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Tomorrow is the first day of Parent/Guide conferences, and we will have a noon dismissal to accommodate these meetings. Extended day care is available during early dismissal days from 12:00-5:30. Families will need to register and pay in advance to secure the $12 rate – please see Ms. Pam. Students [...]

Upcoming Events Friday-Sunday 10/20-22/17: Key West Burlesque Bar @ Waterfront Playhouse Fundraiser 5:30-10:00 Sunday 10/22/17: Zombie Bike Ride Fundraiser: Inoculation Station @ Salute 5:00-8:00 Wednesday 10/25/17: Noon Dismissal for Parent Conferences Wednesday-Friday 10/25-27/17: Key West Burlesque Bar @ Waterfront Playhouse Fundraiser 5:30-10:00  Impact Aid forms are due next week – [...]

I received some good news regarding our missed educational days – because our school has a higher number of instructional hours than the state mandate – even with our planned early dismissal days, students at May Sands Montessori School will not need to restore additional instructional days to this year’s [...]

School Year Calendar and Make-up Days Today’s Principals’ conference call did not fully address the recapturing of any instructional days for our school; the district restored October 16th as a regular school day, but we already have that day as a regular school day.  I will keep everyone updated on [...]

We have had a tremendous outpouring of support in preparing our outdoor environment!  Staff, parents, grandparents, students, and even a few neighbors helped to clear the remaining tree debris from the turf, repair sections of our fence, clean our lunch area, and oil the locker doors.  I am amazed at [...]

As a result of Hurricane Irma, our district has received permission to offer free meals (breakfast and lunch) for all students of Monroe County School District through October 20th.  To accommodate the district’s food service department, please indicate whether your child will be ordering breakfast and/or lunch – this is [...]

The Superintendent took a lot of input from today’s principals’ conference call, and we’re meeting again tomorrow morning @ 11:00 to have an update before he makes the specific announcements on reopening of school.  Concerns for sanitary conditions were priority, as was addressing the anticipated delay for military families and [...]

The anticipated re-entry has been established, though it sounds like restoration of power and water are still a work in progress.  I understand that many of us are far from home and while we are eager to be back, reports from those that are there of what awaits us doesn’t [...]

Today's principals' phone conference was positive and productive; the Superintendent has set September 25th as the targeted date to resume classes, but added that we’ll have to stay abreast of any county infrastructure updates on the restoration of utilities, which might affect our reopening.  He has asked all staff to [...]

The Superintendent just sent an update, which aligns with the news from Emergency Management Operations. There is limited business owner and residential access to the Upper Keys, north of MM75, with active checkpoints to ensure proof of residency or business ownership.   The Superintendent emphasizes that the conditions in the Upper [...]