MAPSA
Multicultural Academy Parent Resource
If you would like to add any additional information to share with other parents, please feel free to email info.ewmacademyk12.org
Current News:
Summer Food Program
Food Gatherers are one of the sponsors of the Summer Food Program for the Ann Arbor area. For information on a center near you, please click here.
Budget Transparency:
School Year 2011/2012
After School Care
Before school program would be from 7:30-8:20. After school program will begin at 3:30 and is available until 5:30. Children will need to be picked up; no bus service would be available. Children will sign up with request on a monthly schedule.
Links
Important Links for Parents
Education Project for Homeless Youth
Get a copy of a Birth Certificate
Vaccines for Pre-teens and Teens
Grade Level Content Expectations for Parents
School Closings
Weather Day
In case of bad weather or building problems, MA will call the local TV stations and radio stations to inform the public.
Please tune in to the following channels:
Parent Resources
Multicultural Academy has opened up the parent portal of PowerSchool. With this portal you will be able to keep up with your child’s grades, attendance and lunch balances.
Immunizations
The Washtenaw County Health Department is reminding parents to have children up to date on vaccinations before the first day of school. Last year, new immunization rules went into effect that require all sixth-grade students or students entering a new school district who are 11 or older to get Meningococcal and Tetanus-Pertussis vaccines. All kindergartners, sixth-graders or students entering a new school district also must have a second chickenpox vaccine before the first day of school if they have not previously contracted the illness.
Waivers
Michigan law requires students to be up-to-date with the required vaccinations on or before the first day of school. There are circumstances in which a required vaccine may be waived or delayed:
1. A valid medical contraindication exists precluding the child from receiving the vaccine. A medical waiver is required to be completed and signed by the child's physician and shall state the contraindications(s), the vaccine(s) involved, and the time period during which the child is precluded from receiving the vaccine(s).
2. The parents or guardians hold religious or philosophical beliefs which preclude receipt of a vaccination(s). A waiver must be signed by the parent or guardian with all information completely supplied. An updated waiver must be presented each year the child's immunization status is reported.
3. The child has received at least one dose of each immunizing agent and the next dose or doses are not yet due.
A child who has been exempted from a vaccination is considered susceptible to the disease or diseases for which the vaccination offers protection. The child may be subject to exclusion from the school or program, if the local and/or state public health authority advises exclusion as a disease control measure.
