE Graduates: 🍎Erica Wozny 🍎Ashley Drazick Pastrovicchio 🍎Danielle Buddin 🍎Michelle Garcia 🍎Jennifer Lubeno Aspiring Assistant Principal Academy Graduates (Last 3 Years with Targeted Selection Success): 🍎Dr. Vanessa Muto 🍎Kim Summers Lintz 🍎Maureen Mannion 🍎Alcira Gonzalez 🍎Danielle Farrell 🍎Siddhi Gullickson Their dedication and passion for educational excellence are truly inspiring. We look forward to the positive impact they will make in the 24-25 school year! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🎨CELEBRATING ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT🎨 During the School Board meeting on Tuesday evening, students who participated and placed in the annual Marvin S. Cone Juried Art Show, hosted by MartinArts, were recognized. This prestigious event offers student artists a platform to showcase their finest work to the community, fostering creative thinking, boosting self-esteem, and honoring artistic excellence. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to MartinArts for their invaluable partnership in nurturing the talents of our young artists! You can still see the beautiful work displayed at the Court House Cultural Center through June 22! #ALLINMartin👊

🚌CELEBRATING A LEGACY🚌 Members of the School Board, Superintendent Michael Maine, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Tracey Miller and Assistant Superintendent of HR Julie Sessa celebrated the career of Mr. Tom Hardin during the School Board meeting Tuesday night. Since joining the Martin County School District as the Director of Transportation in 2021, Mr. Hardin has made a lasting impact on the department. His achievements include assisting the District secure one of the highest salary rates on the Treasure Coast for bus drivers and fostering a sense of community and appreciation through monthly cookouts and the initiation of a transportation employee of the month program. We are grateful for his dedication to the safety of our students and staff, and wish him the best in retirement! #ALLINMartin👊

We sincerely apologize once again for the technical difficulties experienced during the livestream of the School Board meeting last evening. A recording of the meeting is now available: https://bit.ly/3RyJ9VQ Thank you for your patience and understanding. #ALLINMartin👊

🍎ON THE AGENDA🍎 Today's School Board Meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. View the agenda: https://bit.ly/4bOq21X Watch the livestream: https://bit.ly/3x6l5CH #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #MCSDBetterTogether💫

📐MATH REVIEW MONDAY📐 Sharpen your math skills and complete this week’s set of Math Review Monday practice problems! Students of all ages within the Martin County School District can participate. Need some help? Elementary students can email the Martin County School District Coordinator of Math, Dr. Paige McMahon, at mcmahop@martinschools.org. Middle and high school students, try out the amazing tutors at Paper! See photo for one of the math problems for this week. You can find all the math problems here: https://bit.ly/3toHO7R #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MathReviewMonday

⛈HSE WEATHER ALERT⛈ We've experienced extreme inclement weather in the area near campus today, including a suspected tornado. It's important for our families to know that students and staff participating in summer programs are completely safe. Right now, out of an abundance of caution, parents/visitors are not permitted to enter campus. Once given the all clear to bring buses onto campus, we will transport all students who are on campus to Port Salerno Elementary School for pickup. We ask families to remain patient and stay tuned for more info. Students and remain safe and families will be contacted once buses are leaving our campus for Port Salerno Elementary School. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of our school! #ALLINMartin👊

COMING SOON TO BULLDOG NATION 🚧🐾 Demolition of the original South Fork High School gymnasium is underway, a cornerstone of the campus since 1983. As we bid farewell, we look ahead to the future-- the new state-of-the-art sports facility is nearing completion! Thanks to the Martin County taxpayers for generously voting to approve a half-cent sales tax increase in November 2018, the Martin County School District was able to fund this new gym and other capital projects throughout the District. We look forward to unveiling a surprise in the new facility incorporating a piece of history. Stay tuned Bulldog Nation! Watch demo and construction video: https://youtu.be/vE-W6OIybjw?si=vL3ydGvSTKS2J765 #ALLINMartin👊

🍎CELEBRATING A LEGACY🍎 During the Project SEARCH completion ceremony, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Dr. Lisa Estevez and Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Department leaders celebrated the career of Ms. Kim Brown. Ms. Brown has been an educator for 37 years, with 21 years serving the Martin County School District. For the past three years, Ms. Brown has made an incredible impact on the students in the Project SEARCH program, teaching them employability skills and guiding them to reach their dreams. Thank you, Ms. Brown, for your dedication to educating all students for success. We wish you the best in retirement! #ALLINMartin👊

🍎ON THE AGENDA🍎 Today's School Board Workshop will begin at 4:00 p.m. View the agenda: https://bit.ly/3RdPh5E Watch the livestream: https://bit.ly/4bJvu6j #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #MCSDBetterTogether💫

Summer learning is underway throughout the Martin County School District! 🍎📚🎒☀️ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

📐MATH REVIEW MONDAY📐 Sharpen your math skills this summer and complete this week’s set of Math Review Monday practice problems! Students of all ages within the Martin County School District can participate. Need some help? Elementary students can email the Martin County School District Coordinator of Math, Dr. Paige McMahon, at mcmahop@martinschools.org. Middle and high school students, try out the amazing tutors at Paper! A new set of questions will be posted here every Monday. You can find all the math problems here: https://bit.ly/3toHO7R #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MathReviewMonday

GEAR UP FOR SUMMER SCHOOL 🍎☀️📚 Summer learning in the Martin County School District starts tomorrow, June 3! Bus routes, times and locations can be found at this link: https://www.martinschools.org/page/summer-break-resources We look forward to a summer full of educational growth! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍽NOURISHING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍽 No school? No problem! Our Food & Nutrition Services Department continues to offer free meals to ALL children aged 18 and under during the summer months with no income restrictions. Breakfasts and lunches are now being served at a few locations, but more sites will be available starting June 3. Our Summer Feeding Bus is back on the road this year! It will make stops at St. Lucie Mobile Village and Booker Park in Indiantown. Full list of locations and times: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1620864 #ALLINMartin👊

📚BOOKS OF THE MONTH📚 Get your summer reading started with the Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr.'s picks for Commissioner’s Books of the Month! “Books are gateways to the past that allow us to relive the tales of history’s most valiant heroes,” said Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. “As students read these books, it is my hope that they will reflect on why we celebrate Memorial Day – to honor America’s military men and women who lost their lives while serving our country.” Books of the Month: 📙Pre-K: "Why Do We Celebrate Memorial Day" by Kristen Lake 📕Grades K-2: "Shark Lady: Celebrating Holidays: Memorial Day" by Rachel Grack 📗Grades 3-5: "Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" by Jeff Gottesfeld 📘Grades 6-8: "Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?" by James Buckley Jr. 📙Grades 9-12: “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae #ALLINMartin👊

🏇 STALLION SPIRIT 🏇 Superintendent Michael Maine, members of our leadership team, and the Stuart Police Department grilled up a delicious last-day-of-school lunch for Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School. The Stallions were winners of our final spirit competition of the school year! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #MCSDBetterTogether💫

☀️SUMMER STARTS NOW☀️ Happy Summer, Families! Fourth-quarter report cards for elementary students are now available. Report cards for middle and high school students (without EOC grades) will be posted on Monday, June 10. View your child's grades and attendance records in the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/. If you do not currently have access to the FOCUS Parent Portal, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🌊🐢PARTNERS IN EDUCATION🐢🌊 On Tuesday evening, Superintendent Michael Maine, the Martin County School Board, and the Environmental Studies Center were presented with a generous donation from the Environmental Studies Council. This donation will be used to help fund the salary and benefits of one Martin County teacher assigned to our one-of-a-kind Environmental Studies Center in the coming school year. We appreciate the Environmental Studies Council for going #ALLINMartin👊 to support of our students! #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🎉CELEBRATING YOUTH LEADERSHIP🎉 During the School Board meeting on Tuesday evening, the School Board recognized Austin Connelly, the Board's Student Representative. Austin was the Student Representative during School Board meetings for the 2023-2024 school year. On Monday, he graduated from Jensen Beach High School in the top 5% of his class. Austin was the captain and starting quarterback of the JBHS football team. He started his own electronic recycling business and is the proud founder of The QB Trainer, where he trained youth during the summer months at no cost, to become quarterbacks. As Student Representative, Austin shared the accomplishments of all three comprehensive high schools with the community and did a phenomenal job! We are so proud of Austin and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors at Hillsdale College! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🏆 ENGINEERING FAIR FINALISTS 🏆 Congratulations to our Martin County Regional Engineering Fair Finalists and to Ms. Simone Flood, MCSD Outstanding STEM Educator for the 2023-2024 school year, who were all recognized during Tuesday night's School Board Meeting. These students recently competed in the 69th Annual State Science and Engineering Fair in April. We are so proud of them and their innovative minds! #ALLINMartin👊