UPDATE: As a courtesy during these trying times, the USD 456 Board of Education has elected to eliminate select enrollment fees. Class and organization dues will still be collected, but costs like textbook fees and equipment fees have been waived.
REMINDER: Enrollment starts tomorrow! August 5th, 1:30pm-7:00pm and August 6th, 8:30am-12:00pm in each school's gym. Face coverings will be required upon entrance. If you are unable to attend or have questions, please contact your child's school.
PLAN HIGHLIGHTS: All testing/contact tracing/quarantine/isolation measures are determined by an individual's personal health provider and/or the Osage County Health Department. USD 456 serves to assist those entities in the health response to positive cases.
PLAN HIGHLIGHTS: Multiple health mitigation strategies will be utilized: face coverings, temperature/symptom screenings, strategic hand-washing/sanitizing, social distancing where possible, and surface cleaning/sanitizing measures.
REMINDER: Enrollment of students will be August 5th - 1:30pm-7:00pm and August 6th, 8:30am-12:00pm in each school's gym. Face coverings will be required upon entrance. If you are unable to attend or have questions, please contact your child's school beginning August 3rd.
PLAN HIGHLIGHTS: All school supplies, electronic devices, and health related supplies will be provided by the district! Below is a mock-up of the district provided face covering. 5 coverings will be provided to each student and staff member for use while at school.
PLAN HIGHLIGHTS: The district has chosen to focus on providing a healthy environment to allow for a beneficial in-person learning experience for our students. As detailed in the plan, remote learning may be utilized individually or as a whole. Questions? Contact us: 785-549-3521.
PLAN HIGHLIGHTS: The new first day of school for students is August 19th, 2020! Please monitor notifications and calendar for any future schedule changes!
At last night's board meeting, the USD 456 board of education approved the "Back-to-School Plan" as presented. For review, please read today's news article: https://www.mdcv.org/article/278248?org=mdcv
REMINDER: Tomorrow!!!!! Physicals for JH/HS athletes will be performed by Osage Sports & Family Chiropractic on July 23rd, 2020 - 8:00am-11:30am in the old gym. Physicals will be $10, payable upon arrival - first come, first served. Physicals are REQUIRED to be able to participate in ANY school-sponsored athletics.
The Board of Education has posted the agenda for the meeting set for July 29, 2020 at 7pm. The meeting will be held at the Melvern commons and will be open to the public. Face coverings are required for all attendees.
Today, July 15, 2020, USD 456 received notification that Governor Laura Kelly will be issuing an executive order delaying the start of schools until after Labor Day. The district is currently preparing for the start of school and will continue to monitor this new development. Information and plans will communicated as soon as possible. At this time, summer activities and programs are not affected.
Attention JH/HS athletes! If you have not gotten your physical yet for the upcoming school year, Osage Sports & Family Chiropractic will be coming to MDCV on July 23rd, 2020 - 8:00am-11:30am in the main gym. Physicals will be $10, payable upon arrival - first come, first served. If you would like to print and fill out the necessary paperwork beforehand, please follow this link:
http://kshsaa.org/Public/PDF/FORM-PPE.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3xluZdoRDmOlOi5Mv3EBCtfOyBYRnmEsZZ7MFT1CYOWL9q6wWptRoJ4hw
Don't forget - physicals are REQUIRED to be able to participate in ANY school-sponsored athletics. See you there!
After consulting with the Osage County Health Department, we have been given the all-clear to resume summer athletic activities and conditioning, beginning tomorrow, July 16, 2020. As always, we encourage our students and visitors to practice good hygiene and remain home if feeling ill. Thank you for your assistance.
On Saturday, July 11, 2020, school administration was made aware that a group of students were exposed to an individual outside the school district who later tested positive for COVID-19. Those potentially exposed students then attended summer conditioning on Thursday and Friday. Out of an abundance of caution, all summer conditioning/workouts have been postponed until Thursday, July 16, 2020. By that time, county health departments will have had the opportunity to perform contact tracing, fully inform the individuals involved and more conclusive information will be available to make potential further decisions. We appreciate your understanding and will continue to keep you updated as much as possible.
The Board of Education has posted the July meeting agenda. The meeting will be held at the Melvern commons and open to the public.
JH Girls Basketball Camp is this week June 22-25 from 9-11 at the Melvern School. There is no fee for the camp.
On July 1st, MDCV will be officially submitting their application to be a part of the Kansas Department of Education's Apollo II School Redesign Project! For more information: https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Fiscal-and-Administrative-Services/Communications-and-Recognition-Programs/Vision-Kansans-Can/School-Redesign
"Blended Learning" is coming to MDCV this August! See the outline plan in today's news article: https://www.mdcv.org/article/259516?org=mdcv
MDCV is pleased to announce that plans have been made for all students to be directly assigned an up-to-date technology device for use in class and at home for the 2020-2021 school year!
