School District Administrators
Monticello Central School District
237 Forestburgh Road
Monticello, NY 12701
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Phone: (845) 794-7700
Fax: (845) 794-7710
Business Office
Phone: (845) 794-7702
Fax: (845) 794-7718
Daniel A. Teplesky
Superintendent of Schools
Secretary to the Superintendent, Laura McAndrew, ext. 70511
Phone: (845) 794-7700, ext. 70910
email:
dteplesky@k12mcsd.net
Dr. Kenneth W. Newman, Sr.
Assistant Superintendent for Student
Learning
Secretary to the Assistant Superintendent and District Clerk,
Mary Ryan Buchholz, ext. 70501
Phone: (845) 794-7700, ext. 70928
email:
knewman@k12mcsd.net
Denise Cedeira-Thornton
School Business Administrator
Secretary to the Business Administrator, Christine Rice, ext.
70526
Phone: (845) 794-7702, ext. 70520
email:
dcedeira@k12mcsd.net
School Principals
Lori Orestano-James
Principal of Monticello High School
Assistant Principals: Mark Sutherland
and Virginia Morse
Grades: 9-12
39 Breakey Avenue, Monticello, NY 12701
School Hours: 7:26 a.m. - 2:03 p.m.
Phone: (845) 794-8840, ext. 10910
Fax: (845) 794-8133
email:
lorestanojames@k12mcsd.net
To view the entire Monticello High School staff directory, click here.
Deborah Wood
Principal of Robert J. Kaiser Middle
School
Assistant Principals: Dr. Jason Doyle and
Greg D’Ambrosio
45 Breakey Avenue, Monticello, NY 12701
School Hours: 7:34 a.m. - 2:03 p.m.
Phone: (845) 796-3058, ext. 20910
Fax: (845) 796-3099
email:
dwood@k12mcsd.net
To view the entire RJK Middle School staff directory, click here.
Susan Gottlieb
Principal of Emma C. Chase Elementary
School
Grades: K-5
28 Pennsylvania Avenue
Wurtsboro, NY 12790
School Hours: 9:05 a.m. - 3:22 p.m.
Phone: (845) 888-2471, ext. 50910
Fax: (845) 888-2029
email:
sgottlieb@k12mcsd.net
To view the entire Chase Elementary staff directory, click here.
Sandra Johnson-Fields
Principal of George L. Cooke Elementary
School
Assistant Principal: Rosemarie Romano
Grades: K-5
Franklin Avenue, Monticello, NY 12701
School Hours: 9:05 a.m. - 3:22 p.m..
Phone: (845) 794-8830, ext. 40910
Fax: (845) 794-8854
email:
sjohnsonfields@k12mcsd.net
To view the entire Cooke Elementary staff directory, click here.
Kimberly Patterson
Principal of Kenneth L. Rutherford
Elementary School
Assistant Principal: John Correa
Grades: K-5
Monticello, NY 12701
School Hours: 9:05 a.m. - 3:22 p.m.
Phone: (845) 794-4240, ext. 30910
Fax: (845) 794-5137
email:
kpatterson@k12mcsd.net
To view the entire Rutherford Elementary staff directory, click here.
District Directors
David Pulley
Director of Pupil Personnel Services
148 Wood Ave.
Monticello, NY 12701
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Phone: (845) 794-0128, ext. 78910
Fax: (845) 794-0250
email: dpulley@k12mcsd.net
Gregory Gorman
Director of Math,
Science, & Technology
Phone: (845) 794-7700, ext. 10994
email: ggorman@k12mcsd.net
Theodore Kusulas
Director of English Language Arts,
Social Studies, & Library Education
Phone: (845) 794-8840, ext. 10990
email:
tkusulas@k12mcsd.net
Douglas Murphy
Director of Physical Education, Health,
& Athletics
Phone: (845) 794-8840, ext. 10995
email:
dmurphy@k12mcsd.net
Shelley Rossitto
Executive Director of Instructional
Technology & Staff Development
Phone: (845) 794-7700, ext. 70550
email:
srossitto@k12mcsd.net
Support Services
Martin Gershowitz
Director of Transportation
Assistant Director: Mary Koselnak
Phone: (845) 794-8570 or (845) 794-2120
email:
mgershowitz@k12mcsd.net
John Travis
Director of Facilities and Operations
Phone: (845) 794-7700, ext. 76920
email:
jtravis@k12mcsd.net
Debra Donleavy
Cafeteria Manager
Phone: (845) 794-8840, ext. 10970
email:
ddonleavy@k12mcsd.net
Guidance Departments
Robert J. Kaiser Middle School
Phone: (845) 796-3058
Monticello High School
Phone: (845) 794-8840