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New air filters latest purchase from ESSER, GEER funding 

The district recently used funds received from the Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and Governors Emergency Education Relief (GEER) to purchase HEPA H13 filters, which have been installed in classrooms throughout the district. These Medify Air filters remove 99.9% of particles down to 0.1 microns, improving air quality in the buildings.  The …

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Voters approve 2021-22 school budget

On Tuesday, May 18, Monticello Central School District voters approved the district’s $91.27 million 2021-22 budget proposal with 332 “yes” votes and 195 “no” votes. These results are unofficial pending verification of the affidavit ballots; however, there are only five ballots which will not significantly impact the final count. The approved budget reduces the district’s …

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Super Happy Awesome News

The Monticello Performing Arts Department will be streaming this year’s middle school musical production of Super Happy Awesome News this Friday, May 21 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, 22 at 12 p.m. If you would like a zoom invite, please email tbuckley@k12mcsd.net for the zoom link. If you cannot make those streaming dates, but still want …

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Positive COVID-19 case at KLR; school will operate as scheduled

Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, Today we were informed that a student at Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. This student was last in school on May 14, 2021. They were determined to have been in contact with 13 other students—of different Monticello schools—who, we believe, will most likely be quarantined through …

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Upcoming virtual nutrition classes

Join Bee Moser, nutritionist at SNAP-Ed New York for a series of virtual adult nutrition classes: ReThink Your Drink Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 6:30 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting https://cornell.zoom.us/j/92853897923?pwd=VFFwdzVwS2ZjZVU0U2k5QTJKc2xSZz09&from=addon Meeting ID: 928 5389 7923 Passcode: 917983 One tap mobile Eating Healthy on a Budget Monday, May 24, 2021, 6:30 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting https://cornell.zoom.us/j/97652115772?pwd=ZkJSdllXZ3ZxSzk1SU0yV3pGT1VkZz09&from=addon Meeting …

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MCSD Performing Arts Department announces spring 2021 concert series dates

The MCSD Performing Arts Department is thrilled to announce that our spring 2021 concert season will take place during rescheduled dates!  Due to the difficulty of planning events for the 20-21 school year the events had to be rescheduled from the earlier dates printed on the district calendars.  MCSD Performing Arts will be able to …

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Chicks hatch in Cooke’s kindergarten wing

Yellow Pillow Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Yellow Chickie Fluff They’re three of the new additions to the kindergarten wing of the George L. Cooke Elementary School. Last week, 27 chicks hatched under the attentive care of Ms. Liebman and Ms. Wells/Ms. O’Sullivan’s students. The eggs and incubating equipment were donated by School Resource Officer Deputy Michael Barrett, who …

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Sullivan County Youth Book Festival postponed; online auction will fund next year’s event

The second bi-annual Sullivan County Youth Book Festival (SCYBF), originally scheduled for May 29, 2021, has been postponed to the same weekend in 2022. In its place the planning committee will host an online auction to help raise money for a bigger, better festival in 2022. In light of the Festival’s mission to create, sustain …

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MCSD celebrates School Nurse Appreciation Day

Wednesday, May 12 is National School Nurse Appreciation Day; a day to celebrate the many ways in which school nurses promote the health and wellness of youth. According to the National Association of School Nurses, this year’s theme is “Championing the Whole Student” — a nod to the multi-faceted ways school nurses nurture children.   Their …

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