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One Day until Back-to-School In-Service 2023-2024!

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Two Days until Back-to-School In-Service 2023-2024!

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Three Days until Back-to-School In-Service 2023-2024!

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Good Afternoon MCMS, I hope you and your family are having a great weekend!  We are three days from the start of Back-to-School In-Service 2023-2024!  Over the next three days, I hope that you find time to enjoy some fun summer activities before officially getting back to work.  Whether it is spending time at the lake or pool, grilling out, or simply taking a nap, enjoy some time for yourself over these next couple days! Below is our agenda for our in-service days, we will make sure to notify you of any changes that may occur to the schedule.  On Tuesday, August 8th, we will have lunch provided to our staff by Wightman United Methodist Church.  We will meet at the church at 12:00 PM for lunch that day.  We are grateful for there support of our school! 2023-2024 Back-to-School In-service Agenda We are excited to welcome our 6th grade students on Monday for Middle School Bound!  Thank you to our 6th grade teachers for spending your last official day of s...

August 4 District PD - Education 2.0: Innovating for the Future

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  August 4 District PD - Education 2.0: Innovating for the Future We are excited to announce our 2023-204 District Opening Teaching and Learning Conference to be held at Mid-Carolina High School - 377 Cy Shumpert Rd. Prosperity, SC 29127 - Friday, August 4! 8-8:30 a.m. Arrival/Gym Seating w/ School 8:30-10 a.m. Keynote/Recognitions 10:15-11 a.m. Choice Session 1 11:05-11:50 a.m. Choice Session 2 11:55-12:40 p.m. Choice Session 3 12:40-1:30 p.m. Lunch - Provided 1:30-2:15 p.m. IDM Session 2:20-3:05 p.m. Grade Level/Content Session 3:05 Dismissal List of sessions  - please review carefully before signing up in  Frontline Professional Growth Induction teachers should reserve their Choice 3 for  Induction Overview .  Presenters should confirm their locations as some may have changed.  Please review this document for more detailed information:  Education 2.0: Innovating for the Future . Let Bucky Ware bware@sdnc.org know if you have specific questions or co...

Teacher Appreciation Night at Segra Park

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Hello Teachers! As we are getting a little closer to this date, I just wanted to send you a quick reminder that Teacher Appreciation night is coming up soon. We are looking forward to having hundreds of amazing teachers from all across the midlands at Segra Park.  In addition to the free ticket offer for teachers at:  https://fevogm.com/event/Teacherappreciation2 , we are also still taking submissions for our Neon Apple Awards. A reward will be presented to one teacher from each of the 3 levels of education. If you would like to nominate one of your teachers, you may do so at  https://atmilb.com/3NZHdnA  .  Please note that the teacher must be present at the game in order to receive the award. ​ We have had a great response for this night already, but would love to honor as many teachers as possible. As a reminder, the school who has the most teachers attend the game, will get to choose one faculty member to throw out a first pitch for Teacher Appreciation Night...

MCMS Summer Staff Update- July 14, 2023

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Good Afternoon MCMS, I hope that you and your family have had a great July!  Back-to-school in-service is rapidly approaching and we are looking forward to having everyone back.  Over the next few weeks we hope that you are able to get those final vacations in and enjoy not being on a schedule.  Below is our Back-to-School In-service Agenda for your review.  Please let me know if you have any questions as you look over this document.  We will go over this agenda in more detail at our Opening Session on August 1st, especially our Open House schedule on August 7th. 2023-2024 Back-to-School In-service Agenda We would also like to provide you the 2023-2024 MCMS Teacher Handbook  to review.  Please let me know if you have any questions about the handbook.  There may be a few updates to handbook as we get closer to the start of the school year and are provided with additional district updates. Please check out the summer reminders and updates below for ...

School Safety Research Survey

 MCMS Faculty and Staff, We hope that everyone is doing well!  Below is a voluntary survey that teachers can participate in.   SURVEY : The Effectiveness of Active Shooter Training on Teachers' Preparedness for Critical Incidents   I'm happy to answer to answer any additional questions about the research. Thank you for your consideration.   Heidi Blackstock, M.A. Forensic Psychology     Psychology Instructor, Piedmont Technical College  Alliant International University- Ph.D. Student    864-871-2586