Mora Independent School District

Buses will depart the district at 9 am today, February 12th with meal deliveries. Please be at your child’s bus stop. For your safety and ours please wear your face covering. Thank you!

Parents of Middle School boys interested in basketball, please attend a meeting with Coach Vigil tomorrow, February 10, 2021 @ 7 pm using the following link. Meeting ID: 885 0620 3523 Passcode: jv3Pcp Join Zoom Meeting https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88506203523?pwd=dVpqakpDRngzMSs5aWpGUHJrZHlaUT09

Buses will depart the district at 9 am today, February 5th with meal deliveries. Please be at your child’s bus stop. For your safety and ours please wear your face covering. Thank you!

Please ensure that you complete the MISD Reopening survey before February 3rd. A survey needs to be completed for each student enrolled at MISD. Please note that NMPED and NMAA will allow students to participate in athletics even if they choose to attend school via the Remote Learning Option. You may complete the survey using the following link.....https://forms.gle/YUQShTbJ6hUYXLdDA

MISD Students, Parents, Staff and School Community, Our school community is ecstatic with the announcement from the Governor's office authorizing the re-entry of our students for in-person learning K-12. After an extensive review of the tool-kit that outlines procedures for re-entry we have created a short survey that needs to be completed by Wednesday, February 3rd. This will help fine tune a re-entry plan and determine a possible date for our students to return to school. Yours in Leadership and Learning, Lefonso Castillo Please click on the link below to complete the survey. ***Fill out one survey for each child enrolled at MISD Grades K-12.** https://forms.gle/t3tcTKCtC5UK9oHZ9

Buses will depart the district at 9 am today, January 29th. Please be at your child's bus stop to pick up meals. For your safety and ours please wear your face masks while picking up meals. Thank you!

We had a minor electrical fire in a classroom. A light ballast was the cause of the fire. The fire is contained and all students are safe. Students have been relocated to the middle school until clearance is given by the fire department. All students are safe, there is not a need for parents to pick up students at this time.

January 28, 2021 Mora Independent School District Students and Parents: First, let us thank you for your support and understanding as we, as a nation and community, responded to the unexpected invasion of COVID-19 last March that shut down our in-person learning. We are very proud of the way our MISD students, parents, employees, and community leaders handled the demands we were faced with to protect everyone as we continued to educate and feed our students during the most unusual of circumstances. As you are aware, Governor Grisham has authorized middle and high schools to re-open for in-person leaning as early as February 8th. Please note that the school district did not receive notice of re-entry prior to the Governor’s address. Our desire is to return to school as normal (traditional) with enhanced safety and cleaning procedures. Our elementary school will begin to re-open further and more information will be distributed by the elementary in the near future. The New Mexico Public Education Department has forwarded each school district expanded guidelines for in-person learning. Plans are being developed for re-entry and we will notify our community of the opening date as soon as we receive our site inspection and approval by NMPED. We will be gathering input from our school community which includes parents, employees, community stakeholders, medical professionals and our administrators via surveys which will be sent out in the near future. It is more important than ever that each and every parent submit a survey for each child so we can get an accurate count of students who wish to return to in-person learning. This will determine which Hybrid-Learning Option we need to utilize when we re-open. Please note that each student has the option to return to in-person learning or remain in the remote-learning setting. Thank you again for all you are doing to help your children learn, connect with their teachers, and continue important daily routines. If you have any question for us not addressed here, you may contact us. Marvin MacAuley, Superintendent mmacauley@mora.k12.nm.us Lefonso Castillo, Mora High School and Lazaro Garcia Middle School Principal lcastillo@mora.k12.nm.us (p) 575-387-3123 John Maldonado, Mora/Holman Elementary Principal Jmaldonado@mora.k12.nm.us (p) 575-387-3133

Due to inclement weather, students will be in remote classes today, January 26th, starting at 10:00 am. The PSAT for 10th grade students in cancelled and will be made up at a later date.

Due to road conditions, we will be having a two hour delay for Tuesday, January 26th. The PSAT for high school students has been rescheduled for 12:00 today.

New Ranger/Rangerette court coming soon! In the past, the high school gym floor has swelled, causing rifts in the floor. After having dealt with this issue for several years, we were able to work with our insurance company to repair the floor. We can’t wait to have our athletes back on the court!

Please note that we are experiencing a power outage throughout district. Classes will resume once power is restored. Thank you.

Athletic practices for grades 9-12 will begin today. All COVID safe practices will be followed. Athletes must come dressed for practice and wear a mask at all times. The schedule for the week is as follows: Monday--Girls' Basketball @ 5:00 pm Tuesday--Boys' Basketball @ 4:30, Girls' Basketball @ 6:30 Wednesday--Boys' Basketball @4:30, Volleyball @ 6:30 Thursday--Volleyball @ 6:30

Due to road conditions, there will not be in-school learning today. All students will be working remotely starting at 10:00 am

Due to inclement weather all Mora Schools will be on a two hour delay.

Greetings, MISD has been given the green light to administer the PSAT/NMSQT assessment for our Sophomores (10th Graders) on January 26, 2021. The assessment will be conducted at Mora High School and will begin promptly at 8:00 am. Please have your child at the school district by 7:45 am as screenings will be need to be conducted. Anyone who arrives after 7:50 am will not be allowed to take the assessment. Please note that this assessment is optional, but it is a requirement to qualify to be National Merit Scholar. The assessment is scheduled to last 3.5 hours long. If your child is interested in taking the exam, please email me lcastillo@mora.k12.nm.us. Yours in leadership and learning, Lefonso Castillo, Principal

Buses will depart the district at 9 am today, January 22nd. Students returning to the district on Monday, January 25th do not have to pick up meals. Please be at your child's bus stop to pick up meals. For your safety and ours please wear your face masks while picking up meals. Thank you!

Mora Community, We have made it through a very trying year, we have witnessed deep divisions form in our country and state and have dealt with hardships both personal and professional. We also know that not all learning occurs at school. With that in mind, I want the students of Mora Independent Schools to have a snow day to watch history unfold, celebrate your family, and reflect on how we can come together and create a better community for all of us. It is not a day off, it is an opportunity for you to reflect on what is truly important. I would like our students to watch historical events, build a snowman, or simply appreciate the day and recharge. Teachers, you are appreciated, your principal will provide you with a meeting link for a district wide staff meeting. Sincerely, Marvin MacAuley Superintendent

Board Meetings scheduled for tonight 01/19/21 for Head Start and MISD have been canceled due to weather conditions. We will reschedule for next Tuesday 01/26/21 at the regular scheduled times of 5:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.

Parents report cards were sent out today from Mora/Holman Elementary also including a letter containing MES optional virtual on campus support plan. The optional virtual on campus support program will not begin until Monday January 25, 2021 at 8am for students K-5. Please refer to the letter for more information.