MCS Opening Smooth Cell Phone Ban Successful

MIDDDLEBURGH - It has been a very smooth opening to the 2025-26 Middleburgh school year.

Superintendent Mark Place told school board members last week that the opening of school went very well on September 4 and the following days.

Enrollment, he noted, was within five of last year. The official enrollment for the 2025-26 will be recorded in October on BEDS day.

Mr. Place said it was one of the smoothest openings in his 30 years in education. He noted that elementary school students were in their classrooms within 10 minutes on opening day.

Mr. Place also said that the new cell phone ban has gone very well.

In the first five days of school, he said Wednesday evening, there was only one violation and that was when a student left their phone in their backpack and it went off in the bag when there was a notification.

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In other action, board members:

* Approved in-service credit hours for the following staff: Kimberly Audino, Adam Baker, Shannon Harris, Felicia Hunter, Marissa Lombardo, Rachel May, Rasmiya Ruenes, and Nancy Williams.

* Revised the price of the adult breakfast to $3.77 for the 2025-26 school year.