Cub Connection

I hope this finds you doing well, enjoying the beautiful weather! Lots happening around here over the summer!

Below I've included information from around the District, as well as various links from previous updates.

Go Wildcats!

Mr. Fleenor

You can select a language for a translated version by clicking on the tab at the top of the page.

July

• Third Party, EPIC MRI Polling, conducting randomized sampling phone surveys with 300-400 community members regarding various school and bond questions.

September/October

• All Community digital feedback survey
• Steering Committee Meeting (tentative)

October/November

• Community Forum #2 (tentative)

Action Items

• Approved 2023-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement w/Teacher's Union
• Approved year-end budget revisions for general fund, activity fund, and food service fund
• Approved 2023-2024 preliminary budgets for general fund, activity fund, and food service fund
• Approved Chartwells Food Service Contract
• Approved State Aid Borrowing
• Approved employment of Christina Repp, Dean of Teaching & Learning at EES
• Consent Grouping...minutes, monthly financials approved

Presentations

• Curriculum & Instruction - updated the board on summer learning, professional development plan for the upcoming year as well as reported on required 98b Goal Progress
• Operations Update - updated the board on the high school chiller replacement schedule

Supt's Report

• Updated board on the May 2024 Bond work being completed over the summer
• Third Party, EPIC MRI, conducting random sample phone surveys regarding bond (July)
• Digital Survey to all families (Fall)
• Site work assessments (continue)
• Steering Committee Meeting (fall)
• Community Forums will continue throughout the upcoming school year

Click on the button below for a list of summer camps happening this summer.

NOTE: check with your building office for a comprehensive list!

The District will partner with Kid Builders in providing on-site (housed at EES/LES) before/after child care beginning this fall, including limited summer options. Click on the button below to register!

We're excited to help our youngest Wildcats build a strong foundation in social, pre-academic, and general life skills that will give them a leg up in school! Now enrolling for Young 5's & Preschool! Conveniently begin at the link below.

We can't wait to welcome kindergarteners to school! Registration is now open.
Let the Learning Adventure Begin!

We are thrilled to share some amazing news for a new collaboration between the Mattawan High School Football Program and the Elementary Summer Learning Camp. This summer, our high school football players will be joining forces with our elementary students for a fantastic reading initiative. In an inspiring display of community leadership, our football players are taking time out of their busy training schedules to engage in our reading program, fueling the love for learning throughout the summer break. Witness the powerful connection as our high school football players swap their helmets for reading glasses, becoming reading buddies and mentors to our elementary students. Together, we are creating a community where knowledge knows no bounds.

credit: J. Bussies

On Monday, June 12th our administrative team had PLC Professional Development, leading the work of developing and instituting high functioning collaborative teams focused on student outcomes. On Tuesday, June 13th, our teacher leaders (pictured above) for PLC had training, which focused on the development and implementation of a guaranteed and viable curriculum, building common assessments based around proficiency, and using data to identify student needs and reviewing instructional practices.

On Wednesday, June 14th, our administrative team (pictured below) spend a day with Capturing Kids Hearts Leadership Blueprint RECHARGED! This was an opportunity for the administration team to disconnect from the daily work and reflect on the year. The administration had the opportunity to learn about our strengths and constraints of our leadership style and develop a traction plan to grow in our constraint areas.

Last year, the Board of Education approved the expenditure of roughly $300,000 out of remaining bond contingency funds from the construction of the EES/LES

- not general funds - to update the EES playground. Construction is almost complete!

Get involved today!

MPEF exists to bridge the gap between the funding MCS receives from the state and the funding necessary to provide quality educational experiences to all students across the five buildings in our district. If you feel inspired to join us in enhancing education at Mattawan, you can find out more about how to get involved at www.mpef.org.

A heartfelt thanks to all of our sponsors, golfers and to Heritage Glen for once again making this year’s golf event a great success! We look forward to next year!

credit: MPEF Facebook

📞 Calling on all volunteers 📞

Are you unable to run/walk with us this year but would like to help out in some capacity? Are you looking for hours to log for your National Honor Society community involvement?

Join our Volunteer Crew this August 5th. If you register today you'll receive one of our volunteer t-shirts for FREE!

If you have have already signed up to volunteer, thank you!

To sign up to volunteer click on the following link below.

THANK YOU MPEF & COMMUNITY!!😍👍🔥💙💛💙💛

Our 30th Anniversary Capital Campaign to renovate the Middle School Media Center is complete! The last of the furnishings arrived last week and it looks fabulous! Fresh paint, new carpet, new shelving, functional circulation desks, modern furniture and upgraded AV equipment are all part of this much-appreciate upgrade. This is the second Capital Campaign that the Foundation has implemented; in 2018, we also helped renovate the High School Media Center.

A sincere thank you to everyone who supported this important project and helped us reach our fundraising goal of $100,000! You have all been a vital part of helping improve the Heart of our Middle School.

credit: MPEF Facebook

• No July Board Meeting
• August 5 MPEF 5K
  
• August 14, Board Meeting, Regular Session 7:00 a.m.
• August 28, FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - 1/2 DAY y5-5; FULL DAY 6th - 12th

Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions!

Email: rfleenor@mattawanschools.org
Website: https://www.mattawanschools.org/
Location: 56720 Murray Street, Mattawan, MI, USA
Phone: 2696683351
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattawanCSD
Twitter: @mattawancsd