para una traducción en español haga clic aquí Dear Monticello families: County Manager Josh Potosek issued an emergency declaration last night ordering all schools in Sullivan County to close from Monday, March 16 through April 3 in an effort to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. As such, beginning Monday, March 16 the Monticello Central School District will be …
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Dear Monticello community: The Sullivan County Manager, Joshua Potosek, has ordered all school districts to close, effective Monday, March 16 through April 3, in an effort to mitigate the COVID-19 virus. We still intend to have a staff conference day on Monday, March 16 to allow our staff to plan for remote learning, food distribution and other logistics …
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Dear Families, A very short note to let you know that we are monitoring the Covid-19 situation closely, keeping the health and welfare of you, our students, and staff foremost in our thinking. The guidance we are receiving from NYS Education Department and Department of Health is fluid and incomplete. I believe that it is …
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Please be advised that the St. John Street School Community HUB will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 12. Any activities scheduled past 5 p.m. will be cancelled. If March 13 is used as a give-back day, the HUB will also be closed. Finally, the HUB will be closed from Monday, March 16 through …
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para una traducción en español haga clic aquí Dear Colleagues and Monticello Families: I wanted to bring you up to date on the actions we are taking to reduce the risks of infection in the schools and respond to the coronavirus outbreak. We are all getting swamped with information from many sources – alerts on …
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Many people reading this article will never have to wonder if they’ll be able to brush their teeth in the morning. In their lives, the tube of toothpaste and toothbrush sitting on top of the bathroom sink is as ubiquitous as the sun coming up each day. But, in Monticello High School, a whopping 73 …
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On Thursday, March 12 there will be a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Monticello High School auditorium to benefit the American Red Cross. All presenting donors will receive a free water bottle as a token of gratitude. To make an appointment, please visit Mrs. Anna DeGlee at Monticello High School …
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Any parent can tell you that there are no instruction manuals when it comes to children. Each child is born with a unique set of personalities, skills, strengths and challenges. The average parent will raise 2-3 children. The average teacher in New York state has 26.2 students in a classroom. The most effective teachers are …
Kudos to our February spotlights who exemplify February’s Life-Ready skill of Responsibility. These fine folks, submitted and described by their building/department leadership team, don’t just hope great things will happen — they take full responsibility to ensure they do. Sue Poli, Emma C. Chase Elementary School “Congratulations to Mrs. Sue Poli from the Emma C. …
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Senior Captain Josh Gattling scored his 1000th career point in Tuesday’s game at Sullivan West. Josh became the ninth player in school history to achieve this milestone and he is the first since Brad Cooper in 2006. The historic basket came on a lay-up after a steal with five minutes to go in the third …
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