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 …

New York State Education Department launches Parent Dashboard; seeks public input

Dear Parents, The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has developed a Parent Dashboard to increase transparency and make information about school performance and other school-level data easier for parents and the public to access. The Parent Dashboard is part of New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, which emphasizes equity in education for …

Fall pictures for K.L. Rutherford students will take place on  Monday, Nov. 2 and Thursday, Nov. 5

Fall pictures for hybrid K.L. Rutherford students will take place on  Monday, November 2 and Thursday, November 5.  If your child is a remote student, please call the office at 845-794-4240 to schedule an appointment time. Photographers will be available for remote students from 9:30am to 5:00 pm on Monday  by appointment only. Parents are …

School closings and delays in the 2020-21 school year

With spooky weather possible just before Halloween, let’s take a moment to clarify how school delays, early dismissals and snow days will look like in the 2020-21 school year. Just like any other year, the decision to delay or cancel school will be made by 5:45 a.m., and communicated out to families via School Messenger, …