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March 24, 2025

Good morning-


Please take time to review the MCAS information shared by Meaghan as we prepare for testing tomorrow. We will also have students testing for the Seal of Biliteracy on both days. The list of students testing for the Seal can be found here. It may be adjusted slightly before Tuesday morning. 


All members of the junior and senior classes who are not taking the Seal of Biliteracy will be reporting to the auditorium at the start of "F" block on Tuesday morning. Teachers should escort your class and remain in the auditorium for assistance if you are not proctoring MCAS or the Seal. 


Department meetings are Thursday after school. All staff will continue working on updating curriculum maps unless your liaison has designated other agenda items. 


I know some departments have had conversations and shared concerns about federal funding cuts. I wanted to share this article from EdWeek that includes some of my colleagues from the MSAA Board, advocating on Capitol Hill for our students. 


The AHS Concert Choir is in the process of producing our first-ever music video - “A Love Letter,” which will be shown during the Spring Choral Concert on May 15!  We are looking for video submissions of encouraging or affirming messages to the LGBTQ+ community from students, staff, teachers, administrators, family, friends, and community members.  You will hear more about this at our April faculty meeting, where the results of the survey sent to all staff and students over the past couple of months will be shared.


We are modeling our music video after the Tacoma Refugee Choir’s “A Love Letter.”  However, we will be dedicating our love letter to the LGBTQ+ community in Ashland Public Schools.  Here’s the link to the music video for some inspiration.  


Video requirements:


Be creative!  You can film inside or outside.  You can film with a friend or a small group.  You can film with a pet! 




A request from Nutrition Services:
Nutrition Services is a self-supporting program. We’re unable to provide utensils, paper goods, or condiments for meals brought from home or for use outside the cafeteria. Please encourage everyone to bring these items from home as needed. An environmentally friendly option is to consider a reusable set—like this one on Amazon. 

Additionally, we kindly request that students not be sent to the cafeteria to collect supplies for classrooms or teacher breakrooms.

Thank you so much for your cooperation and support—it truly makes a difference and helps us keep things running smoothly.

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