Publications and News
Publications and News for the 2010-2011 School Year
District Publications
The first district publication of the year will be the Fall District Newsletter in November 2010
The above newsletters open in "PDF" format and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to download and print. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat on your computer, you can get a free copy from the Adobe web site.
News Articles
Former BOE member Richard Feller honored by NYSSBA
Opening
Day Ceremony filled with Straight Talk about Student Achievement
Monticello High School Joint Intervention Team (JIT) Report
(PDF)
Panther Camps
Help Ease Transition into New Schools
Superintendent's International Baccalaureate (IB) White Paper
Back to school, back to reform: N.Y. education commissioner charts a course to
higher standards
(Daily News)
After 75 years,
Varsity Football is Back at Monticello
Schools say they're prepared for new anti-bullying law
(Utica Observer)
In a New Role, Teachers Move to Run Schools (NY
Times)
NY to use new, national assessment tests for 3rd-8th grades
(THR)
US education chief praises state
(THR)
Formula to Grade Teachers’ Skill Gains Acceptance, and Critics
(NY Times)
$330 million in school grants awarded
(THR)
Monticello Interact Club Donates $300 to Boys & Girls Club in Monticello
(Catskill Chronicle)
The high cost of parting ways
(Journal News)
Law empowers tax-weary voters
(Journal News)
Monticello school board member delays her resignation
(THR)
Monticello school board member to resign
(THR)
NY celebrates scoring $700M from Race to the Top
(THR)
New York
Wins Nearly $700 Million in Race to the Top Competition
(NYSED Press Release)
New York a 'Race to the Top' winner - state will get cut of $4 billion in
federal education funds (Daily News)
MHS Summer School Graduates Shine with Hope for the Future
Monticello school trustee says she will leave board
(THR)
NY state's political power rests with just 115 wealthy donors
(THR)
Property tax cap issue hits nerve (Times Union)
School districts delay hiring while they wait for aid figures
(THR)
Law gives school districts a pass on lever voting machines
(THR)
Schools to see infusion of federal funding
(Buffalo News)
Monticello returns to football field 75 years later
(THR)
Changes to NY State
and Regents testing for 2010-11
A reprieve for schools from D.C. (Times Union)
Paterson Predicts: No DRP This Year (YNN)
Lawmakers may return to Albany, take up education jobs issue
(Journal News)
Putting Our Brains on Hold
(NY Times)
Letter from the Superintendent about changes to the elementary school
transportation zones
NY State Test Scores in
ELA and Math Released: Changes in Scoring Create a Decline in Proficiency
Monticello School
District Attacking the Achievement Gap
NY a finalist in Race to the Top
(THR)
Editorial: Time for tax cap in NY
New York State Officially Broke (YNN)
Changes suggested in scoring process for Regents exams
(THR)
Changes in the NY State assessment ratings will affect
proficiency
levels
Regents Approve Scoring Changes to Grade 3-8 Math and English Tests (NYSED)
New York to raise standards, re-grade English and math assessment tests (Syracuse)
Property tax relief drive stalls (Poughkeepsie
Journal)
'Unfunded mandates' are good for Albany, bad for us (THR)
NYSED may eliminate some state testing (NYSED)
Regents exams fail budget test (Times
Union)
Regents approve elimination of some exams (THR)
78-year-old Korean War veteran gets his high school diploma
MHS student connects with
the Native American culture of the Lakota
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