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Student Achievement

Students manage assignments and grades
by logging in to the CSIU Student Information System. Parents are required to do a one-time registration to gain access to all student assignments and grades on the CSIU Parent Portal.

News and Events

8-14-20 – 2020 Transportation and Bus Schedules

8-13-20 – School Board Updates

8-11-20 – Students (Grades 7 to 12) choosing our virtual option may pick their MCA issued Chromebook on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, from 9 am to 3 pm at the JH-SH main office. No need to come in the building – just ring the buzzer upon arrival. Student or Guardian must bring a signed copy of this release form.

Back-to-school Question and Answer

Back-to-school Full Return Fact Sheet

7-23-20 Return to School Plan Video
Please help us in planning for the 2020-2021 school year by completing the online survey. Complete one survey per school aged child in your home. Contact the high school office at 570-339-1500 if you have any further questions. MCA Jr. Sr. High School Return to School Parent Response Form

For elementary school children please use this form – Mount Carmel Area Elementary School Parent Response Form

Cyber School Facts

6-17-20 Summer Planning Presentation

Please check back for additional updates provided by the Office of the Superintendent during the summer months.

Athletic Dept. Guidelines for Opening Sports and Extracurricular Activities

7-16-20 – MCASD Learning Community Reopening Survey #2.

7-4-20 – MCA Learning Community – Our administration wanted to give a brief update concerning the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. As always our main goal is to concentrate on a safe learning environment for all students and staff. Our administration has been meeting almost daily to plan for the fast approaching start of school which will be on August 24, 2020.

Our district goal is to create a “Health and Safety” plan that outlines how we will accomplish a safe return to school. Part of this plan will be to have options ready for the seemingly daily changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our planning for return is centered around three options. 1. Full return to school for all students and staff on August 24th. 2. Online Virtual instruction and 3. Hybrid options (such as cycling a certain number of students into our buildings over the course of the week.) More information on this planning can be found here: http://www.mca.k12.pa.us/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Summer-2020-Update-1.pdf

We realize that any option short of a full return of students and staff will create hardships for our learning community. At this time, no final decisions have been made because new information and guidance about how our community must fight this pandemic is still being provided. What I can tell all of you is that we will be ready to roll out any of the plans mentioned above as we learn what the reality of our community will be like later this summer for a safe return to school.

If you have any questions concerning the reopening of school in the Fall and our planning process – please do not hesitate to reach out to me by calling the school district at 570 339 1500 or emailing me at cheddarp@mca.k12.pa.us

For now, I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

Mr. Cheddar

6-26-20 – Reopening of Sports Plan – June 2020

NEW: Download 2019-20 Continuity of Education Student Handbook

Mount Carmel Area School District Board Meeting

Mount Carmel Area School District’s August School Board meeting will be held at 7:00 pm on August 13, 2020. The meeting will be conducted virtually. The public may view and make public comments by joining the Zoom webinar. Registration to participate via Zoom can be done at:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zlTU0oKSSRi_NAGkWJfz2Q

The public may also view the meeting on YouTube channel WKMCTV.

https://www.youtube.com/user/WKMCTV

Family Guide to Covid 19

Summer Reading Requirements

All students are required to read one book and complete one assignment before they start school. Finding the right book means reading becomes enjoyable, helps you to grow intellectually, and keeps your mind sharp. Select the book you want and you’re off to a new adventure that becomes your own.

Summer Reading Requirements(all Jr./Sr High students)

Free School Lunch for Summer

A reminder that free school lunch continues for all children that reside in the district. Here is the schedule:

Van #1:
Marion Heights Fire Co: 10:30-10:45
Natalie Fire Co: 10:55-11:10
Atlas Gazebo: 11:20-11:35
Den-Mar Dr. Menapace’s parking lot: 11:45-12:00

Van #2:
Locust Gap Playground: 10:30-10:45
Kulpmont front of Holy Angels Church: 10:55-11:10
Strong playground: 11:20-11:35
MC Town Park: 11:45-12:00

Voluntary Student Accident Insurance

Accidents aren’t supposed to happen, but they do

Tweets by @MCAEducation

How to Log-in to Teacher Websites

Log in to your school email account. Your default password is your student ID number. You are required to change it the first time you log in. You can find the links and codes to your classes on the School Closure Resource Site or you can contact your teacher to add/invite you directly.

MCA School Closure Resources – Gd. 7-12

Links to the resources:

MCA Elementary: http://www.mca.k12.pa.us/wp/mcaes/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/iReady-Parent-Letter_School-Closure_2020.pdf

MCA JSHS: https://sites.google.com/mca.k12.pa.us/school-closure-resources/home

Complete the 2020 Census Online in Minutes

The Census controls how much federal funding comes to our area, including to the Mount Carmel Area School District. It takes only a few minutes, but the impact is very important!

Bullying Prevention

The Mount Carmel Area Board of Education and Administration policy regarding bullying and the bullying incident reporting form can be found here.

Support the Mount Carmel Area School District through your tax deductible contribution to the Mount Carmel Area Education Foundation. Donations can be in honor or in memory of someone and designated to any worthy cause to help bridge the gap between available funding and needs of the MCA students and staff. Thank you for your support.

Tornado Buddy Bag Program

The Mount Carmel Area School District continues to spearhead a fundraising campaign in an attempt to help fund the “Tornado Buddy Bag” program for the 2020-2021 school year. Find out more information and how you can help MCA students succeed.

Donations to help support the program can made made to the Mount Carmel Area Education Foundation.

Proposed center display of bricks at Silver Bowl South End Zone

Purchase your brick or sign today!

The Mount Carmel Area School District has begun a Red Tornado Legacy Brick Project at the MCA Silver Bowl. All proceeds will go to the general upkeep of the stadium. The next order due date is May 1, 2020.
Contact the Jr./Sr. High Principal office for more information. Go Big Red!

Revitalize the Planetarium

The foundation has set a goal to raise the necessary funds to repair or replace the planetarium in the Mount Carmel Area High School. If you would like to donate to the cause or any other of our current initiatives, you can do so on our donate page. Please indicate for what project you would like your donation to be used.

Silver Bowl Turf Project

In the spring of 2019, Mount Carmel Area School District launched an unprecedented three-year fundraising initiative — to raise $ 1 million to restore and update Mount Carmel Area’s famed Silver Bowl Stadium. The main fundraising effort will go towards the installation of a new all-weather field.

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9	10	11 Band Parent Meeting Band Parent Meeting August 11, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm HS Band Room See more details Band Parent Meeting Band Parent Meeting August 11, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm HS Band Room See more details • •	12	13 School Board Meeting School Board Meeting August 13, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm See more details •	14	15 VF-Pottsville (Scrimmage) VF-Pottsville (Scrimmage) August 15, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Mount Carmel Area Silver Bowl, 798 Locust Gap Hwy, Mt Carmel, PA 17851, USA See more details •
16	17	18 in-service Teacher Trade Day in-service Teacher Trade Day August 18, 2020 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm See more details •	19 Teacher In-Service Teacher In-Service August 19, 2020 See more details •	20 Teacher In-Service Teacher In-Service August 20, 2020 See more details •	21 No school - students or staff No school - students or staff August 21, 2020 See more details •	22 VF-Pottsville (Scrimmage) VF-Pottsville (Scrimmage) August 22, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Mount Carmel Area High School, 600 W 5th St, Mt Carmel, PA 17851, USA See more details •
23	24 1st Day of School - Students 1st Day of School - Students August 24, 2020 See more details •	25 School Safety Meeting School Safety Meeting August 25, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Mount Carmel Area School District Office See more details PTA Meeting PTA Meeting August 25, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm See more details • •	26	27	28 VFB@North Schylkill VFB@North Schylkill August 28, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm North Schuylkill Junior Senior High School, 15 Academy Ln, Ashland, PA 17921, USA See more details •	29 VGS@Northumberland Christian VGS@Northumberland Christian August 29, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Northumberland Christian School, 351 5th St, Northumberland, PA 17857, USA Depart @ See more details •
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