I hope you’re doing well and are in good health. I want to reassure you that DCSMEC continues business as usual. As we enter spring break, we urge you to take COVID-19 seriously and follow the CDC recommendations.

As we have been advised by maintenance, beginning Monday, March 23rd through Wednesday, April 15, 2020, all Maintenance staff will be on leave. Only emergencies will be handled for the most part. Please continue to monitor your Board issued cell phone, email and the emergency hotline for further instructions as they become available.

At our last negotiations we changed the status of new hires from hourly employees to full time employees, hourly employees may see a disruption in pay as a result of the emergency closure. DCSMEC today only has full time employees. Full-time employees will continue to be paid as normal. If you have any questions, please contact the DCSMEC office at (305) 477-6002.

Negotiations are still pending for the 2019-2020 school year. We will proceed as soon as we are able to have meetings. Negotiating sessions will be difficult to have at this time due to COVID-19. However we cannot predict a timeline at this juncture as we do not know when M-DCPS will return to normal operations.

As a reminder, the U.S. Census information collection began on March 12, 2020. Please be sure you answer the Census questionnaire that you receive.  You can answer online, by phone, or by mail.  

The results of the Census directly affect funding for local services, including education.  You don’t have to wait to get an invitation from the Census either.  The direct link to the Census is https://2020census.gov .  Click on the respond button and follow the prompts.  Please make sure you are counted!

Enjoy your spring recess and stay safe.