FALCON FAMILY FLYER
PRIDE: RESPECT: RESPONSIBILITY:
Greetings Falcon Families,
Thank you for a wonderful 1st Quarter! I hope you enjoy your Fall Break with your family and friends. School will resume on Monday, October 16th.
A-F Accountability Grade:
The Arizona State Board of Education has released a Letter Grade Score (A-F) for every school in Arizona. This new system is required by federal law to measure school performance and is required by state law to do so through an A-F letter grade system.
The new A-F Accountability System assesses only Quantitative Data - how well students in grade levels 3-12 performed on the AzMERIT and/or AIMS assessment in April 2017, annual growth in key areas, absenteeism, as well as student readiness and language proficiency assessment scores. For high schools, factors such as dropout and graduation rates and college and career readiness indicators are taken into consideration. The system does not assess Qualitative Data such as quality and type of programs offered, awards, emotional and social growth, extra-curricular activities, or any of the other student opportunities which contribute to a safe and successful learning environment and the growth of our students.
Attached, you will find a letter with more details about our letter grade score. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like more information about our letter grade.
REMEMBER, GRADE REPORTS ARE NOW ELECTRONIC
Our school strives to ensure that parents receive important information in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner. To that end, we are excited to announce the expansion of the Report Card feature within MUSD Connection, the District's secure Web-based tool, providing parents and students the ability to view student information such as class assignments, grades, course history, attendance, and health information from the convenience of any computer or mobile device, 24-hours a day.
This Report Card feature now provides the ability to view and print your child's K-12 grade Report Card/7-12 grade Progress Report instantaneously! This means, timely notification regarding your child's academic progress and no more waiting for the mail. Not to mention, the cost-savings associated with reduced printing and mailing expenses, so that more dollars can be directed to your child's classroom.
Not yet connected? It's easy and fast. Simply contact our Registrar, Emily Sosinski at 682-3102 to receive your secure MUSD Connection User Activation Key.
PTO
PTO will have their next meeting on Tuesday October 17th at 4:15 pm. Come help us plan for a great 2nd quarter!!
COUNSELOR'S CORNER:
Our Counseling Department will be offering counseling groups again during second quarter. We are trying to offer as many groups as possible and based on student responses, we will be forming groups that will start the week after fall break. Please see the attached permission form to sign your student up for a group or for more information about which groups we offer. If you have further questions, please call our counseling office at 682-4715 to speak with a counselor. We look forward to working with you and your student.
ATHLETICS:
Hello Falcon Athletic Families! It has been an amazing quarter of athletics at MMS, and we appreciate the hard work of our coaches and athletes and the support of our awesome Falcon families! Now let's get ready for 2nd Quarter sports. Students can participate in either Boys' Basketball or Girls' Soccer.
Second quarter sports begin the Monday after Fall Break, on October 16th. Students who have not registered, provided a current physical, and paid will not be allowed to participate. If you have questions, please email our Athletics Secretary, Sue Miller at S.Z.Miller@maranausd.org, or call our office at 682-4724.
Check our website for all of the most-timely information about upcoming events and activities. Please contact us with any questions you may have.
Your Partner in Education,
Ms. Dickson – Principal
Go FALCONS!
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