“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a reminder, CMCSS schools will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 18. Classes will resume Tuesday, January 19.
As a reminder, there will be no school on Monday, January 18 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King., Jr. Day. Classes for all students will resume on Tuesday, January 19, with traditional students continuing to learn remotely.
As we shared before Winter Break, the district has a contingency plan for a prioritized return to in-person learning for our youngest students. On Monday, January 25, CMCSS Pre-K through sixth-grade traditional students will return to in-person learning. Seventh through twelfth-grade traditional students will continue learning remotely until further notice. Next week, schools will be reaching out to parents and guardians of students in seventh through twelfth grade who are in self-contained, special populations classrooms to share more information about a phased return to in-person learning the week of January 25. After evaluating this phased return, the district will share more information about the return to in-person learning for all traditional students in upper grades.
On average, there have been around 300 more students per grade level impacted by COVID-19 cases in the district’s upper grades than lower grades. CMCSS is prioritizing an in-person return for younger students and those in self-contained classrooms due to the greater difficulty distance learning poses for these students, the lower transmission rates among younger children, and the greater childcare burden placed on families with younger children. The district is hopeful this phased approach will help address staffing issues due to COVID-19 related leave and the substitute shortage that are expected to continue as the pandemic still exists.
Due to the ever-changing circumstances of the pandemic, families should always have plans in the event that school buildings are closed and remote learning must take place. Additionally, the Tennessee Department of Health’s requirements for contact tracing and quarantines are still in place. Therefore, families should have plans in the event a child must transition to remote learning due to being a close contact to a positive case.
Finally, as Onsite Employee Health and Wellness partners with the Montgomery County Health Department to distribute vaccines to CMCSS employees in the coming weeks, the potential exists that schools will temporarily transition to remote learning in order to expedite the vaccination process. The Communications Department will communicate with families as soon as plans are finalized.
High school seniors and college students applying for the Tennessee Promise scholarship and Tennessee Student Assistance Award programs have an extra month to file the FAFSA application this year.
Due to conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission/Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation extended the Tennessee Promise FAFSA deadline and the priority FAFSA deadline for the Tennessee Student Assistance Award from Feb. 1 to March 1 of this year.
Learn more at bit.ly/38Gqst5
The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System offers several non-traditional schools and programs of choice for students. Visit the district website for more information on these innovative programs designed to provide families the opportunity to choose schools and programs that will help their children reach their potential. Please note that CMCSS will not be offering open enrollment in specific grade levels at select schools for the 2021-2022 school year.
Unless otherwise noted, the application period is January 15 through February 15, 2021.
For applications and more information: bit.ly/3qi1qqi
Schools and programs include:
💻 CMCSS K-12 Virtual
🔬 Moore Magnet Elementary STEM
📚 Barksdale Elementary Spanish Immersion Program
📕 Middle College
📓 CMCSS Academies
📒 TCAT
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a reminder, CMCSS schools will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 18. Classes will resume Tuesday, January 19.
#cmcss #clarksvilletn #clarksvilleschools #schoolsystem #tennesseeschools #mlkday #definingdifference #martinlutherkingday
High school seniors and college students applying for the Tennessee Promise scholarship and Tennessee Student Assistance Award programs have an extra month to file the FAFSA application this year.
Due to conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission/Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation extended the Tennessee Promise FAFSA deadline and the priority FAFSA deadline for the Tennessee Student Assistance Award from Feb. 1 to March 1 of this year.
Learn more from the link in our bio under TN Promise.
The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System offers several non-traditional schools and programs of choice for students. Visit the district website for more information on these innovative programs designed to provide families the opportunity to choose schools and programs that will help their children reach their potential. Please note that CMCSS will not be offering open enrollment in specific grade levels at select schools for the 2021-2022 school year.
Unless otherwise noted, the application period is January 15 through February 15, 2021.
For applications and more information, click the link in our bio.
Schools and programs include:
💻 CMCSS K-12 Virtual
🔬 Moore Magnet Elementary STEM
📚 Barksdale Elementary Spanish Immersion Program
📕 Middle College
📓 CMCSS Academies
📒 TCAT
Happy Monday! Have a wonderful week! #cmcss #schoolsystem #clarksvilletn #clarksvilletennessee #iloveclarksville #mondaymotivation
Monday, January 4 will be a remote learning day for all CMCSS traditional students. District leadership has reviewed Gov. Lee’s Executive Order #70 and is seeking guidance from local and state agencies on its implications for in-person learning through mid-January. Over Winter Break, district leaders will continue meeting to review the latest data and guidance to make decisions in the best interest of the physical, social, and emotional health and well-being of students and employees. If remote learning needs to be extended, the district will make every effort to communicate this extension to families no later than Monday, December 28.
District leaders understand changes like these present challenges for families and strive not to disrupt in-person learning unless deemed necessary as CMCSS responds to the conditions of the pandemic.
The district cannot reiterate enough that families choosing traditional, in-person learning for their child(ren) should make preparations throughout the year in the event that school buildings are closed and remote learning must take place. The CMCSS Communicable Disease Team and the Montgomery County Health Department review the local spread of COVID-19 and other data on a daily basis to make school-based and district-wide decisions. As of yesterday, Montgomery County’s community spread reached an all-time high of 0.859% and has continued to increase 12 out of the last 14 days.
Please follow the guidance of our local, state, and national public health officials and medical experts to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
CMCSS buses will be out on the roads today, practicing routes for next semester. #cmcss
Due to staffing issues and in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, all CMCSS traditional students will transition to remote learning tomorrow, Wed., Dec. 16 through Fri., Dec. 18. As a reminder, Mon., Dec. 21 is a pre-planned, district-wide remote learning day before Winter Break, so traditional students will not return to buildings until Mon., Jan. 4.
With remote learning, students will not report to the school building as they will access learning via the laptops provided by the district. Athletics and extracurricular events will be cancelled or postponed. Teachers will communicate with students on how to access lessons. For more information on remote learning, visit cmcss.net/remote.
Families who need access to no-cost meals during this remote learning time may pick up meals at any CMCSS elementary school on the following days. Weekend meals will be available on Fri., Dec. 18 from 1 - 2 p.m. Meals for remote learning and Winter Break will be available on Mon., Dec. 21 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
For the full release please visit the district website.
Hi! Happy Thursday. #cmcss #schoolsystem #schooldistrict #clarksvilletn #loveclarksville #clarksvilletennessee #thursday #thursdayvibes #justbecause (This photo was taken prior to the 2020-2021 school year.)
