March 31, 2020

Dear Menifee Union School District Parents and Families,

Late Tuesday afternoon, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond, penned a letter which citied the potential need to shutter our schools to all County Superintendents for the duration of the 2019-2020 school year.  The State Superintendent’s office hopes this effort will  limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus.  The letter was not a specific order to close, however it appears highly likely the current school year will not be reconvened. 

These are challenging times -  efforts to engage through online learning while doing what we can to keep supporting your student during this challenging time is important especially for your child’s continued academic development. The teachers and Instructional Services staff of Menifee Union School District are working ardently to develop and support a robust distance learning program to keep our students engaged. As an elite educational institution serving the Menifee Community, we affirm that our students remain the highest priority for each one of us.  

The week of April 6 - 13 is the regularly scheduled MUSD Spring Break. Students will not have new engagement activities during this week, and our Nutritional Service team members will also be on break, so there will not be Grab-and-Go lunches at any of our distribution locations, Freedom Crest Elem, Ridgemoor Elem, or Quail Valley Elem Schools during the week of Spring break.  Distance Learning will begin again in earnest on April 14, as will the lunch program.  

We will continue to monitor the situation and will do our level best to keep you informed.

Kind  regards,

Dr. Steve Kennedy