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 …
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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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The senior represents Monticello High School students at the board of education table The Monticello Board of Education welcomes a new student representative and an alternate to the board this year, Student Council President Kayla Colon and Student Council Vice President Dylan Price. Kayla, a senior, will attend the board of education meetings representing …
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 …
A monthly recap from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matthew Evans I. Our Schools George L. Cooke Elementary School: Open Again We recently had to, unfortunately, shift Cooke Elementary School to remote learning due to a staff member becoming sick with COVID-19. Once we became aware of the positive test (September 28), we initiated contact tracing …
The Monticello Central School District is encouraging all families to opt-in to receive text/SMS messages from the district’s notification platform, SchoolMessenger. On Thursday, Oct. 8, the district sent out a text message to all mobile numbers on file prompting users to opt-in to receive messages. If you did not receive this message, you either do …
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As of this publication date, the George L. Cooke Elementary School is expected to re-open its doors to students again beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13. All K-2 students in cohort A will return on Tuesday, Oct. 13 and all K-2 students in cohort B will return on Thursday, Oct. 15. All students will continue to work remotely on Wednesdays. …
