Good afternoon MASD Families,
As we continue to mourn the loss of our dear colleague and friend, Ms. Sonya Ferguson, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to everyone for the compassion, flexibility, and care shown throughout our district.
This weekend, the family shared with us that services are planned for this Thursday afternoon. To give our faculty, staff, and families the chance to attend Sonya's services, MASD will dismiss early this Thursday, October 9th. The district will follow our normal early dismissal times and procedures to keep consistency for families. This means elementary students will be dismissed at 11 :45am and secondary students at 12:30pm. We wanted to provide this information today to allow families time to plan accordingly.
Our focus remains on supporting our staff and students and honoring Ms. Ferguson's memory in a meaningful way. The strength of the MASD community has never been more evident than in our ability to come together to support each other and Ms. Ferguson's family during this heartbreaking time.
With gratitude,
Dr. John Bickhart
MASD Superintendent