Meal Service for Distance Learners.
School meal service is available for students enrolled as Distance Learners. Distribution of meals will be done through pick-up locations in the communities.
11:00 to 11:15 at the Mahnomen School Swimming Pool parking lot.
11:20 to 11:30 at the Riverland Apartment parking lot.
11:45 to 12:00 at the Bejou General Store lot.
12:35 to 12:50 at the Naytahwaush Skate Park corner.
Please contact the school at 218-935-2211 and provide information on which location you will pick-up meals at. The meals will be simple grab and go meals. Thank you.
Thank you to the Mahnomen County Sheriff's Department and County Attorney's Office for the donation of school supplies for student use.
Reduce the spread wash your hands frequently!
Reminder to families that have opted to enroll their students in full-time distance learning, you will be able to pick up technology devices and other learning materials tonight from 5:30 -7:00 PM.
Please use the gym doors on the south side of the school building--this is for Distance Learners only. Students that are attending In-Person will receive their devices and materials the first day of classes.
School staff would like to thank you for working with us during this time. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.
Please remember to continue to view our school smartphone app, Facebook and web page for information and announcements.
Dear Families,
Many of you may have heard of the USDA’s announcement earlier this week that free meals will be available again for all school children. In their announcement, USDA states “The flexibilities allow summer meal program operators to continue serving free meals to all children into the fall months.” And “based upon the April data we currently have available, Food & Nutrition Services projects that it could offer this extension, contingent on funding, for the remaining months of 2020.”
At this time, we are waiting for guidance from Minnesota Department of Education on whether our school district is eligible for free meals and if so, what the procedure is to begin receiving free meals for our students. MDE’s only guidance to date is that we should continue planning to serve meals to our students under the National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program. As of now, your student will be charged for meals based on your income eligibility level.
If our district is eligible for free student meals, we will start them as soon as possible. Please keep in mind that if we do have access to free student meals, those free meals will only extend through December 2020 or possibly before that if USDA funding runs out. Once funding runs out, our district will be required to return to serving meals under the National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program and your student will be charged accordingly.
We do ask all of you to fill out the free/reduced eligibility form whether student meals are free for a time or not. This eligibility form is critical not only to our food service program funding, but could also impact whether we receive USDA equipment grants as well as other school grants, scholarships, and funding. The more free/reduced students we have, the better we can access benefits and additional dollars for all of our students.
As soon as we have news as to our next steps, we will be in contact with all of you. In the meantime, we ask your patience as we navigate this bend in the road to the start of our school year.
Thank you!
Mask up for others.
Parents/Guardians for the safety of our children please follow the drop-off pick-up procedures when bringing your child to school. School starts at 8:30 and dismisses at 3:15. Please do not drop-off students prior to 7:50 AM.
Students that are dropped off or ride a bus will enter the building through Bus Loop Door #2. Those that drive to school will enter through Swimming Pool Door #15.
Due to COVID transportation restrictions students that are transported by bus will be limited to their primary assigned route. The school will not issue bus passes to another bus. Parent/guardian will need to make arrangements for different transportation. Thank you for your cooperation!
Families enrolled in full-time Distance Learning for start of the 2020-21 school year.
Please use this link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRybpquuCJj9n-j-Tezkbd7cf3fwtVgd1w9g5pMABWWCcpRpUKUoZkPWxQ2i6XlFiOOQq3EZ85x35fn/pub to view the full Mahnomen School Distance Learning guidance for School Year 2020-21.
Families that have opted to enroll their students in full-time distance learning will be able to pick up technology devices and other learning materials from 5:30 -7:00 PM on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Please use the gym doors on the south side of the school building.
Students that are attending In-Person will receive their devices and materials the first day of classes. Sept. 3rd is for Distance Learners only.
School staff would like to thank you for working with us during this time. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. Please remember to continue to view our school smartphone app, facebook and webpage for information and announcements.
Due to the uniqueness of the 20-21 school year, our elementary supply lists have been altered. Find them on the school web page!
Incoming 7th graders will also receive basic supplies to start the year!
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/880743/Elementary_Supplies_20-21.pdf
Families of Mahnomen Public School
Please use this link - https://bit.ly/3l5DHI7 to view the full Mahnomen School District’s Safe Learning Plan for School Year 2020-21. The goals of the Safe Learning Plan include: safety of students and staff; prioritizing in-person learning, (especially for younger learners) and consideration of transmission risk among different ages.
The determination as to which model scenario a school will operate under can change at any time and will be based on guidance provided from local Public Health agencies. Families need to be prepared for a change in learning scenarios within a few days notice.
For the start of the 2020-2021 School Year the base learning scenarios are:
Mahnomen Elementary: Scenario #1 In-Person Learning
Mahnomen Secondary & ALC: Scenario #2 Hybrid
(Note: Hybrid Learning guideline is 50% occupancy rate per room (with 6-ft social distancing). It is not 50% enrollment. Based on classroom sizes and low in-person number of students it may be possible to meet the 50% occupancy rate with all in-person students in attendance).
Families do have the option of choosing Distance Learning as their learning model. Families that are enrolled should have recently received information in the mail on those options with registration forms.
School staff would like to thank you for working with us during this time. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. Please remember to continue to view our school smartphone app, Facebook and website for information and announcements.
Parents/Guardians it is critical that you keep your phone and address information current with the school. During this time of uncertainty it is important for us to be able to communicate with you quickly. Please call the school (218) 935-2211 to provide us with your current phone number and address if it has changed. Thank you.
Did you know that many of the school supplies you purchase for your child this year could reduce the taxes you pay and possibly lead to a larger refund next year? Save your receipts for these purchases and find out more information about the K-12 Education Credit and Subtraction and how to claim them: https:/www.revenue.state.mn.us/k-12-education-subtraction-and-credit
Check out a MN K-12 Education Tax Credit video here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ5IauMXRMQ
Parents/Guardians,
You should be receiving by mail either today or tomorrow information on back-to-school. This mailing includes forms to register for either Distance or In-Person learning model for your children. Please complete the appropriate from and return it this week. The school will use this information for arranging staffing and support services for the up coming school year. Thank you.
Thank you to the Mahnomen Parent-Teacher-Student-Organization (PTSO) for the donation of Thunderbird face masks. Every student and staff member will receive a T-Bird mask this fall.
Families of Mahnomen Public School
As you may have heard, MDE announced Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 School Year. In this plan, individual school districts in consultation with Public Health agencies will have flexibility as to how they plan to start the school year. We will use data on county COVID-19 testing rates over the most recent 14-days to make that determination in mid-August if schools will reopen for the In-Person, Hybrid or Distance Learning model.
Flexibility will be critical moving forward. If our area sees a change in COVID-19 cases, we may have to switch between instructional models in a short notice.
Families can choose the distance learning model through Mahnomen Public Schools for their students for all,or part, of the 2020-2021 school year. You will be receiving a registration in the near future to indicate your intentions of choice between in-person and distance learning.
Over the next few weeks, Mahnomen Schools will continue to work on plan details for each instructional model. We will also provide details to the required safety measures being put in place such as: daily health screenings, social distancing measures, reducing student groups as much as possible, facility sanitation and personal hygiene protocols, face coverings for all and limiting outside visitors to school.
This pandemic is a fluid situation and the school will continue to monitor and adjust to the changes. We continue to ask for your patience and cooperation as we work through changes in our school community. Please monitor our School App, website and Facebook page for more announcements and details.
Parents and Community Members,
Mahnomen Schools is following the Governor’s Executive Order on mask wearing. All employees, students and visitors will be required to wear a mask while in school buildings and outside when conditions for adequate social distancing can’t be meet. Thank you.
July 27th is the date MDE informed schools of when they will release additional guidance on the plan for the start of the school year. Mahnomen Schools continues to prepare and plan for the year under all 3 models: In-Person, Hybrid or Distance Learning. To view additional MDE guidance for families select the link below.
http://www.mreavoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/06.26.20-Family-Guidance-Planning-for-the-2020-21-School-Year.pdf
Football Minicamp for grades 9-12
Monday (July27th), Tuesday (28th), Thursday (30th) from 6:30 to dark at the Mahnomen football field.
Official football practice starts August 10th. This is a week earlier due to us having a "zero" week again this year.
Football players, please check your school email for more information.
Go T-Birds!
Reminder Parents/Guardians, to complete the back-to-school survey by selecting the link below. If you do not have access to Internet to complete the survey you may call and request a paper version be sent to you. Thank you for your support. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeS6k5SxR2avG9zXmFj1zpWMgVEMRlpvf0lXji6psfHxNtWQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Parents/Guardians
We believe the technical issue has been resolved please select the link below to complete the back-to-school survey. Thank you.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeS6k5SxR2avG9zXmFj1zpWMgVEMRlpvf0lXji6psfHxNtWQ/viewform?usp=sf_link