Guide to Communications

CMS Website

Provides up-to-date information on current events at CMS. Also includes general school information, PTA information, and teacher/staff contact information.

Navigate to central.scsdk8.org

The website is updated regularly so bookmark this URL and check it frequently.

CMS Mustang Mail (Online Newsletter)

For SCSD, CMS, SCEF, PTA, and other school-related organizations to provide school-wide and grade-level information to the CMS community.

If you would like something included in the CMS newsletter, submissions are accepted by 10 a.m. Friday and can be submitted using this form. Note that this form is only for news initiated by the schools or PTA. Outside organizations should contact the San Carlos School District office to be included in the newsletter. 

For questions about school-related content: Please contact the newsletter editor Christine Levenson at [email protected] or either of the principals. 

Mustang Mail will be sent each Sunday morning during the school year to the email address you listed when you registered with the district using InfoSnap. Click here for more information on how to submit information for the newsletter.

A Mustang Mail Archives link is available on the CMS website under Our School.

Illuminate

For CMS teachers to post grades, classwork, and assignments, and communicate information to students and families. Attendance information is also listed here.

Go to https://sancarlos.illuminatehc.com/ to access the Illuminate Home Connection Portal. Questions about Illuminate? Contact Alejandro Gutierrez at [email protected].

Online Directory

Utilizing the Directory Burst program, the CMS PTA makes it easy for CMS staff and families to contact each other. It is accessible on your computer and mobile devices.

 If you opted to share your email address with the PTA when registering in InfoSnap, an invitation to create an account with Directory Burst is sent out in early September. If you are having trouble accessing Directory Burst www.directoryburst.com or would like to change your online listing, please contact Linda Kleinschmidt at [email protected].

Emergency Communications

In the event of a significant emergency, parents will receive a phone call and email from our emergency broadcast system. Parents also may opt-in to receive a text message during the annual Infosnap registration process. Please do not try to call the school office during an emergency.