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Hello Bulldog Nation! Bulldog Blueprint has returned! Bulldog Blueprint is our community engagement initiative that was started last spring. The overall goal of this initiative is to develop a long term master plan for our facilities. YOUR VOICE AND INPUT IS NEEDED IN THIS PROCESS! The Mahomet-Seymour School District continues to grow and change. Our enrollment is over 3300 students--the highest it’s ever been, and our enrollment forecasts predict that this number will continue to grow. In addition, as I am sure you are aware, we have several buildings that are aging and are out of space. And, the 2020 census indicates that the population of the Village of Mahomet is also growing. All of these factors combine to mean that we need to address our shortage of space in our school buildings and plan for the future. We had two community engagement sessions in the spring. One in April and one in June. If you weren’t able to attend those--no problem! It’s never too late to attend, and again, your voice and input is needed. If you’ve already attended--we look forward to seeing you again! The next Community Engagement Session is Tuesday evening, September 21, 2021 at Middletown Prairie Elementary School. This is an in-person meeting from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Can’t make it? No problem! We are also offering a virtual meeting on September 23, 2021. The Bulldog Blueprint website has all of the information you need for all of our meetings. Here is the web address: www.bulldogblueprint.com Please RSVP to attend the meetings by visiting this website. You can also scan the QR code on the attached flyer. In closing, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of planning for the future of our schools--and how critical it is that we have the input of our taxpayers in this planning process. We hope to see you on September 21 or 23 and at our other meetings this fall!!

The Mahomet-Seymour Schools is looking for a Technology Information Specialist. For more information and/or to apply, please visit: https://www.generalasp.com/roe9/onlineapp/default.aspx?AppliTrackJobID=17416&ref=

Kids Club is hiring! We are looking for both adult and student workers (16 and older). We have before and after school hours available with flexible days. Contact Philisha Paragi at Middletown Prairie (pparagi@ms.k12.il.us) or Bridgett Graham at Lincoln Trail (bgraham@ms.k12.il.us) for more information or to apply.

Mahomet-Seymour CUSD #3 is hosting study groups for individuals that are interested in taking the ParaPro Exam to become a paraprofessional. Sessions will be held at the high school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00-8:30 pm starting September 7th. To register for this free study group, contact Stacy Fisher at sfisher@ms.k12.il.us. You can find out more at: shorturl.at/drBNR

Thank you Bulldog Nation! We had an incredible first day of school! See you bright and early tomorrow!

The Give Me Five food bag program is ready to start its ninth year . Give Me Five goes home with those students who sign up on Fridays and consists of a bag filled with 8 to 10 items of non-perishable food. Our first deliveries will be the Friday before Labor Day, which is September 3. Families that are interested should contact their building social workers. A consent to receive the bag is required. Allergies should be reported so that we can safely nourish the children. Families are eligible for one child per student in the district. Thanks to the generous support of local community members, we are pleased to provide this to our families at no cost to the recipients.

The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education will hold their Board Meeting tonight starting at 6pm. We will be streaming on YouTube. https://youtu.be/n-ZUnF_586o

Mom's Pantry is ready to go to help our families! And, Mom's Pantry doesn't just have food...there are a variety of resources available. It is open on Sundays from 5:30-7 p.m. You can also email Cindy Brumfield at cbrumfield@ms.k12.il.us if you need more information.

New digs for our ATLAS program !

What an amazing speaker and message this morning on our opening day for staff! Thank you Gerry Brooks for visiting us today and imparting your humor, wisdom and grace!!

Bulldog Families: Please complete the Transportation Survey just sent to you via email. Thank you! We need this information in order to finalize accurate bus routes.

Beautiful Tuesday morning in Bulldog Nation! Enjoy! Doing my part with "Chalk the Walk" in the Botanical Gardens in Champaign County Forest Preserve.

Mahomet-Seymour CUSD #3 will be offering Substitute Teacher Training on August 20th from 9-11 at the Administrative Center. Current substitutes interested in attending should reach out to Kim Johnson at kjohnson@ms.k12.il.us. Individuals interested in learning more about becoming a substitute teacher or substitute paraprofessional for Mahomet-Seymour CUSD #3 should reach out to Shantille Heinold at sheinold@ms.k12.il.us.

Congratulations to Coach Rob Ledin! The News-Gazette Wrestling Coach of the Year!! https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/2021-all-area-wrestling-coach-of-the-year-mahomet-seymours-rob-ledin/article_674a731a-f9a8-52ad-850c-d0a6ce1394c8.html

The Study Session of the Board of Education for August 2, 2021 has been moved to August 16, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education will start at 7:30 p.m. on August 16 2021. There is no meeting of the Board of Education on August 2, 2021.

Mahomet-Seymour is hiring for a full-time custodian for our High School. If you are interested in applying, the job posting can be found here: https://bit.ly/3rDbeNf

The Mahomet-Seymour CUSD #3 Board of Education approved the Opening Plan for the 21-22 school year at the July 22, 2021 BOE meeting. It can be found on our website at: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1413375/Opening_Plan_21-22.pdf

The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education will hold a Special Board Meeting tonight at 6pm. We will be streaming live on YouTube. https://youtu.be/zW592Ao8xWs

There is a Special Board of Education Meeting on Thursday evening July 22, 2021. The BOE will enter into closed session at the beginning of the meeting. At the conclusion of closed session, the broadcast of the public portion of the meeting will begin on Bulldog TV. The Board of Education will also consider amending the agenda to place public comment at the end of the meeting.

There are kind & caring people everywhere. Many of them are doing beautiful things behind the scenes, unseen and unheard, not getting credit. Let's trust those things are happening and always practice the act of "paying it forward"-make the assumption of goodness.