OCTOBER 2021

Friday, October 8, 2021
Early Dismissal - Parent Conferences (Note:  Conferences will be by phone or  vitrual.  Please contact your child's teacher to schedule a conference.

Monday, October 11, 2021
No school for students - Staff In-Service

Tuesday, October 12, 2021
MBSD Board Meeting/6:30 pm Committee mtg & 7:30 pm Regular mtg

Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Open House has been postponed due to Covid and will be rescheduled

Thursday, October 28, 2021
Midland Trick or Treat - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm




2021 DISTRICT EVENTS & INFORMATION

Dear Parents and Guardians of Midland Elementary-Middle School Students:

The Midland Borough School District currently has 13 positive COVID-19 cases in the District; 12 students and 1 staff member.  Additionally, there are currently 20 presumptive cases in the District.

The District has seen a previously unimaginable number of COVID-19 students in the past 7 days. The number of COVID-19 students and staff in our school building over the past 14 days has now exceeded the threshold at which partial closure is recommended by the PA Department of Health.  For this reason, grades 3rd through 8th only will suspend in-person instruction starting Wednesday, September 29, 2021 through October 11, 2021.  

To be clear, there is no change in the instructional model for students in grades K4, K5, 1st and 2nd.  These students will report for in-person instruction as normal.

Finally, please help us to resume in-person instruction for the remainder of the school year by monitoring your child's symptoms, communicating health concerns to the school nurse, and keeping kids home when they have even one symptom of illness, have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or are being tested for COVID-19.  Please do not hesitate to reach out to our School Nurse, Beth Calahan at 724-643-8650 ext 215, if you have any questions or concerns.

Below you will find information on meal delivery and pick-up for students in grades 3rd though 8th during remote instruction.  Please contact Yvette Jester, Nutrition Food Service Director, at 724-643-8650 ext. 238 for more informaiton or if you would like to place an order. 

Your assistance and understanding during this time is greatly appreciated.  It is my belief that, by working together, we can maximize educational opportunities for our students while mitigating the spread of COVID-19.  

Thank you.

Sean D. Tanner
Superintendent
September 28, 2021


MIDLAND BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
MEAL DELIVERY AND PICK-UP
REMOTE LEARNING STUDENTS ONLY GRADES 3 – 8
Midland Elementary – Middle School

A Meal Site Delivery will be held on Thursday, September 30^th at the following locations for Midland Elementary-Middle School remote learning students in grades 3 through 8.  The meals will include breakfast, lunch and dinner for Thursday, Friday and Monday.

Meal Sites for Thursday, September 30^th - Location and Times:
10:30 AM – 4 Mile Day Care 13^th Street
10:45 AM – Spring Lane 1^st Street
10:55 AM – Midcrest Community Building
11:10 AM – Midland Heights Fire Hall
11:25 AM – The Center Parking Lot 754 Ohio Ave


MEAL PICK-UP ONLY – No Site delivery – Remote Learning Students Only
On Tuesday, October 5, 2021 we will have a bulk meal pick up at the Midland Elementary-Middle School at the lower level bus doors. Bulk Meals are for Tuesday through Friday.  

Pick-up Only Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
Morning      10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Afternoon   5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

If you would like to pick-up a bulk meal on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 please call or email Yvette Jester, Food Service Director.   
Phone: 724-643-8650, ext 238
Email: Yvette.jester@midlandpa.org by Monday, October 4, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Please indicate if you will pick up in the a.m. or p.m.
 







FERPA Notice

Please click on the above link and you will be directed to the District FERPA Notice


Please click on the links below for District Special Education Information.  If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Christina Cuddy, Director of Special Eduation, at 724-643-8650 Ext. 130 or by email at chris.cuddy@midlandpa.org


Special Education Public Notice

Special Education Welcome

Special Education Report 2018-2021

Understanding Special Education Rights
http://pafamiliesinc.org/understanding-systems/education/education-faq




Midland Borough School District Health & Safety Plan 2021-2022

For information on the Midland Borough School District Health & Safety Plan for the 2021-2022 academic year, please click on the MBSD Health & Safety Plan link.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Administrative office at 724-643-8650.

MBSD Health & Safety Plan 2021-2022




ACT 66 OF 2021 Student Grade Level Retainment Notification for the 2021-2022 School Year

On June 30, 2021, Governor Tom Wolf signed Act 66 of 2021 into law.  This legislation allows parents and guardians to elect to retain their child for the 2021-2022 school year at the same grade level their child was in during the 2020-2021 school year, regardless of whether the student earned enough credits to be promoted.  On July 6, 2021, PDE released the Act 66 Request Form for parents to submit their request if they choose to do so.  The legislation requires that Act 66 Request Forms are submitted to the student’s school district on or before July 15, 2021.  You may access a copy of the form at the Act 66 Form link or contact the Midland Borough School District at 724-643-8650 to receive a copy.  Act 66 Form    

ACT 66 permits the following for the 2021-22 school year:

• A student who was enrolled during the 2020-21 school year may repeat their 2020-21 school year grade level in an effort to make up for any lost educational opportunities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, even if the student met the requirements to be promoted to the next grade level; and
• A student with a disability who was enrolled during the 2020-21 school year and turned 21 (either during the 2020-21 school year or during the summer of 2021) may attend a school entity during the 2021-22 school year and receive services as outlined in their most recent Individualized Education Program (IEP) with all protections under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

More information on Act 66 of 2021 – Student Grade Level Retainment Guidance may be found on the PDE Website at the Act-66 Guidance link.  Act 66 Guidance


MIDLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT FREE SUMMER MEAL KIT PROGRAM

The Midland Borough School District is offering free weekly bulk meal kits for all children ages birth to 18 years old.  Meal pick-up is located at the Midland Elementary-Middle School at the Ohio Ave bus doors.  The pick-up dates are Tuesdays from 10:45 am - 11:45 am and 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  Meals include nutritious ingredients in bulk for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Fresh fruits, vegetables, milk and juice are all included in the kits.  Please contact Yvette Jester in the school cafeteria at 724-643-8650 ext. 238 to reserve your meal kit.


BEAVER COUNTY YMCA FREE SUMMER MEAL SITES 2021

To access the 2021 Beaver County YMCA Free Summer Meal Sites, please click on the link below:
YMCA 2021 FREE MEAL SITES


P-EBT Cards (2nd Stage)

The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) was developed by Congress and is funded through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).  The program gives students with free and reduced-price meal benefits through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) funding for meals they missed while being out of school during the pandemic.  Once believed to be a short term program, it has now transformed to a longer-term federal response to the national public health crisis. The P-EBT program was reauthorized to cover the entire 2020-2021 school year.  The Midland Borough School District is 100% free meals for all students, therefore, families who have children enrolled in the District are eligible to receive the second stage of the P-EBT program. The second stage will provide benefits for eligible students for the months of December 2020 - February 2021 and should begin around the second week of June 2021. The third stage of benefits are for eligible students for the months of March 2021 - May 2021.  If you received the first P-EBT card, your benefits for the second stage will be loaded onto that same card.  If your child enrolled in District after the first stage and you did not receive a P-EBT card for the second stage or if you have any questions or concerns, please call the resource line at 484-363-2137.  You may also submit a Pennsylvania P-EBT inquiry form via the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) website.  The Midland Borough School District staff is available to assist you with this process, so please reach out to us at 724-643-8650 and we will do our best to help you.  Thank you.

 

K4, K5 & Transfer Student Registration for 2021-2022

Registration materials for students entering the Midland K4 and K5 Programs for the 2021-2022 academic year will be availabe on this site 
beginning April 26, 2021.  You may also contact the Midland Elementary-Middle School at that time to request a packet for the next school year.
To enroll in Midland's K4/K5 programs the child must be 4 years old by September 1 or 5 years old by September 1
For all new students, the District requires a copy of your child's current immunization records, birth certificate, social security card,
proof of residency, and a copy of the parent/guardian's current PA driver's license or PA State ID with their Midland address

Acceptable documents to establish residency include a deed, lease, current utility bill, or tax receipt