Monroe County Schools is excited to welcome students on Thursday, August 7.  We require proof of residency verification prior to the start of the school year for each child enrolled.  Thank you! Over 3500 of our students' families have already provided proof of residency.  For more information on requirements, click here.  Please keep in mind that your child(ren) will not be provided a schedule until Proof of Residency is accepted and approved.  If you have not provided proof of residency at the Board of Education office this summer, and you have NOT received your proof of residency tickets, then you will need to visit the Board of Education office first in order to complete that process.  If you have your proof of residency tickets, please proceed directly to your child's school and meet your child's teacher and pick up schedules and information.

Elementary Open House

Tuesday, August 5  9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monroe County Middle Open House

Tuesday, August 5  1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Mary Persons High School

Freshman Orientation at Freshman Campus

Last Name A-L Monday, August 4 4-6 p.m.

Last Name M-Z Tuesday, August 5 4-6 p.m.

MPHS Sophomore Orientation

Wednesday, August 6 4-6 p.m.

MPHS Junior-Senior Schedule Pickup

Wednesday, August 6 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

 

The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Section (205) of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 is requiring schools over time to close the gap between the reimbursement rates of a fully-paid meal and for a free meal. According to Lisa Singley, Monroe County's School Nutrition Director, that difference is $ 2.59.  Under federal requirement, school systems must incrementally increase meal prices for paid meals to raise the price from the current $2.00 per meal for elementary students and $2.25 per meal for middle and high school students. The increase is required to bring those meal prices closer to the $2.59 target identified by the law. Recently, Mrs. Singley presented the federal requirements to the Board of Education and recommended a minimum price increase. After hearing the information, Board Members voted to accept the recommendation effective with the 2014-2015 school year.

           

            Elementary school lunches increase from $ 2.00 to $ 2.05;

            Middle & high school lunches increase from $ 2.25 to $2.30;

            BOE employee lunches increase from $2.95 to $3.25;

            Reduced meal prices for students increase from $.30 to $.40.

 

The federal mandate does not affect the cost of breakfast meals, and the price for breakfast has been unchanged for over three years, but as a consequence attributed to rising food cost and the new USDA Meal Pattern, it will be necessary to increase breakfast meal prices.  

 

The 2014-2015 breakfast prices are: $1.20 for elementary students, $1.45 for middle and high school students, 30-cents for students on reduced meal programs, and $1.95 for BOE employees.

 

Although School Nutrition Programs operate under the umbrella of the county school districts, they are run as enterprise operations which means state and federal funding, combined with the price of meals, cover the operating costs of the program. Outside of providing facilities, the school system's general fund budget does not contribute to the operational cost of the school nutrition program.