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MCS Important Reopening Update – 8/20/2020

by MCS / Thursday, 20 August 2020 / Published in covid, News, Spotlight

Dear MCS Community,

On behalf of the school leadership team and the Construction Committee we’d like to update the community on important start-of-school details. Our school team is working tirelessly to prepare, so we ask that you refer to the FAQ and send any questions regarding this update to the Board directly. Your grace is appreciated in allowing the school team to stay focused.

MCS will begin the school year as originally planned on September 15th. However, all students will begin with remote learning continuing through October 9th, unless we’re able to open on-campus earlier. The school team will provide further details about Meet the Teacher Day, additional community-building events, and launching the year on remote learning in the near future. Our goal always has been and remains to reopen and hold on-campus learning as soon as possible.

Our decision is driven by the following factors. Extensive details can be found in our FAQ:

  1. Despite hurdles, Bright Future Phase 2 construction has stayed close to schedule to hit our September reopening date. Yet within the last 2-3 weeks, COVID-related complications completely out of our control with respect to construction crews, city inspection bandwidth, and critical building materials/supplies have significantly impacted the schedule. Construction will not be completed in time for us to start the school year on campus, thus the necessity for remote learning through October 9. Please refer to the FAQ for more details.Know that we’ve explored every angle and relationship in an attempt to meet our September date. We remain confident that this team has and will continue to work unceasingly to get our campus open as quickly and safely as possible.
  2. As of 8/19/20, Orange County has come off the State’s Monitoring List. The county needs to remain off this list for 14 consecutive days in order for us to reopen in-person education without a waiver. Please see details in the FAQ.
  3. MCS submitted its Waiver on August 10, 2020 seeking approval for on-campus learning for TK-6th grades and we’re still awaiting the State’s approval.
As we individually navigate these uncertain times, there’s peace in knowing that the Lord is with us as an MCS family and He goes before us. We all want nothing more than to see our kids back to school, enjoying and benefitting from the incredible new campus He has provided! We’re in this together despite these unprecedented and challenging times, and we deeply appreciate you working together with us to make this a great school year!
  • Please reference the MCS Fall Reopening Plan for details about our On-campus and Remote Learning programs.
  • Please refer to our FAQ and send all questions regarding this announcement to the Board directly.
Please specifically pray for our school team, that our inspections go smoothly and quickly and that God’s blessings remain on MCS and our entire community for safety and health.
Respectfully,
MCS Board
Lewis Brewster, Board Chair
Clifton Chang
Melinda Choi
Charlie Haggard
Jim Harmon
Aaron Hudy
Ruth Sanchez Kobayashi
Mark Nowlin
Meesh Pierce
Ben Roberson
Jason Tester
Eleanor Tang
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Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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