Our district is very pleased to announce that we are now using ParentSquare as our main communication tool! ParentSquare is designed to keep parents informed and facilitate participation at school. It provides a safe way for the school administrators, teachers, staff, and parents to:
You should have received an invitation via email or text, depending on the contact information we have on file for you. If you received more than one invite, our apologies; it is most likely because you have children in more than one building. You only need to active your account once. You will automatically be associated with all of your children and their buildings. Once you have activated your account, visit your account page, and there you can set your notification and language preferences, as well as check the contact information we have on file for you. If you would like more information on how to make full use of your ParentSquare account, please check out the self-paced Parent 101 course. Parents, if you do not receive an email or text invitation to activate your ParentSquare account by the end of Wednesday, 10/7, you may go directly to parentsquare.com, or use the parent square app, click "Sign In," and then enter the email address or cell number the school has on file for you in the "Sign Up/Create Password" box. If you are unable to have a new invitation sent, it means the contact information we have on file for you is incorrect. If that happens, please call the main office of your child's school, and provide them your updated information. Likewise, if you are able to log into your ParentSquare account, but find that some of the contact information is incorrect, please call the school so it can be changed. Student Chromebook IssuesStudent Chromebooks were delivered home last week. If your child did not receive a delivery, first verify that if they were assigned a Chromebook last year that they returned it. If they do not still have the Chromebook assigned last year, please call the main office of the school your child attends and let them know.
If a student needs a password reset, please call the main office of the student's school. Your information will be taken down and verified, and the password will be reset. If you would like more information and help with some of the online tools being used, like Google Classroom, please take a look at the Parent & Student section of the Remote & Hybrid Learning site. Be sure to hover over the Parents & Students link in the navigation at the top of the page in order to see the various sections of help available. If your child is having problems with their school Chromebook, please check the Chromebook Problems page on the Remote & Hybrid Learning site. There you will find troubleshooting steps for some of the most common issues. You will also find a form where you can report problems you can't fix through the troubleshooting steps. Changes in Student Enrollment TypeHybrid to Remote
If your child has been attending school in person under the hybrid model, and you wish to switch to full remote, please call the main office of your child's school. This switch may be made at any time. Remote to Hybrid If your child has been fully remote and you would like to have them switch to the hybrid model and attend school in person two days a week, please fill out this form. Because of the complexity of scheduling students into the hybrid model, this switch may only be made at the start of each marking period, and we ask that you fill in the form by the deadline listed below for each of those quarters.
Reopening PlanIn the wake of districts being closed this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, school district's across New York State were required to create a plan for reopening in September. Guidance was provided by the New York Department of Health and the New York State Education Department. A committee of shareholders from our district and community worked together to translate those hundreds of pages of guidance into a plan that best serves the health and safety of our students while providing the best educational opportunities possible under these difficult circumstances.
Please click the links below to see our reopening plan, as well as the guidance documents we are required to follow. COVID-19 Information from the Malone CSD NursesFree Breakfast & Lunch for All Students through 12/31/20Recent federal and state decisions now allow the District to temporarily serve seven days of free meals per week to all students ages 18 and under until June 30, 2021. This decision is subject to change at the federal government’s discretion. The District still requires that households complete applications for free and reduced meals as usual and return them as soon as possible. Meals will be provided at no cost.
Even though meals for all students will be free through December 31, 2020, you should still complete a Free/Reduced Breakfast/Lunch Application so that these arrangements are in place for your student when the federal program comes to an end. Please do not wait until December to do so. That application can be found in the next section down on this webpage. If you have a change in employment status at any point in this school year, please complete a new Application For Remote Students: Free Meals will be made available for delivery via school buses for children residing in the school district ages 18 and under. Seven days worth of meal kits will be delivered each Wednesday for those doing full remote learning. The buses will begin to be loaded at 9am with the final bus leaving the school around 9:30am. Someone must be present to receive the meal kits, as we cannot leave food per health department guidelines. For In Person Students: On the days they attend school, students will pick up meals in the cafeteria and take them to the classroom to eat. We will be delivering the Pre-K and Kindergarten meals to the classrooms. Five days worth of meal kits will be delivered home on Wednesdays via school buses. Parents/Guardians need to complete a Fall 2020 Meal Delivery Form to arrange Wednesday deliveries for both students who will be attending 2 days in person and those who are fully remote. If you have any questions on completing the meal application, please contact Amanda Dishaw at adishaw@maloneschools.org or 518-483-7800 opt 3. Change in Employment Status? Please Complete a 2020-2021 Free/Reduced Breakfast/Lunch ApplicationIf you have any questions, please contact Amanda at adishaw@maloneschools.org or 518-483-7800 opt 3.
Free and reduced lunch information. Free and reduced lunch application. Bus Transportation for the 2020-2021 School YearMCSD Parents/Guardians:
In accordance with the New York State Department of Health and New York State Education Department COVID-19 health guidelines, our transportation system will be adopting new policies for best health practices. 1) Masks (or appropriate/approved face coverings) must be worn to board the bus and remain on for the duration of the bus ride. 2) Students may have ONE approved bus stop ONLY to and from school. 3) Assigned seating will be MANDATORY. 4) The district's walking policy will be enforced. (See the Transportation page for walking maps.) Capacity on buses will be decreased to keep our students and community healthy. To aid the district in its planning process, the MCSD Transportation Department is requesting that parents complete the following form by August 8, 2020 for EACH STUDENT attending school in the district. Student Transportation Request Form Parent Town Hall MeetingsIn order to give parents and guardians a chance to ask questions about our district's reopening plan, we held three live streamed meetings on Monday, August 17th, at different times through the day. Superintendent Jerry Griffin started each one with some brief remarks about the plan, and then answered questions that were submitted prior to and during the forums. He attempted to deal with different questions in each of the three, so all three have different content. Use the links below to watch the recordings. There were many questions about social distancing in classrooms. Please watch this video to see what this will look like in our district.
Remote & Hybrid Learning Resource WebsiteBefore March, none of us had any experience with educating students during a pandemic. Much of this is brand new to all of us, and as such, we all need help. In an attempt to provide that help to parents, students, and teachers, we have put together the MCSD Remote & Hybrid Learning website. It continues to grow and change as the situation changes and new tools become available.
So if you or your student need help using the technology involved in assignments, are looking for guidance on what technology tools are available, need to request a site be unblocked, or report a problem with a Chromebook, please check out the site. MCSD Remote & Hybrid Learning Pre-K and Kindergarten EnrollmentEnrollment for Pre-K and Kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year will be done by mail, not in person. Please print the required forms out and send them, along with a copy of your child's birth certificate and shot records, and mail them to:
Karen Vanier 22 Bus Garage Lane Malone, NY 12953 If you cannot print the forms out, please email Karen (kvanier@maloneschools.org) with your mailing address, and she will mail a set to you. Community WiFi AccessIn an effort to help students who may not have internet access at home, the following arrangements have been made to provide spots throughout the community. Please note that these hot spots are set up to automatically connect to school-owned devices; personal devices will not connect to them.
The aim is to provide access while still allowing for social distancing, so you do not need to leave your vehicle to use them. In the case of the fire departments, please be sure that you are not blocking the doors of the fire house.
A special thanks to those fire departments and Craig LaVigne of Wireless Internet Now for making these access points possible. If you do not currently have internet service, Spectrum has announced that they will be providing free service during closures for households with affected students where such service is possible. For more information, call 1-844-488-8395. Additionally, SLIC has announced that they will be providing help for students without internet access at home. For more information, check out their COVID-19 page. Franklin Academy Class of 2020 Graduation CeremonyDue to the unfortunate realities of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, we were not able to hold our traditional graduation ceremony this year. That does not diminish how proud we are of our students and their accomplishments. Please join us in congratulating them by clicking one of the links below to watch the virtual ceremony we were able to do, as well as the senior slideshow. Both graduation ceremony links go to the same video in two different spots, in case you run into technical issues with one of them.
Social Emotional Resources for StudentsRequest a check-in with a School Counselor/Psychologist:
Davis Flanders St. Joe's Malone Middle School Franklin Academy Anxious about Coronavirus? Text "HOME" to 741741 or visit crisistextline.org Citizen Advocates Appointments, 24 hour Crisis Line: 518-483-3261 Citizen Advocates Crisis Recovery Center (open 24/7): 518-481-8160 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255) High School Mental Wellness Google Classroom for Students Code: ezu6fye Other Resources: How to Help Teens Manage Anxiety During Coronavirus Talking with Children about the Coronavirus Talking with Kids about the Coronavirus District CalendarClick on an event in the calendar for more information.
District staff, if you have an event you would like included on the calendar, please fill out this form. Vaccination InformationBeginning September 1, 2016, all students entering 7th and 12th grade MUST HAVE proof of having been given meningococcal vaccine in order to attend school.
Students entering Grade 7 in 2018 must have:
If you have any questions, please contact the nurse at the number listed below.
Home & SchoolHome & School Connections Newsletter from the St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES.
|
Quick LinksRevised 2020-2021 Calendar
Remote & Hybrid Learning Site PD Week Website Google Drive Google Mail '18-19' District Calendar (color) '19-'20 District Calendar (color) '20-'21 District Calendar (color) 3-8 ELA & Math Test Changes Acceptable Use Policy Cafeteria Code of Conduct Cyberbullying Policy Dignity for all Students Act Husky Badges K-12 Comprehensive Guidance Plan Key District Policies Parent Portal Request Parent Portal Guide Parent Portal Login Prevailing Wage Schedule 7/1/19-6/30/20 School Safety School Taxes Smart Schools Plan (original, 2016) Smart Schools Plan (amended, 2018) Sports Physical Form Sports Physical History Sports Schedules Substitute Google Drive Info Technology Plan Water Testing Results Wellness Policy Husky HutThe Husky Hut is a shop that sells clothing and merchandise, sponsored by The CDOS Club, a club focused on Career Development for students here at Franklin Academy. The Husky Hut is fully run and operated by students. Click here to visit our website.
Senior Caps & GownsClass of 2021, to order your cap and gown (no payment needed at this time):
|
TITLE IX
The Board of Education is committed to providing an educational and working environment that promotes respect, dignity, and equality and that is free from all forms of harassment and hazing. The District will promptly investigate all complaints of hazing and/or harassment, either formal or informal, verbal or written. Complaints should be filed with the School Principal or Title IX Officer, 42 Husky Lane, Malone, NY 12953 Phone 518-483-7800.
The Board of Education is committed to providing an educational and working environment that promotes respect, dignity, and equality and that is free from all forms of harassment and hazing. The District will promptly investigate all complaints of hazing and/or harassment, either formal or informal, verbal or written. Complaints should be filed with the School Principal or Title IX Officer, 42 Husky Lane, Malone, NY 12953 Phone 518-483-7800.
