The Week Ahead

Table of Contents

• 2024-2025 Retention Process

• Connections w/Crystal

• AIG Updates & Information

• Upcoming Family Engagement Nights

• Social Committee Updates

• Teacher Leader Pathway Pool Open

• CMS Legal Records Management Policy & Updates

• Clothing Support For Students (MHES PTA)

• CMS Good News Submissions

• Reminder: Atrium Clinic for Staff

• MHES 24-25 Yearbook

• FAC Notes & Updates

• Updates & Information

2024-2025 Retention Process

As we approach the 4th quarter, we want to ensure that there is a common process for consideration of a student for grade-level retention and that we are clearly communicating with families regarding this process. The flow chart below shows the 24-25 process for retention. The first step is completing the Student of Concern form, linked below.

Connections w/Crystal

Your voice continues to matter. The Advisory Councils and Connections with Crystal have been instrumental in sharing information, feedback, and engagement. We appreciate your time and thoughts. 

As a reminder, the function of the Advisory Councils and Connections with Crystal are as follows: 

• To be meaningful, purposeful, respectful and aligned with the district’s strategic work to achieve the goals set forth by the CMS Board of Education 

• To be a significant part of the cadence of the cascade of information in CMS

• To create CMS brand ambassadors and advocates while ensuring that all stakeholders have a sense of belonging and a voice that is valued

• To have a focused opportunity for district leaders to share proposed initiatives and gather feedback, suggestions and input

• To answer questions and address legitimate concerns that were not able to be addressed at the school level

• To allow the Superintendent connectivity with more CMS team members and visibility with more external stakeholders

We will be hosting our third Support Staff Connections with Crystal on 3/13/25, at 1pm.  This is a reminder to mark your calendar for the “Virtual Connections with Crystal” open session.  This session is open for all hourly, classified support staff.   Please work with your supervisor for any coverage needed; do not clock out to attend these meetings. You should attend these meetings while on the clock.

Who should join:  All hourly, classified support staff are invited to join!  (Examples:  Paraprofessionals, Clerical and administrative services, Transportation services, Food and nutrition services,  Custodial and maintenance services, Staff paid HRLY) 

TOPICS:  Insurance & Benefits and Facilities & Resources.   

Note: The session will be recorded. 

Future Support Staff Connection with Crystal:  5/8/2025   10am 

Microsoft TEAMS LINK FOR MEETING on March 13th @ 1pm 

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 220 888 952 903; Passcode: 4h3Dj62x

AIG Updates & Information

Upcoming Family Engagement Nights

We have on more upcoming Family Engagement Night Event scheduled:

• Spring Fest: April 2 (Wed.)

As shared at the Staff Meeting, we are asking that staff, if possible, be present at both events, but you are only required to be at one of two events. We do ask that you work with your team to ensure there is proper coverage for both events from each team. Also, if you are interested in being a potential “dunkee” in the Dunk Tank at Spring Fest, let us know (in the sign up sheet below)!

Social Committee Updates

Teacher Leader Pathway Pool Open

Are you an educator interested in earning more money while leading in your school, expanding your reach and gaining access to exclusive professional development? The Teacher Leader Pathway is a career advancement opportunity for educators who have demonstrated excellence in education. The annual Teacher Leader Pathway talent pool will open tomorrow, February 10. For more information, please visit bit.ly/CMSTEACHERLEADER.

CMS Legal Records Management Policy & Updates

This legal alert provides information impacting every CMS employee when they create, share, and destroy records. Public records policy and law affects everything from emails, to text messages, to lesson plans, and beyond. Because records management is a part of North Carolina law, make sure you are aware of the following wildly important facts that are linked below.

Clothing Support For Students (MHES PTA)

The PTA understands the importance of having clothing items readily available in classrooms to address students’ needs quickly and discreetly. This ensures that if a student has an accident and needs a change of clothes, they won’t have to walk to the front office in wet or soiled clothing to access the Manatee Care Closet.

The MHES PTA is committed to minimizing classroom interruptions and supporting you in addressing these situations effectively. To help, we will help provide essential 2-4 sets of clothing items that can be kept in your classrooms. To request clothing for your class, please complete the form linked below:

You can use this form to restock as needed throughout the school year. Since this is a work in progress, we may adjust the form based on your needs and feedback. While the MHES PTA will do its best to fulfill all requests, please understand that our ability to gather and distribute these items depends on donations, volunteer support, and available funding. We respectfully ask for your patience as we work to meet these needs.

We also strongly encourage you to remind families to include a change of clothes in their child’s backpack, regardless of grade level. The PTA will share this reminder in our weekly updates to help ensure students are prepared for unexpected situations. Thank you for your unwavering dedication to our students. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or if you have additional needs.

CMS Good News Submissions

Share good news with CMS Communications!  Did you win an award? Have a colleague you'd like to give a shout-out to? Or maybe you have a classroom strategy you think is unique? Let us know! We'd love to hear from you.

Reminder: Atrium Clinic for Staff 

As a reminder, our Atrium Virtual Health Clinic isn’t just for students—staff can utilize it as well! If you need to see a provider, please reach out to Rick and/or Nurse Haley.

MHES 24-25 Yearbook

Drop your pictures from this year in this folder so that they can be shared in our MHES yearbook!

FAC Notes & Updates

Previous FAC Notes

• February 2025 FAC

• January 2025 FAC

• November/December 2024 FAC

• September/October 2024 FAC

Here are the notes from the Performance Area Advisory Council (PAAC) and STAC:

• February STAC Notes

• Feb. 13 PAAC Meeting Notes

• Jan. 9 PAAC Meeting Notes

• Nov. 6 PAAC Meeting Notes

Updates & Information