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Milwaukee College Prep

Very Important Parent “VIP”

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February 11, 2025

4:00-5:00PM

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AGENDA

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  • Welcome/Mission: Parent Liaison Goodman
  • Culture Calendar: Principal Haynes
  • MAP/Forward Testing Data: Principal Williams
  • Parent/Teacher Conference Updates: Principal Williams
  • DoubleGood Popcorn Fundraiser: Principal Peterson
  • Behavior (Cell Phones/Technology): Principal Cleveland
  • Open Enrollment/Tours: Principal Tatum
  • End of Year Field Trips: Principal Tatum
  • Fathers Making Progress:
  • Q/A: Parent Liaison Goodman

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VIP MISSION

Provide information to strengthen and empower the whole family, within our MCP community, by creating an engaging, inclusive environment that will support academic excellence for our scholars.

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CULTURE CALENDAR: 36TH ST. PRINCIPAL HAYNES

  • Walk through Culture Events:
    • Dress Down Days: 2/10, 3/10, 4/14, 5/12
    • No School Fridays: 2/14, 3/21, 4/18, 5/16
    • Events/Spirit Days/Weeks:
      • 2/24-2/28: Black History Week & Program
      • 3/14: Pi Day
      • 3/17-3/31: Forward Testing
      • 3/20: Q3 Ends
    • Extended Breaks
      • 2/14-2/17:
      • 3/24-3/28: Spring Break

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MAP/FORWARD TESTING: 38th St. PRINCIPAL WILLIAMS

  • Updates on Parent/Teacher Conferences
  • MAP Testing Updates
    • Updates will be forthcoming
  • Forward Testing Dates: 3/17-3/31
    • Schedules by grades will be communicated
  • Scholar Preparedness
    • Go to bed early
    • Read to themselves daily
    • Practice challenging subjects
      • math word problems
      • vocabulary
    • Breakfast (MCP offers this between 7:30-7:50)
  • CELEBRATE!!!

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DOUBLE GOOD POPCORN FUNDRAISER: MCP3 PRINCIPAL PETERSON

  • 2/10-2/14
  • Families & Staff
  • 1 Pop-Up Store/Campus
  • Prizes for the top Campus

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  • What is the MCP policy?
    • Turned off & turned in to teacher
  • What are consequences of technology in school?
    • confiscating of device & returned at end of day
    • confiscating of device and parent listed in Skyward must pick it up & full withdrawal issued
    • confiscating of devince, parent picks up w/parent meeting w/Culture Dean (potential success plan)
  • How is technology at home impacting MCP?
    • Group chats via text or social media carries over into school
  • Helpful tips for families?
    • Monitor your child’s cell phone usage

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CELL PHONE/TECHNOLOGY: LLOYD PRINCIPAL CLEVELAND

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Parent Cell Phone Monitoring Apps

  • Aura Parental Control

A renowned parental control tool with plenty of useful features to monitor your child’s online activities. (Custom screen time limits, Content blocking and filtering, Protection from cyberbullying, Full picture of the browsing history)

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  • Bark

Reputable AI-powered parental control tool that will give you the full picture of your child’s browsing habits. (AI-powered safety alerts, Personalized insights and recommendations, Full screen time control, Live position updates)

  • Qustodio

A great tool to protect the online presence of your children and enhance their digital wellbeing. (Call & SMS tracking, Live GPS tracking, Daily, weekly, and monthly reports, Inappropriate apps filtering)

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  • mSpy

A powerful parental control tool with a range of features and an user-friendly interface. Since mSpy is compatible with any device and works in background mode, you’ll be able to monitor your kids at all times. (Access to social media chats, Shows texts and deleted messages, The entire call history made available, Compatible with all devices)

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  • Norton

Norton Parental Control is a well-renowned service that ensures your children are completely safe while browsing the web. (Screen time controls, Blocked site alerts, Website access requests, Safe search and history monitoring)

CELL PHONE/TECHNOLOGY: LLOYD PRINCIPAL CLEVELAND

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‘25-’26 OPEN ENROLLMENT- LRN PRINCIPAL TATUM

Parents are required to complete re-enrollment for all of their scholars planning on attending MCP for the following school year.

  • The window will be open from 2/1-2/28
  • Parents will complete the process through their Skyward
  • Please note that the State of Wisconsin requires proof of residency as part of the re-enrollment process. You will be able to upload a picture or scan of one of the following acceptable Proof of Residency documents:
    • Wisconsin driver's license or ID card
    • Paycheck stub or earnings statement
    • Wisconsin Works, Wisconsin Shares, and BadgerCare
    • Utility Bill
    • A signed current residential lease

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New Family Tours Available Upon Request

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EOY FIELD TRIPS- LRN PRINCIPAL TATUM

DC TRIP/HBCU TRIP

  • Dates?
  • Which campuses are participating?
  • Which grades are attending?
  • When is deposit due?
  • How can a scholar attend?
  • Can parents attend?
  • Who is chaperoning?
  • How can families get more information?

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FATHERS MAKING PROGRESS

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QUESTIONS????

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THANK YOU