I would like to end Teacher Appreciation Week by expressing my sincere thanks to the MERSD faculty and staff. They never fail to go above and beyond to meet the needs of our students and families, and I am very proud of them for the outstanding work they are doing to meet the challenge of remote teaching. They are demonstrating the skills we wish to instill in our students - adaptability, innovation, and life-long learning. Thank You MERSD Educators!Beginning next week, we will enter Phase III of the Remote Learning Plan. We have incorporated feedback received from the Check-In Survey, and we have updated our local plan to align with the revised state guidance. MERSD has three key goals for this next phase.
- Advance the curriculum in alignment with the Department of Education power standards
- Deliver Instruction in an audio/visual format either synchronous or asynchronous
- Increase connectedness with the classroom
Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!
Pam
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Updates & Reminders
Remote Learning: The MERSD Remote Learning Plan and related documents are available on our Remote Learning Page. If you have questions or concerns related to the implementation of the remote planning plan, I encourage you to reach out to the school using the MERSD Problem Solving Quick Guide.
Food Assistance: Free Lunch is available to all who need it.
- Pick-Up sites are currently in Gloucester (click here for information on locations). Open Table is working on adding locations
- Weekly Grocery Support is available. Please click here for more information.
- No access for students, staff, or the community.
- During the shutdown, buildings will be cleaned and sanitized.
- Construction at Memorial School continues under the guidelines for essential construction.
End of Year Assessments
- MCAS: MCAS is cancelled.
- SATs, ACTs & AP Tests:
- SATS: May/June SATs have been canceled. June administration of the SAT has been cancelled. New administration dates are 8/29, 9/26, 10/3, 11/7 and 12/5. Students can register for these administrations starting in May. MERHS will contact students directly during the week of May 26 to provide an exact date. For each administration, the College Board is preparing to significantly expand our capacity for students to take the SAT once schools reopen.
- Students can get early access to register for August, September, and October if they’re:
- Already registered for June
- In the high school class of 2021 and don’t have SAT scores
- ACTs: will offer national test dates on June 13 and July 18. If a test center is not able to open on the national test date, a makeup test date will be provided a week later. The makeup test date for the June 13 national test date will be June 20, and the makeup test date for the July 18 test date will be July 25. See ACT.org for more information
- Students can get early access to register for August, September, and October if they’re:
- AP Tests: AP testing will be administered remotely. Please click here for AP testing dates and format: https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/educators/taking-the-exams/ap-exam-schedule#courseSpecific
- SATS: May/June SATs have been canceled. June administration of the SAT has been cancelled. New administration dates are 8/29, 9/26, 10/3, 11/7 and 12/5. Students can register for these administrations starting in May. MERHS will contact students directly during the week of May 26 to provide an exact date. For each administration, the College Board is preparing to significantly expand our capacity for students to take the SAT once schools reopen.
