FINAL UPDATE District Flier MDPS 9.30.2020

MADISON District Public Schools 26550 John R. Road Madison Heights, MI 48071 October, 2020 Quarterly Publication of the Madison District Public Schools Welcome Back! INSIDE: Mini head- MHS Virtual Learn- line here ing Schedule (PAGE 2) MHS Football and Volleyball updates (PAGE 2) MES, ECC, WMS updates (PAGE 3) Finance Update (PAGE 3) Food service Update (PAGE 4) Upcoming events (PAGE 4) Madison Elementary teachers, like Emily Pattyn (ABOVE), began the school year online. Some ECC classrooms, including Katie Malak’s and Karen Fontana’s gradually began bringing students back to in-person learning. Marching Band moved forward, with social distancing and safety precautions. Instructional Update From Superintendent Abdulahad Welcome to new curriculum supports for our have taken active measures to of gratitude for the support the Madison Dis- K-5 students, installed new protect the health and safety of Madison Heights community trict Public Smart Boards in many of our our students and staff. We have has continuously provided our Schools! classrooms, and ordered more brought in Personal Protective students and staff. I joined the As district than 700 devices for our stu- Equipment (PPE), including Madison team in 2013 as a superinten- dents and staff. We are excited hand sanitizer stations, face- teacher. In 2015, I had the priv- dent, I’m ex- to offer Edmentum online curric- masks, face shields, air purifi- ilege to lead Wilkinson Middle cited to share ulum to help support our virtual ers, and temperature check School as building Principal. In Angel Abdulahad important learning, as well as Exact Path devices on buses and in build- April 2019, I was asked to lead Superintendent news and to help students bridge the gap ings. We have also installed the district as the Superinten- dent. It has been a blessing to updates regarding our School that might exist in clear dividers for participate in the learning of our District. learning. students in some future leaders and to serve this In this issue you will see how Currently, our Thank you, families and circumstances. community. our district Covid-19 Return to district is provid- Our district has Learn instructional plan sup- ing instruction in community members for adapted to pro- The City of Madison Heights ports our students and staff a remote virtual your grace, patience and vide safe and provides a world of opportuni- ties for our learners, and it’s a through virtual learning. environment, support, as we work responsible op- great place for families looking District-wide, our staff collabo- where students portunities to for a thriving city and district. rated this summer to dedicate login from home together to move the participate in This city is what makes attend- hundreds of hours to create via Zoom, and district forward during high school foot- ing Madison District Public Schools so exciting for parents schedules and build an online Google Class- this unprecedented time. ball and volley- looking for a new home in which platform to support learning and room to get real ball, following to live and to learn. provide our students with a time, face to face Oakland County state-of-the-art educational op- instruction with their teachers. Health Department and MHSAA Thank you, families and com- portunity. This newsletter pro- We’ve designed student sched- guidelines. We understand the munity members for your grace, vides updates on this district ules and learning platforms that frustration behind crowd limita- patience and support, as we plan, along with updates from emphasize individual student tions -- two spectators per play- work together to move the dis- each school. I also encourage supports and provide opportuni- er family – but we are apprecia- trict forward during this unprec- you to regularly visit our web- ties for live, individual online tive to be able to provide oppor- edented time. We look forward site, Madisondistrict.org, to gain tutoring. tunities to families to observe to continuing to serve your fami- the latest updates. We’re also planning for our their son or daughter engage in lies. This year alone Madison Dis- next steps, which include phas- sports. trict Public Schools introduced ing in in-person instruction. We I want to conclude with a word

2 2020 Fall Sports Kick Off High School Virtual Learning MHS Sports 2020 MHS Fall Update Return Under Football Schedule Tutoring offered New MHSAA Tuesday through Guidelines Thursday, 10/1 vs. Fitzgerald, 7 pm* Friday, 2:30-3:30 Saturday, 10/10 vs Marine City, 1 pm* Friday, 10/16 @ Hazel Park HS, 7 pm Throughout the entire Friday, 10/23 @ Bishop Foley, 7 pm 2020-21 school year, Madison High School *915 E. 11 Mile, Madison Heights teachers will continue to provide live online instruction, daily, for each high school class. Classes meet on Zoom and follow state ap- proved curriculum. All coursework and meetings can be ac- cessed through www.madisondistrict.org, under the “Virtual Learning” tab. MHS has connected more than 170 students with learning devices and is working to connect another 100 students with newly-acquired laptops. Looking ahead, we’re excited to announce our partnerships with Women of Tomorrow and Big Brothers / Big Sisters are tentatively scheduled to continue in November. For the first time in six Daily MHS Virtual School Schedule months, competitive sports returned to Madison High 8:30 - 9:15 1st hour class School in September. 9:15 - 9:30 Break We are excited to see our Eagles football team and our 9:30 - 10:15 2nd hour class Lady Eagles volleyball team once again represent the Pur- 10:15 - 10:30 Break ple and Gold. In order to best support the health and safety of 10:30 - 11:15 3rd hour class our athletes, students and com- munity, Madison High School 11:15 - 11:45 Lunch will be following all state laws and Oakland County Health 11:45 - 12:30 4th hour class Department regulations involv- ing high school athletics. These rules include: All athletes and coaches 12:30 - 12:45 Break must wear masks during practice and games. 10/5 vs. Centerline, 5:30 pm* 12:45 - 1:30 5th hour class 10/20 vs Ferndale, 5:30 pm* Masks must be worn by 10/22 @ Fitzgerald 5:30 pm 1:30 - 1:45 Break all spectators, while also social distancing in the 10/27 vs Eastpointe HS, 5:30 pm* 1:45 - 2:30 6th hour class stands. 10/29 @ Hazel Park 5:30 pm 2:30 - 3:30 Tuesday - Friday: Student support, Exact Path Each player is limited to learning, and counseling & two (2) spectators. social work meetings Monday: Professional Staff Meeting *915 E. 11 Mile, Madison Heights PSAT/NMSQT is October 14 for Grade 11

3 Madison MDPS Receives More Than $400K in COVIDAid Elementary Update We are working hard to Department of Education 30, 2020 to be ensure our district finances (MDE) ESSER Funding, $5,398,325 but we will are in order and our stu- and $102,295 in Governor’s report out our final audit- dents have what they need. Emergency Education Re- ed figures at the November Instruction Currently Online, Last year our lief (GEER) Funding. 9, 2020 Board Meeting, Planning For Return to In-Person Learning Fund Balance was We have projected when they are finalized by $168,424. So far, our current revenue the auditors. we have received for the 20/21 school Madison Elementary School Stu- $419,562.50 in year initially to be Current Projected dents began the 2020-21 school year Coronavirus Relief $14,727,906 with online and have gotten off to a strong start. Fund Balance:Funds via State the expectation that Students and staff continue to use CLASS DOJO as the primary com- Aid, and $14,768 in Dr. Edwina Hill it will increase as we munication tool. MDPS CFO apply for more grant District COVID MES focuses on Social Emotional Learning, using the “RULER” ap- Cost via State Aid. funding. $5,398,325 proach, promoting the development of We have been awarded We also projected our five key emotion skills: Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Express- $322,372 from the Michigan Fund Balance as of June ing, and Regulating emotions (the “RULER” skills). Wilkinson Begins 2020-21 Online Students are able login to every 8:30 - 9:15 1st hour class Wilkinson Middle School connected more than online learning resource through one 9:15 - 9:30 Break 100 students with learning devices, as virtual link on our district website. 9:30 - 10:15 classes began last month. All students receive 10:15 - 10:30 2nd hour class live instruction in all five classes. The daily The portal is called “CLEVER” and 10:30 - 11:15 Break schedule includes built-in breaks between clas- allows students to access Google 11:15 - 11:45 ses and up to two hours of afternoon tutoring. Classroom, online textbooks, and mul- 11:45 - 12:30 3rd hour class Evening tutoring sessions are also available by tiple educational resources. 12:30 - 12:45 Lunch appointment, free of charge, and parents are 12:45 - 1:30 welcome to join in these sessions. We’ve built partnerships to provide 1:30 - 3:30 4th hour class unique learning opportunities for grade Break We’ve also partnered with 4H to provide virtual level learners, including: field trip experiences for students, along with 5th hour class customized 4H curriculum, aligned to Michigan iRead (1st and 2nd Tutoring & Support benchmarks and standards. Grade) English Language Arts Students are encouraged to join our Art Thera- py and Virtual Yoga programs. Waggle (3rd - 5th grade) Adaptive Parents and students are encouraged to log foundational skills into their Parent and Student Connect portals for development English real-time assignment and grading information. Language Arts Early Childhood Plans Return to In-Person Learning The halls are Exact Path (1st - 5th Early Childhood Special Ed. Returned to empty now, but grade): Targeted In-Person Learning Mid-September. we’re getting the online English Lan- Additional Returns Scheduled For October building ready to guage Arts and Math safely welcome support and interven- At the Madison District Early Childhood as of September 21. students back to tion personalized to MES soon. the student. Center, we are a small, family-oriented, Our plan is to phase Study Island (1st - 5th grade): Individual early childhood center. Our motto is, “Small our GSRP and kin- learning support and practice in Math, Sci- Staff, Big Heart”. dergarten students ence, and Social Studies We currently house a Great Start Readi- back into the class- ness Program (GSRP). Our GSRP pro- room in October. gram is a free program for at-risk students. All CDC and County guidelines are fol- We have three GSRP classrooms with a lowed. max of 16 students per classroom. We also All teachers work from their classroom and ST Math (1st - 5th have four kindergarten classrooms. We have been trained across multiple instruc- grade): Math Visual learning (supported have one self-contained special needs tional platforms. by a $10,000 grant to implement) classroom (ECSC), which is F2F learning

MDPS Food Service Update Upcoming Food Service Heroes Events  Began March 16, 2020 Oct. 5, 1:30-2:30 pm  161,506 Meals Provided Gleaners Food Bank, MHS Lot  Farm to Family Program  Thousands of man hours Oct. 5, 7 pm MDPS Board of Ed Meeting dedicated to serving meals  All children under age 18 Oct. 10, 7 pm MHS Football vs Marine City eligible, along with those under age 26 with special Oct. 13 (MHS / WMS) Parent-Teacher Conferences Needs.  Balanced meals of Oct. 14-15 (MES / ECC) Parent-Teacher Conferences proteins, grains, fruits, vegetables, Oct. 15, 5:30 and milk all within MHS Volleyball vs. CLHS the USDA guidelines Oct. 20, 1:30-2:30 pm Serving Days: Every Monday and Thursday Gleaners Food Bank, MHS Lot Time: 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Contact Us MADISON HEIGHTS PONTIAC Madison High School New Bethel Church DISTRICT OFFICE: 915 E. 11 Mile 174 Branch St 248-399-7800 Madison Heights, MI Pontiac, MI 26550 John R. Road 48071 Madison Heights, MI 48071 Www.madisondistrict.org Non-Profit Organization FOOD SERVICES: U.S. Postage Director: Cat Vyse 248-548-1800 x. 3413 PAID Royal Oak, MI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER: Permit No. 869 25601 Couzens Street Principal: Bobby Robinson 248-543-5465 MADISON ELEMENTARY: 27017 Hales Street Principal: Sarah Provenzola-West Dean: Felecia Hemingway 248-542-3414 WILKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL: 26524 John R. Road Principal: Ben Harwood 248-399-0455 MADISON HIGH SCHOOL AND MADI- SON PREP: 915 E. 11 Mile Road Principal: Leslie Renne-Kegebein Dean: Stacey Cauley 248-548-1800