Important Health Information from Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health and Mason City Community School District
The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health and the Mason City Community School District are continuing to experience an increase in absenteeism related to illness. With the recent increase in illnesses this year, we are sharing information that may be beneficial to families. Please check out the links included:
Letter from Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health
Flu Guide for Parents - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Norovirus Guide Key Facts - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
School Notification System Sign Up
The Mason City Community School District offers alerts through a school notification system to help keep in communication regarding school closures/dismissals/late starts and other important information. Parents can sign up through PowerSchool to receive automatic phone, email or text message notifications by signing into their student’s PowerSchool account and setting their Student Preferences. There are several categories available for announcement types and parents may select their preferences for each category. If you should have any questions or problems with setting your preferences, please contact your student's building office.
2017 Iowa School Report Card - Iowa Department of Education
Dear Families and Community:
Knowing where you are and where you want to go is a key part of growth and improvement. Our district regularly uses education data to tell us how our students are progressing and to adjust instruction for better results.
The state has released the 2017 Iowa School Report Card information. This web-based tool provides a snapshot of every Iowa public school's performance on certain educational measures, such as student proficiency rates in math and reading, student academic growth, narrowing achievement gaps among students, college and career readiness, student attendance, graduation rates and staff retention.
Early Dismissals / Cancellations / Late Starts
It is that time of the year to start thinking about preparations for possible inclement weather. The Mason City Community School District currently provides an automated notification service. This notification provides families with automated phone calls, emails and text messages for notifications from the school district when school is being cancelled, dismissing early or having a late start. These notifications are sent to the numbers and email addresses parents have provided to the school district through PowerSchool (the student management software). If at any time you would like to update your preferences, parents may do so by logging into PowerSchool.
These notifications are also provided to local radio stations and television stations KIMT, KTTC and KAAL and are typically found on their websites and are broadcast on their stations.
These announcements can also be found on the district's website (www.masoncityschools.org) and social media pages (www.facebook.com/MasonCityCSD/ or Mason City Community School District) (and on Twitter @MasonCityMCSD).
For any additional questions about school cancellations/early dismissals/late starts, contact the Administrative Offices at 641-421-4401.
"The Mohawk PRIDE" Community Newsletter
During the 2016-2017 school year, the Mason City Community School District published a staff newsletter -- The Mohawk PRIDE. It shared articles and photos about the great things going on in our schools and across the district, as well as news and informational items about education, curriculum and programs both in our district and information from the Department of Education. This publication was very well received by the staff and was shared with the School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC). This committee recommended the district share this news with the families and community, SO here is the first community news edition of The Mohawk PRIDE. It can also be accessed through our website. Please feel free to share it with friends and family members who may not be on our email listing. If you have any recommendations for information/news/etc. that you would like to see in future publications of The Mohawk PRIDE, please share those with the Communications and Community Relations Office by calling Sue Deike at 641-450-5001 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We hope you enjoy this first issue of The Mohawk PRIDE community edition.
