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 …
Students and staff at the George L. Cooke Elementary School raised $900 to benefit Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and Ride 2 Survive through this year’s annual “Denim and Pink” fundraiser. Staff and students wore pink on Oct. 23 to show their support and donated to the cause. Staff enjoyed a grab-and-go breakfast that included …
Lifetouch Pictures, originally scheduled at Cooke for Oct. 20 and 21 have been rescheduled. The new dates are as follows: Cohort A/C/D Monday, Nov. 9 Tuesday, Nov. 10 Cohort B/C/D Thursday, Nov. 12 Friday, Nov. 13 To order your photos, please visit mylifetouch.com and enter code EVTN7MPH8
The Sullivan County Public Health Services and Sullivan BOCES are hosting a school community forum to provide answers to commonly asked COVID-19 related questions on Nov 4 at 6:00 PM. Public Health staff will explain what to expect if you or a family member is exposed to someone who tests positive or if YOU test …
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It’s been a long-standing tradition at the Monticello Central School District to welcome local firefighters into the schools each fall for Fire Prevention Week. Students typically get to get up close and personal with the trucks and equipment as they learn how they can prevent fires. However, 2020 has been anything but typical, so administrators …
The Cooke-KLR PTO is hosting the annual Scholastic book fair, which will be held virtually this year from Oct. 19 – Nov. 1 Families can use the following links to order books: Rutherford families Cooke families There are more than 6,000 items to choose from, all orders are shipped directly to your home and there …
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