Alcorn School District

The ASD Board of Trustees received a kindhearted gift last night on behalf of the students and staff of Alcorn Central Middle School. ACMS signed a BIG thank you card for all the hard work and dedication on behalf of the school board and superintendent.

Thank you to our staff, students, and parents for working so hard to begin the school year. Now it's time to take a little break! Have a safe Labor Day.

Beginning September 8th, students will eat breakfast and lunch free!

We are so thankful that our friends Dr. Amy Davis and Nurse Danielle Wright of Magnolia Express Care helped educate our staff on best health practices for starting school. We have a great local medical community!

Tomorrow is the last day to submit a request form for Distance Learning. Follow this link to fill out the online form: https://bit.ly/3gCzRCW

Message from Back to School Blessings: This year due to COVID-19, we have delayed the reintroduction of our program to try to gauge what is needed. We will be at Living Free Ministries this Saturday, July 18th, from 10:00am to 12:00pm for anyone who needs supplies. This year we will be supplying a backpack, pencils, pencil pouch, sharpener and other items as available. *Please remain in your car and form a line and we will be helping each car at a time.*

REMINDER: All Distance Learning Request forms must be submitted by July 17th for the first semester of learning. You can access this form by the following link: https://bit.ly/3gCzRCW. Contact your school office with any questions.

Parents can now begin filling out lunch forms online by visiting the link below. https://www.myschoolapps.com/

Family, Friends, and Class of 2020 GRADUATION IS ON!! 🎉🎓🎉 Dates: Biggersville - BHS Gym, Sunday June 28th at 2PM Alcorn Central - Crossroads Arena, June 29th at 7PM Kossuth - Crossroads Arena, June 30th at 7PM

The Alcorn School District is preparing for the 2020-2021 school year and is requesting input from parents as it pertains to concerns with COVID-19. The district asks families to complete one survey by clicking on the survey link below. The deadline to submit responses is June 17, 2020. http://bit.ly/ASDBTS

The ASD Feeding Program will not be serving meals on Monday, May 25 due to the Memorial Day holiday. We will begin offering meals again on Wednesday, May 27. Thanks! #LearningToday #LeadingTomorrow

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all our great ASD teachers! This week, let a teacher know how much you appreciate them! #LearningToday #LeadingTomorrow

Good Afternoon, We just sent a text message to families in our district regarding a survey. This survey is requesting information regarding devices and Internet access for families at home. Please complete the short survey by May 7th. We appreciate your participation.

This afternoon, Gov. Tate Reeves announced that Mississippi's public school buildings will remain closed through the end of this semester, though he emphasized that learning will continue. Gov. Reeves acknowledged the amazing work of teachers, school leaders, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and other staff - as well as parents - to ensure that children avoid falling behind. It is important that students keep practicing the skills they learned before the COVID-19 outbreak and, to every extent possible, that they continue to make academic progress. Our staff is working hard to ensure that students have the resources they need to be prepared to be successful. We are happy to announce that our feeding program will start back Monday, April 20th. At this time, the feeding program will follow the same schedule, Mondays and Wednesdays, as we did before the shelter-in-place began. Another set of learning packets will be ready to go out soon. Please be looking for a message from your school with details by the end of the week.

Staff, Students and Parents...Thank you for the hard work and dedication to the Alcorn School District! Friday and Monday are scheduled holidays so don’t worry with anything school related. Take some time to care for each other and celebrate the sacrifice and joy of Easter with your loved ones!

Governor Reeves has issued a “Shelter-in-Place” order for the State of Mississippi beginning on Friday, April 3rd extending through April 20th. The goal is to slow the spread of COVID-19. The order calls for individuals to stay home except for limited allowances such as retrieving needed supplies and medical care. With the safety of our staff in mind, the Alcorn School District Feeding Program will be suspended during this period. All school buildings will be closed during this time. All ASD staff will be available through email. Teachers will continue to work from home and be available to students and parents through School Status or email. Learning opportunities have been communicated through various means during the closure. This will continue for the duration of the “Shelter-in-Place” order.

The Alcorn School District will change its “grab and go” breakfast/lunch pick up times to Monday and Wednesday ONLY beginning March 30th. These meals will contain breakfast and lunch meals for the week divided between the days. The district’s “grab and go” meal times are also changing. Times beginning Monday, March 30th, will be 10:00-12:00 noon. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Alcorn School District will be providing meals during the month of June through our Summer Feeding Program. This program is free and available to ALL children 18 years and younger. The Summer Feeding Program will take place on all three school campuses: Alcorn Central, Biggersville, and Kossuth. Meals will be served Monday through Thursday. Breakfast will be served from 7:30-8:30, and lunch will be served from 10:30-11:30. This institution is is an equal opportunity provider.

The State Board of Ed. will hold a virtual meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 26, to consider policy waivers. The public can view at bit.ly/SBElive. Questions about promotion, graduation, etc. are on the agenda. It will be great for our students and parents to view!

Governor Tate Reeves recently announced all schools in the state will be closed thru April 17th. We are currently continuing to meet as an administrative team to develop a plan to serve our students. An update regarding online instruction and other means of learning will be finalized and communicated by Tuesday, March 24th. Meals will continue to be provided to those in need. Please contact your school for more information. Again, please keep our community, state, and nation in your prayers. Superintendent Bill Brand