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February 11, 2025
The financial aid applications are finally open! It is time for you to complete a financial aid application - FAFSA (Free Application For Student Aid) or CADAA (CA Dream Ac...
![Your voice matters! Take the Modesto City Schools 2024-2025 LCAP Survey!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/modesto_city_schools_district_ar/article/image/large_056b89a2-5ae6-4202-8e15-27ae07ba289b.png)
January 21, 2025
Your voice matters! Join us in the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) process, where your insights will help shape the future of our schools. The LCAP is a three-year...
![Newly uipgraded Modesto High School library](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/modesto_city_schools_district_ar/article/image/large_75dd3693-e8b4-4b99-888e-b458fab64ef6.jpeg)
January 14, 2025
Students and staff returned on January 13 to reimagined spaces, including library upgrades at Beyer, Enochs, Davis, Johansen, and Downey. Modesto High School's library received up...
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January 14, 2025
When passion, talent, and a genuine love for students come together, the result is Alexis True, a music teacher at Downey High School, who continues to strike all the right chords...
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December 17, 2024
Class of 2025: Ordering Senior Cap & Gown Senior and Senior families, please be aware the order deadline for Caps & Gowns is January 31, 2025! Usually, all orders made by this...
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November 14, 2024
Hello Downey Families, Mark your calendars for the Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony Friday, May 30th, 2025 at 7:00 PM At Chuck Hughes Stadium (TDHS Stadium)
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November 6, 2024
Knights, scholarships are coming in hot in the new scholarship tool in SchooLinks. Access Schoolinks through your MCS app portal, click on the Finance tab on the vertical tool b...
![La Loma Principal Shaun Hurtado ditches his desk in favor of a mobile office.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/modesto_city_schools_district_ar/article/image/large_67013b33-4f3e-4bf3-a772-e6274cd7057e.jpeg)
October 22, 2024
When Shaun Hurtado stepped into the principal role at La Loma Junior High School three years ago, he saw an opportunity for change. With a busy campus of about 700 students, he qu...
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October 12, 2024
District leads Central Valley with real-time heat monitoring to protect students Modesto City Schools is leading student and staff safety with the installation of weather stat...
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August 26, 2024
Are you ready to make a real impact on the future of our schools? Modesto City Schools is looking for passionate parents, guardians, staff, and community members to step up and jo...
![Stuff the Bus July 27 9 am - 4 pm](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/modesto_city_schools_district_ar/article/image/large_ea151131-0422-4a49-ad28-86810133282d.jpeg)
July 24, 2024
Help Modesto City Schools Stuff the Bus! We're gearing up for our annual school supply donation event on 7/27 from 9 AM - 4 PM! Find us at the Walmart on Sisk Road, where we wil...
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May 9, 2024
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) is designed to close the achievement gap by providing additional funds to support improved student outcomes and accountability. We must ...
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April 29, 2024
State Superintendent of Public instruction Tony Thurmond announced that Modesto City Schools is one of only 14 school districts in the state to earn a 2024 California Green Ribbon...
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April 19, 2024
We are now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Student Representative to the Board of Education position. Current MCS sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply. The St...
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April 15, 2024
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Modesto City Schools Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) hereby gives notice that a Public Hearing will be held as follows: TOPIC OF HEARIN...
![In accordance with Board Policy 6161.1 and Administrative Regulation 6161.1, committees convened, piloted material, and brought recommendations to the Superintendent for Curriculum adoption for the 2024-2025 school year. AP European History AP French AP Psychology AP US History Criminal Justice 1 and 3/5 Education, Child Development, and Family 1/2 & 3/4 English Language Arts (Grades 9-12) Health (Grade 8) *Available until Friday, May 17, 2024 IBSL & IBHL Computer Science Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Policy requires a time for public preview, prior to Board adoption. Physical textbooks and their ancillary items will be available for review at the district office Reno facility, 1017 Reno Avenue, Building B, Monday, April 1, 2024 through Friday, April 19, 2024, 8:00AM to 4:00PM. For additional information, please call the Curriculum & Instruction/Professional Development Department at (209) 574-1502.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/modesto_city_schools_district_ar/article/image/large_b9e0a938-3bc4-43f2-852a-10b9e54d0470.jpeg)
April 11, 2024
In accordance with Board Policy 6161.1 and Administrative Regulation 6161.1, committees convened, piloted material, and brought recommendations to the Superintendent for Curriculu...
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February 26, 2024
Modesto City Schools is officially launching the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System in grades 6 to 12 today, providing a safe and secure way for youth and adults to sp...
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January 20, 2024
Please check out the document for helpful and important financial aid resources and information for the 2024-25 cycle. MJC Counselors and Ms. Luz will be pushing into Senior Gover...
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January 12, 2024
The Parent Engagement and Outreach department is inviting all High School site parents to join PIQE’s four week Bridge to College workshops via ZOOM. If you are interested in pa...
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION & USEFUL LINKS REGARDING COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND FINANCIAL AID
November 30, 2023
Please review this document for important links and information about college applications, contacts, financial aid and our new scholarship feature on SchooLinks.
For questions...