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 …
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 …
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Fall pictures for hybrid K.L. Rutherford students will take place on Monday, November 2 and Thursday, November 5. If your child is a remote student, please call the office at 845-794-4240 to schedule an appointment time. Photographers will be available for remote students from 9:30am to 5:00 pm on Monday by appointment only. Parents are …
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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We’re starting to collect pictures for the 2020-2021 Yearbook! Even though the school year looks a little different this year, we want to see smiling faces from our friends at KLR! Here are some picture ideas we would like: your student(s) learning at home! your student(s) with their favorite pet(s)! your student(s) celebrating holidays (Halloween, winter holidays, and …
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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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A message from the KLR team: To keep some normalcy, the Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School will be having two Halloween Parades. Cohort A and Cohort C will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 27 and our second parade for Cohort B will be on Friday, Oct. 30 (cohort C can wear costumes on that day …
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 …
The Cooke-KLR PTO is hosting the annual Scholastic book fair, which will be held virtually this year from Oct. 19 – Nov. 1 Families can use the following links to order books: Rutherford families Cooke families There are more than 6,000 items to choose from, all orders are shipped directly to your home and there …
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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 …
