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 …
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100% Tuition Scholarship Available As part of the CARES funding, New York state has a new scholarship to cover childcare and help working parents go to their workplace. These scholarships, if approved, cover the period from the date the application is submitted through Jan. 10, 2021. But hurry — apply before the funding runs out. …
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“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 …
A message from the Monticello CSD Transportation Department: Since the dynamics of our bus routes have changed since the beginning of the school year, we have re done the routes, so all students have the same bus route every day and siblings in the elementary will be on the same bus. We have sent notices …
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 …
There will be a regular meeting of the Monticello Central School District Board of Education on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. via videoconference with no in-person attendance, and will be recorded and transcribed at a later date. There will be a proposed executive session at 6:30 p.m. The video conference meeting …
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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 …
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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 …
The second-grade students at George L. Cooke Elementary School have been learning about community jobs. So, Mrs. Sutton & Mrs. Belgiovene thought out of the box for their remote learners and decided to take them on a virtual tour of a mail truck. Mrs. Sutton stood next to the mail truck to demonstrate the size …
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, …
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