Emma C. Chase Elementary School students in Ms. Andersen and Ms. Oakley’s class have been working on a unit about government. The “essential question” for this unit is, “How do people make government work?” So, Ms. Andersen and Ms. Oakley invited a member of the government to (virtually) join the class to help answer that …
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The Monticello Interfaith Council will host its annual Monticello Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 1 – 3 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, located at 15 St. John Street in Monticello. Meals will be available for take-out only. Meals must be picked up in person, and masks and social distancing are …
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para español, haga clic aqui Dear Monticello CSD Community and Staff Member, Earlier this week, we closed the George Cooke Elementary School and pivoted all students to remote instruction, after one staff member tested positive for COVID-19, and another staff member was symptomatic. All direct contacts of the staff member who tested positive were contacted …
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On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the district will be closed in observance of Veterans Day. Students who receive meals delivered at home will receive a double portion on Monday, Nov. 9 and Thursday, Nov. 12. There will be no meal delivery on Tuesday, Nov. 10; Wednesday, Nov. 11 or Friday, Nov. 13.
The Fall 2020 STREAM newsletter is now live. Read it to catch up with all of the STEAM happenings throughout our schools: Fall 2020 STREAM newsletter
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
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 …
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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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 …
