Minco School District

On Monday, October 5th, Minco Public Schools was informed a high school student has tested positive for Covid-19. Immediately protocol was followed as advised by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Through contact tracing Minco Administration identified those students who were exposed according to the guidelines of the CDC. As of right now We have 3 confirmed positive cases of the covid -19 and a total of 9 students under quarantine. As of to date we have had EIGHT students test positive with a total of 73 students/staff quarantined. Every measure is being taken to isolate and contain the potential spread of the virus according to the most current guidelines from the CDC and health officials. Minco Public School Administration reminds everyone to continue to follow the appropriate guidelines for preventing the spread COVID-19: Wear face masks while inside campus buildings and/or anytime social distancing of 6ft cannot be guaranteed Practice social distancing by maintaining a distance of 6 feet between yourself and others Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds Self-monitor for symptoms prior to reporting to work District administration will continue to monitor these situations as they arise and will take appropriate steps as necessary. The safety and health of our staff and students is our top priority! As always if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Minco Public Schools Administration. Thank you, Kevin Sims Superintendent

Parents/Guardians: On Tuesday, October 13th from 3:30-9:00, Minco schools will host parent/teacher conferences. With the Covid-19 situation, we will have to follow strict protocols and guidelines for this event. Phone conferences are allowable, but we are also allowing in person meetings. Listed below are the guidelines for in person conferences. Mr. Sims Minco Parent/Teacher Conference Protocol Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 Conferences will be held from 3:30PM - 9:00PM ALL conference must be pre-scheduled by parents calling their children’s school Only one parent/guardian per child will be allowed to attend the conference. Parents/Guardians will stay in their cars outside the buildings until they receive a phone call that they are clear to enter the building/classroom. Each conference will have a ten minute time limit Parents/Guardians and teachers will be required to have face coverings. Social distancing of 8 feet between parents/guardians and teachers will be required. Once the conference is complete, parents must exit the building. Phone Consultations are acceptable rather than in person visits if you prefer.

​On Tuesday October 6th, Minco High School will be conducting the ACT for ALL juniors and seniors. Due to ACT test rules in regards to social distancing, ALL 9th and 10th grade students will NOT go to school on Tuesday October 6th, but they will have a virtual day. At the conclusion of the test, juniors and seniors will be sent home at around 12:30PM Thank you, Mr. Sims

Tonights homecoming and football game is being livestreamed on WWW.MINCOBULLDOGS.TV right now!!

This link will show you what schools have to use to make Covid-19 related decisions. Our board accepted my policy changes to aver a two week shut down of school and extracurricular activities. Grady count is in a serious spot. We need to do our part to mitigate this virus. WE DO NOT have a mask mandate or fan restriction for tonight's game, but if this situation does not improve that could happen. Please Please social distance as families and wear masks at school events. This is no joke. We have VERY RIGID rules to follow, please help us out!! Thank you, Mr. Sims https://www.ossba.org/resources/coronavirus/covid-19-map/

On Friday, September 25th, Minco Public Schools was informed a high school student has tested positive for Covid-19. Immediately protocol was followed as advised by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Through contact tracing Minco Administration identified those students who were exposed according to the guidelines of the CDC. As of right now We have 1 confirmed positive case of the covid -19 and a total of 21 students under quarantine. As of to date we have had FIVE students test positive with a total of 69 students/staff quarantined. Every measure is being taken to isolate and contain the potential spread of the virus according to the most current guidelines from the CDC and health officials. Minco Public School Administration reminds everyone to continue to follow the appropriate guidelines for preventing the spread COVID-19: Wear face masks while inside campus buildings and/or anytime social distancing of 6ft cannot be guaranteed Practice social distancing by maintaining a distance of 6 feet between yourself and others Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds Self-monitor for symptoms prior to reporting to work District administration will continue to monitor these situations as they arise and will take appropriate steps as necessary. The safety and health of our staff and students is our top priority! As always if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Minco Public Schools Administration. Thank you, Kevin Sims Superintendent

Tonight at 6:30PM we will have the annual homecoming parade at 6:30. We are followiing the same route that our senior parade followed. We will be taking it through many of our residential neighborhoods. There will be a pep rally at the field following the parade. Please social distance and wear a mask. Thank you. Mr. Sims.

I will be doing a facebook live at noon today to talk about events and a give a covid update. Thank you, Mr. Sims

Please complete the US Census. This important information directly affects how many federal dollars we will get in our school district. If you have not completed the census, you can call the number on this info sheet. Thank you, Mr. Sims

Good afternoon, Grady count has seen a large spike in Covid 19 cases. The Oklahoma State Department of Health moved Grady County from yellow to Orange Level 2. It is imperative that we take all the precautions we can. Masks, neck gaiters, or face shields are required at school. WE STRONGLY URGE EVERYONE THAT ATTENDS A SCHOOL EVENT TO WEAR A MASK WHEN YOU CANNOT SOCIAL DISTANCE. IF WE ARE MOVED TO RED, VIRTUAL EDUCATION FOR ALL AND A TEMPORARY CLOSURE TO ALL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FOOTBALL IS POSSIBLE. We are hopeful our numbers stay manageable in Minco. We are doing our part at school. Do your part and wear a FACE COVERING AND/OR SOCIAL DISTANCE at all school related events. ​Thank you, Kevin Sims Superintendent

This is a reminder that the football game this week vs Watonga will be tonight at 7:00 PM. It will be broadcast on www.Mincobulldogs.tv

We are able to offer free meals; however we need you to complete free and reduced lunch forms... The free meals are until Dec. 31. Please complete these forms. Thank you, Mr. Sims

On Monday, September 14th, Minco Public Schools was informed a middle school student has tested positive for Covid-19. Immediately protocol was followed as advised by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Through contact tracing Minco Administration identified those students who were exposed according to the guidelines of the CDC. As of right now We have 1 confirmed positive case of the covid -19 and a total of 16 students under quarantine. As of to date we have had four students test positive with a total of 58 students quarantined. Every measure is being taken to isolate and contain the potential spread of the virus according to the most current guidelines from the CDC and health officials. Minco Public School Administration reminds everyone to continue to follow the appropriate guidelines for preventing the spread COVID-19: Wear face masks while inside campus buildings and/or anytime social distancing of 6ft cannot be guaranteed Practice social distancing by maintaining a distance of 6 feet between yourself and others Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds Self-monitor for symptoms prior to reporting to work District administration will continue to monitor these situations as they arise and will take appropriate steps as necessary. The safety and health of our staff and students is our top priority! As always if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Minco Public Schools Administration. Thank you, Kevin Sims Superintendent

Thank you to Minco Elementary students Ella and TJ Skelly and their mom Mandy Skelly for working so hard to clean out one of our elementary school flowerbeds! #MINCOSTRONG

This is a reminder that you can watch the football game on WWW.MINCOBULLDOGS.TV tonight at 7pm!!

The cafeteria will be serving lunch out of the high school cafeteria from 11AM to 12PM tomorrow. It is free for all children 1 to 18

Remember for Friday night's football game: 1. Wear a mask. 2. Social distance by family. 3. Sit in lawn chairs and spread around the endzones, and spread out in the stands. 4. No one on the field other than those approved by administration. 5. Football players will not be available for pictures, because they will head to the locker rooms after the game. 6. Cheer loud and hard for the Bulldogs! See you there at 7:00PM

This is a reminder that we will have a virtual day on Friday. Their will be no live lessons as our teachers will be in training on Friday. Elementary students will take packets home, and middle school and high school students will do assignments assigned on google classroom. Thank you!

Tonight we honored senior Lanie Hughes!! She has been a bih part of our softball teams for four years. We are very proud of this fine young lady! She is planning on attending the University of Oklahoma next fall.

Tonights football game at Dibble will be broadcast a 7:00PM on WWW.MINCOBULLDOGS.TV.