The Indiana Department of Health recently announced changes in COVID guidance for K-12 schools based on declining cases statewide. Please review and familiarize yourself with Mitchell Community Schools updated COVID guidelines below:
- Students and staff members will no longer be required to quarantine if exposed to a positive COVID case, regardless of vaccination status. Please continue to monitor for symptoms and test if symptoms develop.
- Students or staff who test positive for COVID will be required to stay home and quarantine for 5 days. Return to school on day 6 if fever free for 24 hours without the use of medication and other symptoms are improving.
- No masks are required, masks are optional in all MCS facilities.
Reminder: MCS will be in session Monday, February 21st.
MCS will be on a 2 hour delay, tomorrow Monday February 7th.
Due to forecasted freezing rain, ice, below freezing temperatures, and snow accumulations beginning just after midnight tonight through Friday morning, there will be “no school” tomorrow, Thursday, Feb 3rd and Friday, Feb 4th for all MCS students. These will not be eLearning days and will be made up with in-person learning on Monday, Feb 21st and Friday, Apr 15th. All extra-curricular events and practices are cancelled beginning 5:00pm tonight through this weekend. Events will be rescheduled if possible.
Due to continued inclement weather and worsening driving conditions, MCS is shifting to an eLearning day today, Friday January 28th.
Due to inclement weather and below freezing temps overnight, MCS will be on a 2 hour delay tomorrow Friday, January 28th.
MCS is seeking a social worker to work with students in our schools through the Youth First organization. Follow the link for more information https://youthfirstinc.org/about/careers/?fbclid=IwAR07bskwjRsftiS2_zWpkZPLo-5Qnhu18zo2wWQWPwEcsMG-zB6ChsNgjqY
Reminder: MCS will return to in-person learning tomorrow, Monday 1/24. Face coverings are highly recommended, but nor required at this time. MCS will continue to monitor attendance data and make changes when necessary.
Congrats Bluejacket Robotics! First competition ever and third place! Your hard work and teamwork led to success! Great job! 🤖🐝🏆
Good luck/skill to Bluejacket Robotics!! Tomorrow is their first-ever competition in Seymour! 🤖 🐝
LIVE stream here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNfBS1lDkpH2To3GBWB7hvA/featured
MCS reminders: No School on Monday (1/17), eLearning Tuesday (1/18) through Friday (1/21)
MCS continues to monitor COVID related absenteeism for both students and staff. Over the past two days, we have experienced large increases in both groups, primarily staff absenteeism. Please be prepared if policies/procedures are forced to be altered.
MCS is closely monitoring attendance rates of students and staff this week. These rates can be found on the COVID data dashboard on the corporation website. If attendance data deems necessary, MCS will modify policies and procedures.
Please join us this Friday night at the MHS Gym for the induction of the first Mitchell High School Alumni Hall of Fame class. Terry Cole, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Andrea McCord, and Hollace Sherwood will be inducted between the JV and Varsity Basketball Games.
Due to frigid temperatures overnight and into tomorrow morning, Mitchell Community Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay tomorrow, Friday, January 7th.
MCS would like to wish all of our students, staff, and families the very best this holiday season. Have a happy and safe Christmas Break.
Due to a watermain break near the school. Burris Elem. is under a boil water advisory. Bottled water will be provided to students.
Dear Families,
Mitchell Community Schools has become aware of a troubling post that has been shared widely this week on the social media platform TikTok. The post refers to a threat to school safety “for every school in the USA, even elementary,” on Friday, December 17.
The post appears to be part of a national TikTok trend and did not originate in our school district. We have heard reports from other districts that the same post is circulating in their schools. While we do not believe the threat to be credible, we are closely monitoring the situation and taking it seriously.
Additionally, the district has been in contact with our School Resource Officer regarding the post.
This situation serves as a good example of why it is important to avoid sharing posts online that refer to school safety threats. Even if they are not credible threats, they can cause a great deal of stress and anxiety for our students, families, and staff. We ask our families to monitor their children’s social media activity and speak with them about proper behavior online.
If you or your child become aware of any potential threat posted to social media or anywhere else, please notify a school staff member or trusted adult right away.
As always, thank you for your partnership as we work to ensure a safe, secure, and positive learning environment for our students.
Sincerely,
Dr. Brent Comer
MCS Superintendent
Yesterday the High School and Junior High music departments came together to perform The Sounds of the Holidays for the community! If you missed the live performance you can go back and watch the concert on our channel now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmYhB0rM3d4
It begins!!! Check out some photos of todays ground breaking for our new fieldhouse! It means a lot to us to have these kids take these first steps in the process and thanks to those who volunteered! This is all for you!
