Monticello CSD recognized with a “Friend to Extension” award

Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County announced Monticello Central School District (MCSD) as one of the recipients of the organization’s Friends of Extension awards. The award recognizes individuals, farms, businesses and community partners who go the extra mile to support CCE work in Sullivan County. The CCE selected the MCSD to receive this award for its …

Video of public forum re: COVID-19 is live

On Nov. 4, Sullivan County Public Health Services and Sullivan BOCES hosted a public forum to provide answers to commonly asked COVID-19 related questions. Watch the video of the forum below: 

Monticello’s annual School Scene is live

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 

RJK’s new “Wellness Walk” bridges nature and learning

Students at Robert J. Kaiser Middle School have a new way to release stress, connect with nature and encourage a deeper state of mindfulness – all without leaving the property. A one-mile “Wellness Walk” has been hewn out of the woods out behind the school by health and physical education teachers Scott Cooper and Rich …

The Monti Message – November

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 …

Board of education meeting Nov. 5; watch live with link

There will be a regular meeting of the Monticello Central School District Board of Education on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. via videoconference with no in-person attendance, and will be recorded and transcribed at a later date.   There will be a proposed executive session at 6:30 p.m.    The video conference meeting …

New York State Education Department launches Parent Dashboard; seeks public input

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 …