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Dogwood tree planted in celebration of Chris Sorensen at Chase Elementary

On Thursday, Sept. 2, a crowd gathered at the Emma C. Chase Elementary School to dedicate a tree in memory of Chris Sorensen. Chris, the son of Legislator Alan Sorensen and Monticello Central School District’s EPIC Program Manager Jane Sorensen, attended the Chase school as a child and worked in the school’s Empire after-school program, …

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BOE adopts COVID-19 mitigation plan for the 2021-22 school year; recording of community forum is available.

District plan Our COVID-19 mitigation plan was approved by the Board of Education during its Aug. 26 meeting. Please review the 2021-22 COVID-19 mitigation plan to learn what to expect for the 2021-22 school year.  Building-level plans Each individual school has also created a building-specific plan. Please review the plan of your child’s school below.  Emma C. …

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SUNY Sullivan requires all students – including BOCES CTE students – to be fully vaccinated

August 25, 2021 Dear Students and Parents, We are excited to welcome back our Sullivan BOCES Career and Technical Education programs located at Sullivan County Community College. The Public Safety, Innovative Design, Broadcasting, Music Production, and Health Occupations 1 programs will begin the school year at the Rubin Pollack Education Center located at 52 Ferndale …

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August Monti Message

1. COVID-19 Mitigation and Prevention Plans, 2021–22 On August 5, 2021, the New York State Department of Health informed the public that it would not be issuing any guidance for New York’s school districts on COVID-19 mitigation and prevention for the 2021–22 year. Instead, it left these decisions to local school districts. My colleagues from …

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ATI will host a Back to School Fair on Sept. 1

Action Toward Independence (ATI) will hold a Back-To-School Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 1 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 309 E. Broadway in Monticello.  The event will feature:  A book bag giveaway Craft/Activity Table Games and Door Prizes School supplies Food  For more information, please call 845-794-4228 Disclaimer: This event is sponsored by the …

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Chance encounter at the Bagel Festival leads to historical portrait donation

The sepia tones show a large group of teenagers posed on a lawn with the Mount Vernon estate house in the background in the background.  The young men sport jackets and ties, the young women smart skirt suits and cloche hats. Even nearly 100 years later, the excitement on their faces is palpable. It’s an …

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BOE will meet Thursday, Aug. 26

There will be a regular meeting of the Monticello Central School District Board of Education on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. There will be a proposed executive session at 6:30 p.m. to discuss “the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters …

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