January 2025 Edition

Thank you TNTP for the recommendation.

Recently a group attended the CACE Conference and heard from Dr. Pamela Allyn about the opportunities "pop-up" groups offer to organizations and districts. Dr. Allyn noted, "When you have so many great ideas, but not enough time - try pop up committees. Small groups concentrated on a single issue of interest."

Inspired by the video? Also by Dr. Allyn's suggestion? If yes, then let's follow CES' Dr. Kelly and her CES pop-up group lead, by creating our first MRSD Pop-Up Group to address Dr. Brownies' challenge to determine "What is the Question?" With other MSRD educators, this group will engage in a brainstorming session around possible future learning and exploration pathways that should be offered at MRSD. This discussion links directly with our MRSD Strategic Goal 2.3 and a lively discussion will be a powerful launching pad for this upcoming action step.

One meeting, one hour, one focused topic-that's all (unless the team decides to explore further in the future...)

When: February 3, 2025, 3:45-4:45pm

Who: All MSRD faculty and staff are invited to join this pop-up

Where: MRHS Sharkness Conference Room (Main Street)

RSVP: Multiple Learning and Pathway Pop-Up

If you can't make it, but have some thoughts to share, fill out the form above, and we will be in touch.

Best,

Robin, Kristen, and Lindsey

Synopsis from "A Bit of Optimism:" Kenya’s Maasai Mara is rugged, beautiful, and tough. Values are everything for the people who live in this rural countryside.

On a trip to Kenya, I had the opportunity to visit The Mara. The intelligence and grit of the young people there blew me away! I met incredibly driven young women determined to uplift their families from poverty. Carol Moraa is giving them that opportunity. She’s the founding principal of Kisaruni Girls High School and Provost for Legacy College.

I wanted to ask Carol where her kids find the motivation to willingly sign up for 18-hour school days. It turns out when learning is a choice, not an obligation, it’s possible to build schools where cultural values and community are at the heart of what people do.

This…is A Bit of Optimism.

Podcast link: https://simonsinek.com/podcast/episodes/what-can-we-learn-from-a-rural-school-in-kenya-with-principal-carol-moraa/

For more on Carol and her work, check out:

Legacy College

Kisaruni Girls High School

Thank you to Dr. Cutone for sharing.

What if the key to happiness, success, and love was as simple as two words?

If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. Two simple words—Let Them—will set you free. Free from the opinions, drama, and judgments of others. Free from the exhausting cycle of trying to manage everything and everyone around you. The Let Them Theory puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands—and this book will show you exactly how to do it.

― Mel Robbins, The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage

At the Leventhal Map & Education Center, we believe that maps are powerful tools for students to consider their place in their community and the larger world. By looking closely at maps from the past, present and even possible futures, students can connect themselves to larger systems that affect them and propose ideas for change. Giving students the tools to read and understand maps and the time to look closely and deeply at them can expand not only their geographic awareness but also help them to look critically at other sources of information they encounter.

MRSD Website: Portrait of a Graduate

MRSD 2024-2028 Strategic Plan

We are proud to present Monomoy Regional School District’s 2024-2028 Strategic Plan. This plan will guide the operation of our schools in the coming years with a focus on the needs of our students, providing guidance and identifying priorities for a wide range of actions related to our schools – from professional development to curriculum planning to family engagement.