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Board adopts $91.27 million budget that decreases property tax levy by 2.06%

Board adopts $91.27 million budget that decreases property tax levy by 2.06% At its April 20 meeting, the Monticello Central School District Board of Education adopted a proposed budget for the 2021-22 school year. The $91,266,606 spending plan is a decrease of $1,420,266 from the rollover budget initially proposed earlier this year, and decreases the …

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Board appoints Virginia Gallet as principal of the George L. Cooke Elementary School

During its April 20 meeting, the Monticello Central School District appointed Virginia “Ginny” Gallet as principal of the George L. Cooke Elementary School, where she has been serving as an interim principal since December. Ms. Gallet has been a part of the Monticello Central School District administrative team since 2008, having served as assistant principal …

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Incident at Monticello High School on April 20

On the afternoon of Tuesday April 20, a physical altercation occurred outside of the building during dismissal involving several students from Monticello High School and Robert J. Kaiser Middle School, as well as several other adults who are neither Monticello CSD students nor staff. While intervening and attempting to de-escalate the situation, a member of …

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Positive COVID cases at MHS and RJK; schools will continue to operate as scheduled

Español Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, Earlier today, we were informed that a student at Monticello High School and a student at Robert J. Kaiser Middle School tested positive for COVID-19. These students were last in school on April 19, 2021; we do not believe they are related. In total, they were determined to have …

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“Pinwheels for Prevention” pop up around Monticello

Have you noticed the blue pinwheels spinning all around Monticello? They’re not just spring decorations – they’re part of Prevent Child Abuse America’s (PCAA) “Pinwheels for Prevention” campaign as part of Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) month. Locally, the initiative is organized by Healthy Families of Sullivan, which is a Public Health Services program. Community Health …

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Youth Economic Group seeks applicants for Bags For Justice Summer Apprenticeship

A message from the Youth Economic Group (YEG):  YEG is once again recruiting for their Bags For Justice Summer Apprenticeship and we are looking for high school aged youth that could really benefit from this program. On top of being able to join and own a cooperative business there are other benefits to being part …

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