Updates November 14, 2021
November 14, 2021
Dear Families:
It was a beautiful weekend in between the rainstorms. I hope you are enjoying these late Fall days! We are definitely taking advantage of the weather while we can to have students outside.
This Week’s Spotlight
Athletics
Athletics is more than just the talent and skill that pertains to any particular sport. Community and teamwork are important aspects for students in being connected to school. It has always been exciting for us to run active, engaging programs at the secondary level. The middle school offers a wide range of options (the most I’ve ever seen in a middle school) and CCHS is deep in opportunities for students who enjoy team sports as well as many individual sports. The entire list of options is found on the CMS and CCHS webpages. During COVID, we further committed to ensuring programs continued. It is the Fall postseason and so we do celebrate the drive, resilience, and success of all teams including those moving forward in the tournament. Congratulations to all of our Fall athletes!
Parent Equity Survey
The equity survey is now available for parents and guardians of Boston, Concord, and Carlisle. Please click here to access the parent equity survey, and be advised that the survey portal will close on Friday, November 19th. If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Andrew Nyamekye, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at anyamekye@concordps.org.
COVID Updates
This week, we had 3 COVID cases all in vaccinated individuals:
1 CCHS student
1 Alcott adult
1 Thoreau adult
This brings our total case count to 39. The live COVID Dashboard on the webpage is available is kept current.
The vaccine clinic at Alcott was very successful in immunizing 714 children. This Wednesday’s clinic is almost equally booked. Follow-up dates for the second shot have been set for December 1 (for those vaccinated on November 10 ) and December 13 (for those to be vaccinated on November 17). Thank you to all involved in making this event happen!
Envision Concord
In 2018, Concord released its long-term comprehensive plan as the outcome of a multi-year process. The plan is being reviewed tomorrow night by the Concord Select Board as to updates and progress. Carlisle is involved in a recent master planning process as well led by a Master Plan Steering Committee that meets regularly.
Have a great night!
Best,
Laurie