Mora Independent School District

Today, September 18th buses will depart at 9 a.m. from the district with students 5-day meal packs. Please be at your child's bus stop ready to pick-up meals. For those students that do not have a regular bus route, their meals may be picked-up today, September 18th between 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. at the Mora Cafeteria. Thank you!

Mandatory MESA Parent Meeting today, September 15th at 5:30 pm for any students (grades 6-12) interested in joining MESA. The meeting is available via ZOOM and the MESA Google Classroom. Below is the link for the Zoom meeting. Topic: NM MESA Parent Meeting for Mora Schools Students Time: Sep 15, 2020 05:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94820421923 Meeting ID: 948 2042 1923

There will be a MANDATORY Parent/Student meeting for High School and Middle School MESA students on September 15th at 5:30pm via the MESA Google Classroom.

As we are all aware MISD students K-5 will be returning to the Hybrid Model of in-person learning on September 8th. In order to provide meals to all the students who have chosen to continue Remote Learning it is important that you complete the following survey for up-to-date pick-up option or delivery locations. If you have already completed this form please disregard this message. Thank you for supporting School Lunch Meals! Please click on the link below to complete the registration form. https://forms.gle/jMrPnoGtNgKybK3r5

UPDATE: The MISD Student Nutrition Services is pleased to announce that we will be offering meals to our Remote Learners during the Phased In Hybrid Learning Model beginning on September 8, 2020. Meals will be provided free of charge to all students registered at the MISD for SY 2020-21. Your child will receive 5 breakfast and 5 lunches every Monday, beginning the week of September 14th, 2020 with the first distribution set to begin on Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 due to the Labor Day Holiday. ****USDA has authorized the Seamless Summer Option Waiver until December 2020. Any child 1- 18 years of age is allowed to receive meals free of charge. Please click on the link below to complete the registration form. https://forms.gle/jMrPnoGtNgKybK3r5

Parents, MISD will be holding a parent meeting on Thursday September 3, 2020 at 6pm to discuss the hybrid and virtual learning options for Mora/Holman Elementary. Please use the link below. Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74346047820?pwd=cndBcUVYS3EyKytIZWNoR09WRmJpdz09 Meeting ID: 743 4604 7820 Passcode: 9m1W5L

Any students who left items in Middle School lockers last school year, please pick them up as soon as possible at Middle School office.

Just a Reminder: If you have not filled out the Re-entry survey, please fill out as soon as possible. Thank you. On September 8th, the Mora Independent School District will begin to accept students in person using a "Phase-In" model beginning with students in grades Pre-Kindergarten - 5th. Students in grades 6-8 and students in grades 9-12 will begin in-person to be announced at a later date. Once the hybrid phase begins, all students will have option to attend school virtually or in-person. This is subject to change based on NMDOH and the NM Governor's Public Health Orders. Once survey results are analyzed, more information on the re-entry plan will be distributed. *******Please fill out a survey for each child.********** You can find the survey on the following link. https://forms.gle/DuaUnoqmUJXWAKVH9

On September 8th, the Mora Independent School District will begin to accept students in person using a "Phase-In" model beginning with students in grades Pre-Kindergarten - 5th. Students in grades 6-8 and students in grades 9-12 will begin in-person to be announced at a later date. Once the hybrid phase begins, all students will have option to attend school virtually or in-person. This is subject to change based on NMDOH and the NM Governor's Public Health Orders. Once survey results are analyzed, more information on the re-entry plan will be distributed. *******Please fill out a survey for each child.********** You can find the survey on the following link. https://forms.gle/DuaUnoqmUJXWAKVH9

Parents if you are having difficulties using Google Classroom or Google Meets please contact your child’s respected teacher and or school office. As a district we are planning on providing some additional training on the challenges most are faced with using Google Classroom and Google Meets. Please see the link below for some additional information. Again, thank you for your continued support in this challenging time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=xfgqtCi7hdo&feature=emb_logo

Lazaro Garcia Middle School and Mora High School students are invited to register for the New Mexico Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (NM-MESA) program. Please logon to the Lazaro Garcia Middle School and/or the Mora High School webpage for more information on the program and the procedures for registration.

An additional 200 chromebooks was ordered as soon as we received budget authorityof our CARES Act funding earlier this summer. Unfortunately the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a nation wide shortage of chromebooks as most schools moved into a virtual environment. We made the decision to limit our existing chromebooks (89) to one per household in order to maximize the number of families that can receive the devices. Once we receive our shipment of chromebooks, we will distribute them to families that request them. We know this is a difficult time for everybody, please contact your principals if you need additional support for turning in work, obtaining materials etc. We are in this together, and hopefully sooner than later we can return to school in person. We certainly miss our students.

Beginning today, Thursday, August 20th the buses will depart the school district at 12:10 pm to deliver meals. This is in effort to accomodate the students that are still in class at 12:15. Thank you for your patience during these unprecedented times.

Parents and Students of Lazaro Garcia Middle School and Mora High School: To ensure that your child(ren) are prepared for remote learning I have set up the following abbreviated schedule for your students to login into their Google classrooms on Friday, August 14th. Please ensure that your child(ren) login using the following schedule. Period Time 1st 8:30 – 9:00 2nd 9:00 – 9:30 3rd 9:30 – 10:00 4th 10:00 – 10:30 5th 10:30 – 11:00 6th 11:00 – 11:30 7th 11:30 – 12:00 8th 12:00 – 12:30 Teachers will use this time to introduce themselves to you child(ren) and relay policies and procedures related to their Google Classroom. Should your child(ren) have trouble logging in during this time please feel free to call my office at 387-3123. I will also be hosting a Q&A in regards to Remote Learning at 1:30 pm. Zoom ID# 971 9605 3193 Password - Z4kEzj Yours in leadership and learning, Lefonso Castillo

Meal deliveries for K-12 students enrolled with MISD begin Friday, August 14th. If you filled out a Meal Distribution Form please wait at the bus stop for meal pick-up. Buses will leave the district at 12:00 noon and will be delivered Monday - Friday during the distant learning module. Included will be a ready-to-eat lunch and a could breakfast for the following morning. Grab & Go meals will be available at the Mora Cafeteria from 12:00 - 12:30 for students that do not have a bus route. Pre-K students will begin receiving meals August 24th and Head Start students will begin receiving meals on September 1st. If you have not registered your child please fill out the Meal Distribution Form located with Student Registrtation Forms on the MISD website.

Mora/Holman Virtual Schedule

Mora/Holman Elementary will be distributing supplies Thursday August 13, 2020 from 1pm-3pm at both Mora and Holman site.

Mora/Holman Elementary Meet and Greet Schedule has been posted in the News Feed as well as Facebook, please check the website for times and the Zoom log in information for your students teacher. If you have any questions please contact the Elementary office at 575-387-3132.

If parents need to borrow student desks, stop by the Mora ISD admin building, fill out a request and pick up what you need.

Please log on to the https://www.mora.k12.nm.us for online registration for your elementary students. Registration forms are located on your child’s school web page, which can be accessed through the main page menu and please complete all enrollment forms for registration. If you are unable to access our website and registration forms please come into the Elementary office for a hardcopy. This registration will be for grades Pre-K through 5th grade. If you have already registered (Thank You) if your student is going to attend another school district or online schooling elsewhere, please let us know. Please contact us at 575-387-3132. By Tuesday we will have a schedule for a virtual Meet and Great meeting with you student’s teacher. It will be posted on the school web page. Thank you!