The Muraski Tribune: Issue 22

Good Afternoon Muraski Families,

I hope our students are enjoying the first day of a nice long weekend, while our staff participates in ongoing professional development. We had a phenomenal week with our Valentine's Day parties in the middle of the week. Thanks goes out to the room parents and parent volunteers who shared in creating wonderful experiences for our students. They love these opportunities so much, and they are because of the effort put in by families that make them special.

February closes with our Book Fair & Breakfast with a Buddy events. Please take a look at that information below and think about attending and/or volunteering to help.

Have a great weekend!

Mike Griffen

On Thursday, February 8th, your child engaged in an information session with their Middle School Counselor, Ashley Marozsan. Mrs. Marozsan came to share general information about the transition to middle school.

Important: Following the presentation, students and families are asked to complete a class selection for their 6th grade school year in 2024-2025.

Please click the button below to register for classes. You can also CLICK HERE

To determine eligibility for free / reduced lunch, as well as various additional state and federal program benefits inclusive of possible district student fees being waived, an application must be completed online at PaySchoolsCentral.com. HERE is a link with directions to apply.

It is important to note the following for those that qualify for Reduced Lunches in the 23-24 school year: The recently passed Ohio biennial budget includes a provision for the State to pay the meal charges for Reduced students ($0.30 for Breakfast and $0.40 for Lunch) effectively allowing them to eat for free. This will be in effect for the 23-24 and the 24-25 school years.

As a reminder, all school fees that have not been paid are now considered past due. To check the balance and pay outstanding school fees, go to Pay Schools Central by clicking HERE. In addition to Pay Schools Central, school fees can be paid by cash/check to your student’s building secretary or with the Treasurer's Office. If you have questions related to this, please contact the building secretary or Dawn Evangelista (devangelista@scsmustangs.org) within the Treasurer's Department. As we are approaching a new school year, as well as the start of fall sports, per Board of Education policy, the consequences for outstanding prior year school fees will prohibit students from participating in any school extracurricular activities (i.e., athletics, student council, school clubs, etc.), field trips, and school sanctioned dances / events that require a purchased ticket. For additional information on District Fee Collection Procedures and Consequences CLICK HERE.

Over the summer, the district expanded our partnership with Blocksi to include student content filtering and alerts. We no longer utilize SecURLy for these services. CLICK HERE to view an informational flier about joining the Blocksi Parent Portal to gain insights on your student’s online behavior with their scsmustangs account and set parental controls beyond the school school. If you have any questions, contact Dave Binkley, Director of Instructional Technology at dbinkley@scsmustangs.org.

Email: mgriffen@scsmustangs.org
Website: https://muraski.strongnet.org/
Location: Muraski Elementary School, Royalton Road, Strongsville, OH, USA
Phone: 440-572-7160
Twitter: @MuraskiPrin