Monticello CSD recognized with a “Friend to Extension” award

Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County announced Monticello Central School District (MCSD) as one of the recipients of the organization’s Friends of Extension awards. The award recognizes individuals, farms, businesses and community partners who go the extra mile to support CCE work in Sullivan County. The CCE selected the MCSD to receive this award for its …

Video of public forum re: COVID-19 is live

On Nov. 4, Sullivan County Public Health Services and Sullivan BOCES hosted a public forum to provide answers to commonly asked COVID-19 related questions. Watch the video of the forum below: 

Monticello’s annual School Scene is live

The Monticello edition of the Sullivan County Democrat’s annual school scene is live. You can find it in the Nov. 3 print edition of the Democrat, or read the digital copy here 

Morning Music update

The MCSD 5th grade Morning Instrumental Music program is in the planning process and will be made available to current 5th grade students as soon as it can be safely implemented. The current circumstances surrounding the pandemic have made implementation particularly complex but the district is in the process of distributing information to potential students …

RJK’s new “Wellness Walk” bridges nature and learning

Students at Robert J. Kaiser Middle School have a new way to release stress, connect with nature and encourage a deeper state of mindfulness – all without leaving the property. A one-mile “Wellness Walk” has been hewn out of the woods out behind the school by health and physical education teachers Scott Cooper and Rich …

Positively RJK – Week of Nov. 1

“Positively RJK” recognizes students who have received a positive referral from their teacher in the previous week. Congratulations to the following students: Ms. Whidbee – Teacher Assistant Isabella Loucks Jennifer Colotla Ocatlan Eymi Ramirez Rodriguez Kenji Rodriguez Santillan Jeily Escobar Esteban Jaylin Ayala Jhon Villela Pabon Mr. Scott Cooper – Health Education Instructor Riley Barbato …

The Monti Message – November

I.   Our Schools COVID-19 in Our Schools On October 28, we were informed that a Cooke Elementary School staff member had tested positive for COVID-19.  The staff member had become symptomatic on Saturday, October 24, and was last in school on October 23. The school’s contact tracing identified four other staff members and nine students …