Mora Independent School District

Just a reminder that there will be no in-person learning for high school on March 3rd. MHS will be conducting the SAT test for the Juniors. All Juniors must report to the high school by 7:45 am.

Buses will depart the district at 9 am today, February 26th with meal deliveries. Please be at your child’s bus stop. For your safety and ours please wear your face covering. Students attending Hybrid Model have already received their meals for the week and do not have to pick up meals today. Thank you!

PRESS RELEASE February 24, 2021 P-EBT food benefits for 246,000 New Mexico children to be extended for school year 2020-2021 SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Human Services Department and Public Education Department partner to issue another round of Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) to students who qualify for free or reduced meal program and who continue remote or hybrid learning model for the 2020-2021 school year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture allocated more than $27 million monthly in additional benefits for New Mexico – enough to feed more than 246,000 vulnerable children each month. “These very important benefits will continue to provide nutritional assistance to New Mexico families”, said Human Services Department Deputy Secretary, Angela Medrano. Eligibility for the P-EBT program is determined by the New Mexico Public Education Department, which shares student information with the Human Services Department to issue benefits through P-EBT cards. The P-EBT program applies to all eligible students regardless of their family’s SNAP eligibility. In addition, New Mexico households with children who receive free or reduced-price meals will see an increase in their P-EBT benefits from $5.86 to $6.82 per child per day. Each issuance will include at least two (2) months of benefits. Previous P-EBT benefits were issued through the month of September 2020. The tentative P-EBT issuance schedule is as follows: Benefit Month(s): October – November 2020 Issuance: February 28, 2021 Benefit Month(s):December 2020 – January 2021 Issuance: March 28, 2021 Benefit Month(s):February – March 2021 Issuance: TBD Benefit Month(s):April – May 2021 Issuance: TBD Benefit Month(s):June 2021 Issuance: TBD P-EBT cards for newly eligible P-EBT students will be mailed on March 8th, please allow 7-10 days for mail delivery. Human Services Department will not issue new P-EBT cards to existing P-EBT households. If the household no longer has their P-EBT card, they can request a new card by: • Contacting the department’s P-EBT card vendor directly at 1-800-843-8303; or • Logging onto the P-EBT portal through YesNM at https://www.yes.state.nm.us/yesnm/home/index. For additional information or eligibility questions please call the P-EBT hotline at 1-833-415-0569. For frequently asked questions and to view the amount of benefits issued based on each school schedule, please visit: Help Feed Your Children with Pandemic EBT | New Mexico Human Services Department (state.nm.us).

Seniors, Please submit the name you would like on your diploma as soon as possible. If we do not receive that information, we will use the name provided in Powerschool. Also, if you have not submitted your senior photo for the banner, please submit it as soon as possible. The deadline for the names and photos will be March 1st. Respectfully, Lefonso Castillo

On March 3rd, there will be no in-person learning for high school students as we will be conducting the SAT for our Juniors. All MHS Juniors will need to report to the high school by 7:45 am.

All prospective Cross Country runners must attend practice Thursday, Feb 25 @ 3:15 pm for final try out before the season begins. Athletes MUST wear a mask throughout the entire run/practice. XC runners can be 8th-12th grade students who are academically eligible.

Brand new Ranger/Rangerette activity bus has arrived!

February 21, 2021 MISD School Community, On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, during the MISD Board Meeting, it was decided that all our school sites will re-open for in-person learning. We would like to thank all our staff and community members that attended the recent board meeting. Mora High School will re-open in a hybrid model on February 23, 2021 for Juniors and Seniors and February 24, 2021 for Freshmen and Sophomores. Lazaro Garcia Middle School and Mora/Holman Elementary will reopen on March 15, 2021. There will be an orientation for high school staff on February 22; therefore, there will no “live” classes on that day (high school only). Please use that day to make up any missing or late assignments as the we are near the end of the 3rd nine-weeks. A survey was sent out earlier this month and parents had the option to allow their children to attend school via the hybrid model or to choose to keep their children in a remote setting for the remainder of the school year, if they felt it is a better option. Due to NMPED requirements, in-person learning will look different this year. If you requested that your children attend school via the hybrid model you will be receiving correspondence on policy and procedures. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the office at 575-387-3123. Thank you, Lefonso Castillo, Principal

Buses will depart the district at 9 am today, February 19th with meal deliveries. Please be at your child’s bus stop. For your safety and ours please wear your face covering. Thank you!

Due to road conditions, open gym for tonight will be cancelled and will resume next week.

MISD is aware that there is an issue with the Google classroom platform. We are working with Google to resolve this issue.

Due to road conditions Mora/Holman Elementary will remain remote learning for all students on Thursday February 18th.

We will have a two hour delay tomorrow, 2/18/21, due to road conditions.

Due to weather conditions, Basketball open gym is cancelled for today and will resume tomorrow, February 18 @ 4:30 pm.

Due to weather conditions, Volleyball open gym is cancelled for today and will resume tomorrow, February 18 @ 6 pm

Due to road conditions, MISD will have a two hour delay today, February 17, 2021.

Attention boys basketball players: no open gym today; open gym will resume tomorrow @ 4:30 pm

Please join us for the MISD board meeting tonight at 6:15 pm. In the meeting, a decision will be made in regards to MISD's return to in-person learning. If a decision to return to school is made, students will attend school in cohorts, similar to our elementary setting. Students will remain with the same teacher the entire day and will attend their classes virtually. Please note that each student can opt-out of in-person learning and remain virtual for the remainder of the school year. This return to school setting is based on NMPED, NMDOH and CDC requirements and is subject to change. MISD Regular School Board Meeting Tue, Feb 16, 2021 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM (MST) Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/394313909 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (224) 501-3412 Access Code: 394-313-909

The MISD Regular Board Meeting meeting time is at 6:15 p.m. tonight.

In observance of Presidents’ Day, there will be no school on Monday, February 15, 2021. School will resume on Tuesday, February 16,2021. MISD board of education will make a decision on hybrid learning at the regularly scheduled board meeting on February 16, 2021.