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
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 …
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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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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On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Monticello Central School District learned that a staff member at the George L. Cooke Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. The individual was last in the building on Friday, Oct. 23 and had a limited number of contacts with other individuals in the building. The MCSD administration has made initial …
