MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

📚CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH📚 As we continue to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, we are proud to honor Ms. Marian McKinney Carpenter. As a former principal of Port Salerno Elementary School and Martin County School Board Member, she touched the lives of countless Martin County students. #ALLINMartin👊

🪴WORK IN PROGRESS🪴 Family Beautification Day is underway at Crystal Lake Elementary School! The Community Garden Center was kind enough to donate some plants and help the CLE Green Team beautify the campus 🪴🌻🌷 We can't wait to see the beautification transformation! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Martin County School District Just now ➕✖️CRUSHING NUMBERS➕✖️ Middle school students in Martin County School District crunched the numbers and crushed the MATHCOUNTS 2023 Treasure Coast Regional Chapter Competition last week! All five middle schools (Dr. David L. Anderson Middle, Hidden Oaks Middle School, Indiantown Middle School, Murray Middle School and Stuart Middle School) were present in the competition and represented MCSD very well! MCSD students dominated the Top 10 individual awards, with 8 of our students competing head-to-head in the countdown round. HOMS took home honors as the top overall and top team in the ciphering round. Congratulations to all students who competed and to their fantastic coaches! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🎉CELEBRATING SCHOOL COUNSELORS🎉 In honor of National School Counseling Week, Martin County School District staff and students want to thank all the school counselors in the District! Counselors do it all, from mental health and teaching Character Counts, to assisting students with their schedules and setting them up for life after high school...without school counselors, we don't have academic success! Thank you, school counselors, for everything you do for students and staff. Click the link to watch a heartfelt thank you message: https://youtu.be/I9XIOB-59qM #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🚀BLAST OFF WITH MCSD🚀 Families with rising kindergartners had a blast at our kindergarten orientation events last week! Each Martin County School District-operated elementary school hosted Kindergarten Blast Off, where families got to tour their child's future school, meet the leadership team and learn about all the programs MCSD has to offer to help their child succeed! If you missed the event, don't worry! Enrollment is now open and available online! MCSD is accepting registrations for incoming kindergarten students and new students across ALL grade levels for the 2023-2024 school year. Watch recap of the Kindergarten Orientation Events: https://youtu.be/2qYksPqeAfc #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🎓NEXT LEVEL SCHOLARS🎓 Eighty-six Martin County High School students received their AICE stoles for earning this prestigious diploma designation, which is recognized and held in esteem by prestigious colleges and universities throughout the world. Congratulations to these Tiger scholars on this well-deserved honor! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #Classof2023

🐆ALWAYS ON THE PROWL🐆 Martin County School District staff never stop developing, learning or inspiring! Stuart Middle School educators recently gathered before class for a professional development session to enhance their skills! They are always on the prowl for opportunities to grow 🐆💪 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

💡EMPOWERING STEM EDUCATORS💡 Thank you, @insidefpl and @educationfoundationmc, for the valuable professional development for our elementary STEM educators! The Education Foundation of Martin County provided District teachers with a STEM-based learning opportunity that will benefit both their professional development and the education of students across our twelve elementary schools! The Foundation was able to do so through the FPL EmPOWERing STEM Educators Grant! #ALLINMartin👊

📚CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY📚 As our celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth continues, we spotlight two brothers who were educational pioneers in Martin County, Charles E. and Robert G. Murray. Charles Murray founded the Stuart Training School in 1926 - this was the county's first high school for Black students. He remained principal until 1939 when his brother, Robert, took over. Stuart Training School eventually became Spectrum Academy and Murray Middle School was named after the brothers. #ALLINMartin👊

🍎SUCCESS STARTS HERE🍎 The Martin County School District was recognized by the Martin County Board of County Commissioners for its efforts to promote career opportunities and workforce expansion via the Career Connect program! Career Connect allows job seekers to obtain trial employment opportunities with area organizations, such as MCSD. Candidates enhance their job skills while having access to career coaching and assistance with child care/transportation expenses. Ms. Opal Wilson was also recognized, as she completed the Career Connect program and is now employed as a Classroom Manager at J. D. Parker Elementary! To learn more about career opportunities available in the Martin County School District, please join us for our next Pop-Up Job Fair on February 15: http://bit.ly/3HHFSxF #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🍎ON THE AGENDA🍎 Today's School Board Workshop will begin at 4:00 p.m. View the agenda for the meeting: http://bit.ly/3jpDraW Watch the livestream: https://youtu.be/Fyd3Dkm0qEk #ALLINMartin👊

🚍RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES🚍 Congratulations to our Transportation Employee of the Month for February 2023, Ms. Debra Gordon! Ms. Gordon has been a Martin County School District student delivery specialist for five years and was chosen by her colleagues for this month's recognition. Thank you for taking special care of our students, Ms. Gordon! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🍎MONITORING PROGRESS🍎 Families - interim reports for students enrolled in grades 6-12 will be available in the FOCUS Parent Portal on February 7! Have an existing FOCUS Parent Portal account? Access your child's grades and attendance information here: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ Register for access to the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/index.php?action=registration&locale=en_US&online_app=N #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🚀PREPARING FUTURE WARRIORS🚀 -Meet Tribe leaders and kindergarten teachers ✅ -Learn how to register for Kindergarten for the 23-24 school year ✅ -Take a tour of Warfield Elementary School ✅ -Experience the day in the life of a kindergartner ✅ -Take lots of cute pictures ✅ -Go home with an awesome backpack full of goodies and a 'Class of 2036' T-shirt ✅ All in one night at Kindergarten Blast Off! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🚀HAVING A BLAST🚀 These future Hobe Sound Elementary School families are ready to SOAR into kindergarten! Parents left the Kindergarten Blast Off event last night with books, a backpack and knowing their way around the school! They are prepared for the 2023-2024 school year 📚🎒🚀 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🐬FUTURE DOLPHINS IN THE HOUSE🐬 These rising kindergartners were swimming along with ease at SeaWind Elementary - Hobe Sound, FL's Kindergarten Blast Off last night! They can't wait for the 2023-2024 school year to start. In the meantime, they have all the tools they need to be prepared for that first day of their educational career 📚 🚀🐬 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🎓CLASS OF 2036🎓 Future Citrus Grove Elementary School students had a blast last night during the Kindergarten Blast Off event! Welcome, future Diamondbacks! We can't wait to see you again in the 2023-2024 school year 📚🚍🎓🍎 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

💻DIGITAL LEADERS💻 Last week, Martin County School District's Digital Learning Team presented sessions at the Future of Education Technology Conference. Jenn Lubino presented a 2-hour workshop titled "My First 1:1 Classroom: Navigating Chromebooks in a Primary Classroom" and a Roundtable discussion, "We are Bringing Back Literacy In a Whole New Way!" Bobbie McDonald hosted a Mega-Mobile session titled "Digital Tools for Health Class." Fantastic job representing MCSD! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

📚CELEBRATING LEADERS AND TRAILBLAZERS📚 Today, we celebrate our first of many local leaders in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth. Dr. David L. Anderson was an educational pioneer in Martin County, having served as a School Board Member and in various leadership roles at IRSC - Indian River State College for more than 30 years. In 2006, he was honored as the namesake of the Martin County School District's newest middle school - Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School. Dr. Anderson passed away on December 23, 2021, at the age of 80. Learn more about Dr. Anderson's legacy by clicking here: http://bit.ly/3WU9VHS #ALLINMartin

🍅RIPE FOR THE PICKING🍅 On the Jensen Beach High School menu today: homegrown tomatoes, courtesy of the Key Club! Our Food and Nutrition staff love utilizing produce students grow in their garden on campus for school lunch 🍅 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect