WHEN: August 10-14, 2020

WHERE: Your student’s assigned school (each location will send specifc details)

WHO: Currently enrolled students (if not enrolled, see the registration details below)

WHAT:

• Finalize enrollment process by picking up and returning required documents in Back to School Packets HERE.
• Pick up school schedules.
• Pick up instructional materials (e.g. devices, textbooks, etc.).

REGISTRATION VS. VERIFICATION: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

1.Registration is an on-going process throughout the year.

2.Registration can now be completed through the Online Registration System (OLR) HERE.

3.…

Columbus, GA – A former District student recently passed the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) exam as an end of pathway assessment with the District’s Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) program. Alejandro Corredor, a class of 2020 Shaw High School graduate, is the first participant of the Raider Rescue EMT program to pass the exam. During the 2019-2020 school year, Shaw High School became a state-certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training facility by the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Office of EMS and Trauma.

Corredor overcame…

Parents,

We have continued to closely monitor the data related to the spread of COVID-19 in our community to include discussions with epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists from Emory University. These specialists cited specific benchmarks that indicated increased spread of the virus for our community. Based on current data, in consultation our local medical and public health agencies, we will start school on August 17, 2020 with virtual instruction.In this model, instruction will be conducted virtually for all students through the first progress reporting period, September 9, 2020…

UPDATE: The deadline for declaring your student's preference of virtual or in-person instruction through Online Registration has been extended to July 24, 2020 at noon.

Final Plan: At-a-glance view
Final Plan: Detailed view
PowerPoint presentation
FAQs (on-going under development)

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Connect & Chat: Parent/Student Sessions

We invite all MCSD parents and/or students to join us for a Q&A session related to the District's Re-opening Plan. A panel of speakers will provide details related to the plan and allow you to present questions in the group chat for consideration.

July 15, 2020 | 5:00-6:00 p.m.…

Columbus, GA – On July 13, 2020, the Muscogee County Board of Education adopted a tentative millage rate for fiscal year 2021/calendar year 2020 (FY 2021/CY 2020) of 23.404 mills. The Muscogee County Tax Commissioner has indicated that this is the roll back rate for FY 2021.This is the rate at which the taxes raised for the District will stay the same as last year.

All concerned citizens are invited to the remaining public hearings on this millage rate to be held through Zoom and live stream on the District YouTube channel during the following dates and times:

• Monday, July 20, 2020, 11:00 a.m.