3rd Grade Hybrid Model - J.F. Cook Campus
UPDATED! School Reminders for After Spring Break
Heath & SafetyTravel Recommendations During Spring Break
NEW! Covid-19 Vaccine
NEW! Car Line Arrival (Only) Procedures at J.F. Cook Campus
DC Department of Health COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Update
DC Re-Open Schools Health & Safety Guidelines Update
Family Communications & EngagementJoin Us for a Conversation with Parents/Caregivers of Black Students - April 19, 6:00pm
NEW! Calle Ocho Campus: Coffee with the Principal - April 22 8:00-9:30pm
NEW! Calle Ocho Campus: Family/Caregiver Community Building Session - April 29
NEW! J.F. Cook Campus: Coffee with the Principal - April 30
NEW! Earth Month - Join the Food Challenge! There are Still Slots Available
NEW! Art in the Garden Day at Calle Ocho - April 28
NEW! Ayuda: Free Immigration Advice - April 23
Our School Website is Your Resource!!
Summer Program2021 Summer Program Details
School MealsNEW! School Meals During Spring Break
AdmissionsIt’s Time to Re-enroll for School Year 2021-2022!
RecruitmentMundo Verde is Hiring
Student & Family SupportsStudent & Family Support Services
School Calendar and Upcoming EventsACADEMIC REMINDERS
To uphold the safety of our community, in-person classes (Learning hubs and Hybrid model) will resume on Thursday, April 22 after the return from Spring Break. All students are expected to participate in remote learning.
Remote Learning starts again on Monday, April 19. Please do your best to support your child in participating in learning from home Monday-Wednesday until Learning Hubs and Hybrid model resume on Thursday, April 22.
Make sure you have what you need for entry on April 22:
Do not forget to:
Have your child wear their mask and pack one extra for the day-start practicing at home now!
Bring their computer (fully charged) and the charger
Bring any materials or journals they have been using during distance learning and will need during the day
Wear appropriate gear and clothing for the weather
Review the FAQ and Safety Routine Document
Before reporting to school - First Day Reminders
Do the health screening! Do not come to school if your child is sick or exhibiting symptoms
A reminder if you travelled outside of Maryland, DC or Virginia over the break, you must follow the return to school protocol in the FAQ per the Mayor’s travel order
Arrive and pick up during your designated time
Wear a mask and keep 6 feet of distance during pick up and drop off
If you are in PreK or Kinder, please bring an extra set of clothes
HEALTH & SAFETY
As students and staff continue returning to on-campus learning, it is important to clarify the expectations regarding travel during the pandemic. We ask families to limit traveling during Spring Break to reduce and limit the possible spread of Covid-19 in our school. If your family is planning to travel, please do so safely and practice precautions, such as wearing a mask and hand hygiene.
Students enrolled on on-campus learning (Learning Hubs and Hybrid Model) who choose to travel outside of the DMV to a state or country on the DC Health high-risk list MUST do the following process to return to in-person learning even without symptoms:
Quarantine for 14 days OR
Take a COVID-19 test within 48-72 hours of return and provide negative results
On Monday, April 19, all DC residents 16 years and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Everyone should pre-register now: online at vaccinate.dc.gov or call 1-855-363-0333
We have now opened the car line at J.F. Cook. To avoid crowds at arrival time, we ask all families to review and follow the Car Line Procedures
Only Kinder-5th grade families who have completed the health screening may enter the car line.
PreK families need to walk students in and cannot participate in the car line unless there is an older Mundo Verde sibling that can walk the student to their designated door.
Testing is scheduled on a weekly basis for in-person students however students may not always be tested each week. You will receive a notification directly from Curative to the email provided on the consent form when your child is tested. You do not need to do anything with the notification email. Your child’s results will be sent to the same email. There is not a defined schedule so please watch for the notifications. Results are confidential, and Mundo Verde does not receive them.
Covid-19 symptomatic and asymptomatic test consent forms in English and Spanish.
For more information on these programs click here.
On March 26, DC Department of Health and OSSE released their new guidance for re-opening schools in the District. These guidelines can be found on OSSE’s public website. We are currently reviewing the guidelines to see which are inline with our re-opening values and how to operationalize new recommendations from a space, scheduling and staffing capacity lens.
The most impactful change is the guidance to reduce from 6 feet to 3 feet in certain instances the physical distance between students, which is in accordance with the new CDC guidelines, and the removal of the cap on 12 people per room.
The guidelines clearly state three instances that physical distance of 6ft are recommended:
Between adults and other adults
Between adults and children
Between children when masks are removed, such as lunch, snack time and nap. Physical barriers, such as plastic dividers, are not a replacement for the 6ft
We have been preparing for this change as part of our considerations for further expansion of on-campus learning and continue to consider analysis of square feet of space as part of how we define maximum room capacity.
We are currently analyzing our operations to incorporate both the new 3 foot and the 6 foot distance requirements on our campuses. We do not anticipate any other of our safety procedures adjusting for this year at this time, such as mask wearing, staggered arrival and dismissal, increased cleaning and hand hygiene, health screenings and intentional cohorting to reduce the number of close contacts.
FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT
Families of Black Students at Mundo Verde are invited to join a virtual conversation to continue the discussion on our guiding question:
How do we center Black students in our short term and long term plans of action with a focus on school culture and student experience (e.g., recovery, reentry) based on data (e.g. stakeholder, performance data, etc.), research and best practice?
An initial meeting took place on March 15. For our upcoming meeting, families from both campuses will be joined by Black leadership representing both campuses -- J.F. Cook Campus Interim Principal Netta Douglas, J.F. Cook Campus Acting Assistant Principal Jennifer Kouakeu, Network Director of Talent/General Counsel Robyn Pretlow, and teachers. We will recap some of the data shared in that meeting and discuss specific strategies to support the academic growth of our students.
Please use this link to Join the Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 289 637 5750
Passcode: MVPCS
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Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/acJlGIW0qT
Join our Calle Ocho Principal, Naomi, for a Coffee on April 22 from 8:00-9:30pm to build community and learn about the latest updates.
8:00-9:00pm Belonging and Student Achievement for our BILPOC (Black, Indigenous, Latino, and People of Color).
9:00- 9:30pm Reopening updates. All families are invited to attend.
Stay tuned for more details and a zoom link.
We will spend time building community through connections as well as hear an update and more opportunities to participate in building Comunidad.
Principal Netta is excited to host her first Cafecito with the Principal with families. Save the date!
If you did not register for the Food Challenge, there are still slots available!
Join our team this Earth Month for the 2021 Make the Most of Food Challenge! During this Earth Month civic action challenge, teams of households will track what, why, and how much food is discarded in a week and then take actions together that can improve nutrition, save money, and reduce waste. Small changes like composting at home and at school can make a huge difference toward mitigating the impacts of climate change. Let's make a difference together! Sign up here and indicate that you want to join the Mundo Verde team.
Join us on Wednesday, April 28 for an Art in the Garden Day where we will come together to make a creative and beautiful space for students to learn and grow! You may sign up individually or per household. Fill out this form and choose to paint a beautiful and fun ground mural with Mr. Manuel or participate in garden activities with Mr. Jack. Space is limited!
For the safety of all involved, participants must register in advance. When filling out the form, indicating how many people from your household will participate. All participants must wear face masks and social distance from anyone outside of their household at all times.The paint we'll use is not washable, so dress to get messy! Contact Carissa with any questions or concerns at ctiradomarks@mundoverdepcs.org.
Ayuda will be offering free immigration advice and referrals over the phone on Friday, April 23. Clients who are interested should call 202-787-5311 on April 23 between 10:00am and 2:00pm to schedule a phone appointment. This virtual clinic is part of their ongoing effort to provide free, low-barrier consultations for clients who want immigration screening, brief advice, and referrals. Questions about the clinic should be directed to Amy Cheng at amy.cheng@ayuda.com.
If you are looking for information relevant to our Hybrid Model, such as arrival and dismissal procedures, how to use the SchoolPass app, among others, click HERE.
You can also find lots of questions and answers about the Summer Program and the Hybrid Model from virtual sessions with families HERE. If you missed any of the sessions, you can also access the recordings HERE.
We want to celebrate with you our new photos on the website, check them out!!
SUMMER PROGRAM
Mundo Verde will offer a limited summer program for approximately 100 students in person and 100 students virtually. The four week in-person program will consist of a program serving students in grades PreK3-5th grade including academic skill boosting in English, Spanish and Math. The program will serve approximately 100 students at the J.F. Cook Campus. The program is open to all students across both campuses and will prioritize students who have extended year services (through Special Education) and students whose academic data show they need preference in the program.
We are accepting interest forms now in order to determine staffing for the program. Students will spend a portion of every week outdoors, exploring and engaging in physical activity and recreation.
There will be no shortage of FUN—it is summer after all! We will provide a few field trips as able.
Dates: July 8 - August 4
Times: 9:00am-3:45pm (with specific drop-off times between 8:30-8:55am)
Eligible students: The summer program is only open to rising Mundo Verde students from both campuses—returning in the 2021-2022 or in fifth grade. New students entering PreK-3 in the Fall are not eligible to participate in the program.
Registration: Registration is available for the entire session only (all four weeks). Up to 100 slots will be made available dependent on staffing. Registration will close once that number is reached or on May 1. Families will receive a confirmation when their request has been received, and a call or email once their spot is secure. The space is secured once the registration fee is received.
Notice about Fees: We are committed to continuing our mission-aligned summer programming and keeping it accessible for all of our families through a sliding scale. To that end, we will not increase our fees this year since we increased them by 5% in 2019 [1].
SCHOOL MEALS
Please find below the adjustments for school meals during Spring Break:
Tuesday, April 13:
J.F. Cook Campus closed
All families may pick up seven days of school meals at Calle Ocho on Tuesday from 3:00-6:00pm
Delivery for seven days of school meals for families that qualify for FARM
Friday, April 16:
No meal distribution or delivery
Both campuses closed
Tuesday, April 20:
Regular meal distribution at both campuses
Deliveries for non-FARM families resumes
ADMISSIONS
DEADLINE - May 5 by 5:00pm
ALL families should have received a re-enrollment letter via email on Friday, April 2, 2021. If you have not received this letter, please contact admissions@mundoverdepcs.org
Please complete all of the necessary paperwork by May 5, 2021, to not risk losing your child’s space at Mundo Verde PCS for SY21-22.
Siblings of Current Students
Starting on April 2, siblings of current students admitted through this year's lottery will be able to be included in the same re-enrollment form. If you do not know if you were accepted, please check your application in MySchoolDC.
Re-enrollment Support
The Admissions team is happy to support families through one-to-one meetings via Zoom, phone call, or email. If you have specific questions or need to contact us, call our frontdesk J.F. Cook (202) 750-7060 or Calle Ocho (202) 803-8967 or email admissions@mundoverdepcs.org. We are available Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm for any questions or concerns.
For more details, visit our admissions website!
RECRUITMENT
We are currently recruiting for a number of positions including Instructional Coaches, Psychologist, Speech and Language Pathologist, Teachers (including special education and intervention), and Fellows.
Please refer qualified candidates to our school website: https://www.mundoverdepcs.org/join-us for more information including vacancies, FAQs and access to the application. Thank you for spreading the word!
STUDENT & FAMILY SUPPORT
Visit the Student & Family Support section on our Reopening webpage to read more about the services we provide: Behavioral Health Supports for Parents, Social Worker at Mundo Verde, Autism Spectrum Disorder Parent Support Group, Student Services - Child Find, among others.
Upcoming Events:
Apr 12 - 15: Spring Break -No School for Students
Apr 16: Emancipation Day - School Closed
Apr 19: Conversation with parents/caregivers of Black Students, 6:00pm
Apr 19 - 21: Virtual Learning for ALL Students
Apr 22: In person learning resumes for Hybrid Classes and Learning Hubs
Apr 22: Coffee with the Principal - Calle Ocho Campus, 8:00-9:30pm
Apr 29: Family/Caregiver Community Building Session - Calle Ocho Campus
Apr 30: Coffee with the Principal - J.F. Cook Campus
May 3: Enrollment for NEW Students Deadline
May 5: Re-enrollment Deadline (by 5:00pm)