September 1, 2021
Clackamas Middle College Students and Parents,
Welcome to the 2021 School Year!!!
The focus of this letter is to inform families of the opportunities at Clackamas Middle College (CMC) to begin the school year. We will be utilizing the first week back (Tuesday, September 7th- Friday, September 10th) as an orientation for all students taking classes in our College Prep Program. Students in our college programs will begin online college courses on Monday, September 27th. This orientation (Care and Connection Week) is important to ensure that students understand how we will be promoting a safe, college and career culture at CMC.
During Care and Connection Week (Tuesday, September 7th- Friday, September 10th), each day will provide students with important information to successfully navigate the 2021-2022 school year! Please bring a charged computing device to school every day. For students who don’t have a computing device, one will be checked out on the first day (Tuesday, September 7th).
- Tuesday, September 7th
- Welcome to Clackamas Middle College (CMC)
- This is for all (both new and returning students taking in-building high school classes (CMC’s College Prep Program)
- Wednesday, September 8th
- Safety, Technology, and Self-Advocacy Awareness
- This is for all (both new and returning students taking in-building high school classes (CMC’s College Prep Program)
- Thursday, September 9th
- Engagement, Time Management, Organization
- This is for all (both new and returning students taking in-building high school classes (CMC’s College Prep Program)
- Friday, September 10th
- Academic, Behavioral, and Health/Wellness
- This is for all (both new and returning students taking in-building high school classes (CMC’s College Prep Program)
Our top priority at CMC is to safely return students to classes (in-person). To do this, we will be actively collaborating with ODE, OHA, and NCSD to provide the safest education possible. What happens with COVID-19 between now and during the school year may require changes in the state’s response efforts, and CMC's Back to School Plan would be updated to reflect any changes. COVID-19 continues to change with new variants and our knowledge of the mitigation efforts grows over time. For these reasons, the guidance for responding to COVID-19 also changes. Currently, the best tools to protect individuals are vaccination for those eligible, physical distancing, face coverings, ventilation and airflow, handwashing, and staying home if ill or exposed to someone with COVID-19.
CMC will follow the Oregon Department of Education’s requirement that all students, staff, and volunteers will wear masks while inside our building (water/food breaks excluded), and while on district transportation. Masks are a critical tool to prevent spread of COVID-19 in a school setting.
Everyone in the CMC Community shares in the responsibility to keep our school community safe and healthy. This responsibility asks each person to both maintain their own health as well as respect the individual decisions of others regarding their own health and safety. This mutual respect shown by adults provides a powerful example for all the students in our community. It is expected that persons exhibiting COVID-like symptoms should NOT enter any of our facilities.
Schedules will be made available during Care and Connection Week (Tuesday, September 7th- Friday, September 10th). As updates become available, we will make sure to share any information in a timely manner.
We want to ensure reliable school in-person, every school day, for all students, all year long, which focuses on the safety and equity of our CMC Community.
Thanks for your cooperation. We, at CMC, are very excited to work with our new and returning students and families to make this year a safe and successful one! Together, with your partnership, our students will succeed and move toward college and career opportunities while enrolled at CMC.
As always, for information pertaining to specifics of school at Clackamas Middle College, look for weekly emails, letters, or postings on our website (www.clackamasmiddlecollege.org) under Recent News and the Back to School 2021 link located on the Homepage (will be created/updated within the week). Pertinent information will be updated daily.
Take care, stay safe, and we look forward to seeing you next week!
Respectfully,
Brian Sien, Ed. D.
Principal
Clackamas Middle College