Due to ongoing construction on the South Creek High School campus, please use the school bus parking lot entrance to attend Thursday night's Community Listening Meeting which begins at 6:30 p.m. Thank You.
Board Split on Mask Requirement
WILLIAMSTON – The Martin County Board of Education decided in a 4-2 vote students and staff will start the 2021-2022 school year with a mask requirement.
The motion was made by Gail Cargile that effective August 3, for MCS to follow CDC and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) recommendations during the school day. Cargile’s motion included a decision on athletics would be made by Dr. David Fonseca, Superintendent; Clay Wagner, Director of Student Services and athletic directors in the school district.
Barbara Council, Board Chair; Renee Purvis, Vice-Chair; Keisha Manson and Cargile voted in favor of the motion.
Van Heath and Gene Scott voted against the motion after Heath’s motion for an optional mask requirement failed 2-4.
Kenneth Harrell was absent from the meeting.
Good evening, we have a couple of important messages for our Martin County Schools’ families.
Urgent Care Down East will conduct required sports physicals for rising 6th through 12th grade student athletes on Tuesday, Aug. 3 from 12:30 pm until 2:30 pm at Riverside Middle School. The cost is $20. Participants are asked to bring cash. And athletes must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to receive their physical.
All student families, staff and community members are invited to take part in our series of Community Listening Meetings which begin Thursday, August 5 at South Creek High School at 6:30 pm. These events give our district leaders the opportunity to hear from our stakeholders regarding the direction of the school district. We hope you will take this opportunity to learn more about Martin County Schools and share your thoughts and vision for the district’s future. The full meeting schedule is available on our website and social media channels.
Thank you and have a good evening.
We are working to gather as much Back to School information as we can in one spot for your convenience. Under the DISTRICT tab on our website, click BACK TO SCHOOL 2021-2022 for updates and announcements.
Back to School Planning! Two COVID-19 vaccination clinics coming up for students 12 and older.
Register students for the July 26 vaccination clinic at South Creek Middle/High School https://www.signupgenius.com/go/SouthCreekJuly26
Register for the July 27 vaccination clinic at Riverside High School https://www.signupgenius.com/go/riversideJuly27
*Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UmbRY38g3CC5Tjrrg21pCZF1XQZxXwVT/view?usp=sharing
Important information regarding an opportunity for MCS athletes to get their required sports physicals for middle and high school athletics.
**Special message for parents / guardians of Riverside Middle and Riverside High School athletes. Please visit this web address, http://www.martin-nc.finalforms.com, to update annual forms.
Click on the link below to register for the July 26 COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at South Creek Middle School.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/SouthCreekJuly26
This is an important message for all families of Martin County Schools students.
We want to make sure all families are aware Martin County Schools will not offer a virtual school option for the upcoming school year . In-person learning will be the only option offered.
If conditions warrant, the district is prepared to transition all students to a virtual learning environment.
Parents and guardians of students who participated in virtual learning last year do not need to take any specific actions to return their student to in-person learning. Their student remains enrolled with the school they attended last year and if they are transitioning to a new school this year, their records will move on to their next school location.
We look forward to seeing you and your students when the school year begins on August 23.
COVID-19 vaccination clinics coming next week for anyone 12 years of age or older!
Martin County NC Pre-K Meeting
Tuesday, July 27
9am - 10 am
Join with Google Meet
meet.google.com/hvh-syti-cqm
Join by phone
(US) +1 916-245-2937 (PIN: 336981269)
Contact: aemerson@martin.k12.nc.us
This is an important message from Martin County Schools.
Due to the possible impacts of Hurricane Elsa on our area, Martin County Schools will not operate Summer School or the Summer Feeding Program on Thursday, July 8. Students and staff members working Summer School or the Summer Feeding Program should not report and no buses will run tomorrow.
At this time, all other MCS staff currently working should report on a regular schedule. If that changes, we will update everyone.
MCS Summer School and the Summer Feeding Program will resume on a regular schedule Friday, July 9.
Please monitor local weather stations and exercise caution until this storm clears our area.
Thank you.
Due to the possible impacts of Hurricane Elsa on our area, Martin County Schools will not operate Summer School or the Summer Feeding Program on Thursday, July 8.
Students and staff members working Summer School or the Summer Feeding Program should not report and no buses will run tomorrow.
At this time, all other MCS staff currently working should report on a regular schedule. If that changes, we will update everyone.
MCS Summer School and the Summer Feeding Program will resume on a regular schedule Friday, July 9.
Please monitor local weather stations and exercise caution until this storm clears our area.
Great opportunity for rising 7th, 8th and 9th graders. No cost to attend. Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided. Registration deadline has been extended to Tuesday, July 6!
Contact daniel.price@martincc.edu to register.
Virtual Teacher Job Fair coming up! Follow this link https://www.martin.k12.nc.us/page/job-vacancies for details.
#teachmcs
If your student is registered for Summer School at one the MCS site, we are looking forward to seeing them tomorrow morning (Monday, June 14). If you have any questions, there will be staff at each site available to answer them.
The 2021-2022 MCS School Calendar is now online. See the MENU tab. The requested early start date was denied by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. MCS will operate on a traditional calendar as we have in years past.
Important Information for Parents Regarding Summer School
According to Martin County Schools Student Services, attestation forms and temperature checks will not be required for students attending summer learning.
School nurses explained parents are still responsible for notifying their child's school if the student has tested positive for COVID-19, recently had close contact with a person with COVID-19 or had COVID-19 symptoms. This includes fever of 100.4 or greater, sore throat, cough, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or smell, diarrhea or vomiting, new onset of severe headache especially with fever.
All Martin County parents whose children are attending the K-8 Summer Learning Recovery Program and are interested in their children attending the Boys & Girls Club summer camp at the Robersonville and Williamston Units must contact the unit directors to register and complete a parent orientation before attending the first day of camp on Monday, June 14, 2021. Orientations are scheduled for Tuesday, June 8 @ South Creek Elementary and Thursday, June 10, at EJ Hayes. The time for both meetings is 5:30 pm.
Boys and Girls Club staff will not accept any child who does not have completed paperwork and the parent orientation. Therefore, your child will NOT be able to stay after 12:30pm at the MCS Summer Learning Recovery Program.
At this time, there is now a waiting list for the Boys and Girls Club. Students will be added to the camp in the order of registration.
Most importantly, the Boys and Girls Club will not open until Monday, June 14th for those registered and accepted. On June 10th and 11th, all students K-8 will be transported by bus if and ONLY if parents chose PM transportation. All other students will need to be picked up at the school where they are assigned for summer learning.
If you have questions, please call Jan Wagner at the Martin County Board of Education at 792-1575.
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, Martin County Schools administrative office will close Friday afternoon (5/28) and re-open Tuesday (6/1).
Please take a moment to reflect on the true meaning of Memorial Day.
We wish everyone a safe and restful weekend.
Martin County Schools Student Services Facebook page is now Martin County Schools NC, the homepage for Martin County Schools.
The MCS Student Services Team has joined forces with the Public Information and Community Engagement Coordinator to keep our community informed.
Working together . . . Making a difference!
