Modesto City Schools Staff Quiz: “You Work Here, Right?” 🎓

Modesto City Schools is defined as a City School District. That means:

• We function as a traditional Unified School District

• We are technically two separate districts, but we prefer to act like we are one district

• All our schools have the same mascot

• The district finally agreed on a single lunch period

How many students does MCS serve?

• Depends on the day and the enrollment software

• Approximately 30,000

• Approximately 27,000

• Enough to fill Vintage Faire Mall on a Saturday

What year did Modesto City Schools begin providing public education?

• 1901

• 1923

• 1871

• 1874

What year was the MCS brick administration building built:

• 1901

• 1923

• 1871

• 1874

The learning management system that somehow makes online learning feel less like staring into the digital void is:

• Schoology

• QSS

• PowerSchool

• The binder we’ve had since 2001

How many years did our longest serving superintendent, James C. Enochs, work for MCS?

• 18 years

• 30 years

• 42 years

• 46 years

Which of the following is a real MCS mission priority?

• Student Wellness

• Bringing vending machines back

• Winning staff TikTok challenges

• Surviving budget season

How many school sites does MCS operate?

• 34

• 32

• 35

• We stopped counting

What phrase should always raise a red flag in an email?

• “Quick question…”

• “Per my last email…”

• “Friendly reminder”

• All of the above

What’s the unofficial motto of every MCS staff meeting?

• “Let’s keep it short today.”

• “We’ll get out early.”

• “Just a couple of slides…”

• “All of the above — lies, all lies.”