October 14, 2021: To ensure we abide by recent legislation and support students while they learn at home due to COVID-related absences, beginning Monday, October 18, all students learning from home due to a COVID-related absence will be on what’s called “Short Term Independent Study.”
Check this page often for information regarding the 2021-2022 school year.
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Students will access each day’s assignments in their teacher’s Schoology folder. Teachers will assign work to correspond with the required number of daily instructional minutes.
Students in grades TK-6 (and Tuolumne grade 7) will have access to live virtual instruction each day. Students in grades 7-12 will have access to live virtual instruction one day per week. Students will use their district-issued device to access the live virtual instruction via Microsoft Teams.
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Senate Bill 328 (SB 328) was created by legislators to address adolescent sleep deprivation. The law requires that the school day for middle and junior high schools begin no earlier than 8 a.m., and the school day for high schools begin no earlier than 8:30 a.m. School districts must adopt these changes no later than July 1, 2022.
We are in the process of informing families and staff, and soliciting feedback to help guide our next steps.
The Modesto Virtual Academy (MVA) is our online independent study program for students in grades TK-12. Students access coursework on their own time, and meet with their assigned teacher once a week. New this year, state leaders recently passed Senate Bill 130 which requires that students in grades TK-8 have daily interaction with a teacher or MVA staff member.
Our Parent & Student Help Centers provide easily accessible descriptions, how-to tutorials, and trainings for our most frequently used applications. The Parent Help Center is linked in the "Parents" drop down menu at the top of the page, and the Student Help Center is linked in the "Students" drop down menu at the top of the page.
Want to help MCS Young Men of Color become college and career ready? Be a Mentor in our Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT) program. For more information, click here.
The SchoolMessenger mobile and web-based applications allow you to change your contact preferences, and review all your messages in one place, on any device. You must have an email address on file with your student’s school to use the mobile and web-based applications.
