MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

📚HONORING OUR HISTORY📚 The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida are encouraging students to participate in this year’s Black History Month contests! Students from all grade levels are invited to attend. Contests will run through February 7th. Essay contest winners will receive a two-year Florida College Plan scholarship! For more info on how to enter, visit: floridablackhistory.com #ALLINMartin👊

✨I HAVE A DREAM✨ Felix A. Williams Elementary students celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy by sharing some dreams of their own. "I have a dream...that all children in the world can go to school." "I have a dream...that we will have world peace." "I have a dream that everyone has a home and no hunger." Young dreamers inspired by a great dreamer. #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🍎 ON THE AGENDA🍎 Today's School Board Meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. View the agenda: https://bit.ly/3vuwF9f Watch the livestream: https://youtu.be/9BQ70tqfBBQ #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether🌟

🚀TAKE FLIGHT WITH US! 🚀 On Tuesday, February 7, each Martin County School District elementary school will host a Kindergarten Blast Off orientation event for families! Staff will provide families of rising kindergartners with information on school meal programs, Extended Day after-school care opportunities, completing their enrollment and more! Kindergarten Blast Off starts at 5:30 p.m. at each school on February 7. We hope to see you there! Find your child's future elementary school and learn more about enrollment here: https://bit.ly/48SyJWW #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

STAY CONNECTED📲 Experience the upgraded features of our Martin County School District app! For families with existing Rooms accounts, accessing new features, such as the ability to chat directly with participating teachers and view upcoming class assignments/initiatives, is now possible both online and within the MCSD app. If you receive a text from the District’s 98900 number or an email from Thrillshare about Rooms, that’s your invitation to register! Your student’s teacher has created their account, unlocking the new features for you to explore. Stay connected and make the most of your MCSD app! Download for Android https://bit.ly/384NjgH Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3Dl3iWC For more information, click here: https://www.martinschools.org/o/mcsd/page/rooms-support #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🍎 ON THE AGENDA 🍎 Today's School Board Workshop will begin at 4:00 p.m. View the agenda: https://bit.ly/3H8XBhw Watch the livestream: https://youtu.be/_i8Jz0btnVA #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether🌟

🎓CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE🎓 Forty-four outstanding high school seniors from the Martin County School District have been nominated for the 2024 Pathfinder Awards! The Pathfinders of Palm Beach/Martin County Scholarship Fund Awards are presented each year to 54 of the best and brightest seniors in Martin and Palm Beach counties, acknowledging their remarkable achievements​ in 18 academic, vocational, athletic, and art categories. Nominees have the honor of competing against their peers for more than $117,000 in college scholarships. Click to view this year's list of nominees from Jensen Beach High School, Martin County High School, and South Fork High School: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1399724 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫 #Classof2024

TOWN HALL ON ALL THINGS EDUCATION 📣📚 The Martin County School District is hosting a series of town hall sessions designed to engage our local community in conversations about issues impacting education. Sessions will be held in each area of our community. The first session will take place on Wednesday, January 17, at 6:00 p.m. at J.D. Parker Elementary School. Before this first session, we encourage community members to fill out a survey on topics and questions they would like to see covered during the town hall. Click here for the survey: https://bit.ly/48I7dLI This is a great opportunity to talk with fellow Martin County neighbors and MCSD leaders about legislation, safety, funding and all trends impacting our students’ educational experience. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/41JZZEK #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🚘 MONDAY MORNINGS WITH MAINE 🚘 Superintendent Michael Maine will provide the first MCSD update of 2024 on the WSTU Morning Show tomorrow, sharing details about upcoming opportunities for our community to share feedback on issues impacting education. Tune in tomorrow at 8! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

ICYMI: South Fork High School's giving spirit was in the spotlight on WPTV over the Winter Break! SFHS students recently debuted the "Bulldog Closet," a thrift store on campus led by students for students. The generosity of the Bulldogs didn't stop there! Cafeteria manager MaryEllen Burgos went to SFHS staff to help raise more than $1,000 to wipe out the lunch debt at the school right before the holidays. When Bulldogs come together, the outcome is nothing short of extraordinary.🐾❤️ ➡️Full story here: https://www.wptv.com/news/education/south-fork-high-school-staff-members-generously-pay-off-student-lunch-debt #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

👋 WELCOME BACK👋 We’ve missed you! We hope all of our students, employees and families had a nice, relaxing Winter Break! We are ready to make 2024 the best chapter yet in our learning journey together! 🍎📚 #ALLINMartin👊

📣SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK📣 The Martin County School District seeking your feedback about a potential year-round school pilot program. What is year-round school? Year-round school does NOT mean students will be in the classroom for more days. Instead, the mandated 180 days of instruction are spread throughout the year, changing the duration and timeframes of breaks. In May, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 891 into law, establishing a four-year pilot program for year-round schooling. To contemplate joining the program (which starts in the 2024-2025 school year), the District was required to apply by the Florida Department of Education. The District has initially identified Warfield Elementary, Pinewood Elementary, Port Salerno Elementary, and Indiantown Middle as potential schools to participate in the pilot program. Join the conversation! Share your insights or questions by heading to this link or participating during public comment at the Board Workshop on January 9, 2024: https://bit.ly/3S5PGqv #ALLINMartin👊

🥣PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAYS🥣 Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School students have had a busy few weeks learning how to prepare for the holidays, a peak season for many restaurants! The CTE Culinary Class takes their baking as seriously as researching and answering questions for a mock job interview in the culinary industry. Learning opportunities like this are available to our students with the help of incredible industry partners! Okeechobee Steakhouse recently donated 30 lbs. of beef, 72 lbs. of Marinara sauce, and 40 lbs. of spaghetti pasta. The business also adopted the class through the Education Foundation of Martin County and has provided other donations, like kitchen supplies! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

❄️WINTER BREAK IS HERE❄️ On behalf of Superintendent Michael Maine and the Martin County School Board, we wish all of our students, employees and families a happy, safe and relaxing holiday season! Classes will resume on January 4, 2024. 🎄❄⛄🎅 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎 ON THE AGENDA 🍎 Today's School Board Meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. View the agenda: http://go.boarddocs.com/fl/martin/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CXLN7K5E8D28 Watch the livestream: https://youtu.be/y8YaKQ1Mxk8 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #MCSDBetterTogether🌟

🚘MONDAY MORNINGS WITH MAINE🚘 Be sure to tune in live to the WSTU 1450 AM Morning Show tomorrow at 8! Superintendent Michael Maine will recap the school and District grades earned by MCSD during the 2022-2023 school year, as well as share details on a little holiday magic that was sprinkled last week by the School Lunch Fairy. You do not want to miss Superintendent Maine's final Morning Show appearance of 2023! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether

Due to the likelihood of inclement weather impacting our local area this afternoon into tomorrow, all OUTDOOR school/District activities planned for today and tomorrow have been cancelled. INDOOR activities may proceed as planned at the discretion of the hosting school/department. School buses will not run for any activities planned for Saturday, 12/16. Please continue to monitor our website - www.martinschools.org - and social media channels for the latest information.

📚BOOK OF THE MONTH📚 As Winter Break is approaching fast, the Florida Department of Education Commissioner’s Book of the Month picks for December have arrived just in time to keep students reading while they're out of the classroom! Commissioner’s Book of the Month is a monthly reading challenge to promote literacy and reading engagement in K-12 schools. Books of the Month for December: 📙Pre-K: "Crinkle Bells" by Jay Fleck 📕Grades K-2: "Jeremy’s Dreidel" by Ellie B. Gellman 📗Grades 3-5: "The Legend of the Christmas Tree" by Pat Matuszak and Rick Osborne 📘Grades 6-8: "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott 📙Grades 9-12: "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry #ALLINMartin👊

🐾⚽️ A WIN FOR THE ANIMALS⚽️🐾 Last night was no ordinary soccer game between South Fork High School and Martin County High School's girls' varsity teams. Student-athletes came up with the idea to waive the entrance fee for all spectators who brought an animal toy or food. It was a huge success! All the toys and food will be donated to the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast! The game ended in a scoreless tie, but the players and community came out with an extraordinary win! Both teams posed for this celebratory picture after the game. ⚽️🐾🐅 Way to go, Bulldogs and Tigers! We are #MCSDBetterTogether! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

📺TUNE IN TONIGHT📺 The Martin County School District’s partnership to “grow our own” teachers is growing strong and Stephanie Susskind WPTV will share the scoop tonight! Over the summer, the Martin School School Board unanimously voted to approve a partnership with BloomBoard, allowing selected current paraprofessionals to earn their bachelor’s degrees from Lake Erie College in either elementary or exceptional student education while continuing their work as a para. Tune into WPTV at 5 p.m. to learn more about this unique and incredible program, and hear from one Indiantown Middle School para who is currently going through the course! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫