In the hallway between rooms 201 and 203 at the Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School, there is a new “Relaxation Corner,” courtesy of teacher Kayleigh Buboltz. It’s a brightly-colored bulletin board filled with intricate blank coloring pages with a bag of markers attached. Students in any grade can request a trip to the relaxation corner …
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While many elementary schools may prohibit jumping, skipping and crawling on the way to class, at Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School and George L. Cooke Elementary School in Monticello, it’s encouraged! When students at these two schools returned for the 2019-20 school year, they found that some of their hallways had been transformed into “sensory …
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With the addition of School Counselor Molly Messina to the Monticello team in the 2019-20 school year, students can add another brick to the foundation they are building during their elementary years to support their future. The New York State Education Department recently released new guidance regulations requiring that all elementary school students have access …
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It’s so early in the school year but not too early to consider scholarship opportunities! There are two scholarships posted on the Monticello High School Guidance Office page. Both are due in October. One is open to students in grades 5 through 12. One scholarship is from AES Engineering and is open to students interested …
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Each month, the district releases a video to update our residents on the status of the Classroom 2020 project. Watch this month’s update above, and check out our Classroom 2020 webpage for more information and a video and news archive.
In late August, the Mid-Hudson School Study Council (MHSSC) announced the 2019 recipients of the organization’s Awards for Excellence. The list of honorees included two members of the Monticello community. Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School (KLR) Assistant Principal Doug Murphy will receive an Educational Leadership Award. A member of the Monticello team for more than …
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Monticello Central School District Board of Education President Lori Orestano-James led a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Friday, Aug. 16 to celebrate the ground breaking of the Classroom 2020 Capital Improvement Project, as construction began on the roofs of the district’s elementary schools. Members of the Board, district leaders and representatives from Clark Patterson Lee Architectural Firm …
On Friday, Aug. 16, the Monticello Central School District Board of Education appointed Dr. William Silver as Acting Superintendent of Schools, effective Aug. 17 through 31. Beginning Sept. 1, Dr. Silver’s title will change to Interim Superintendent of Schools up through and including Feb. 28, 2020. He will receive a per diem amount of $800 per …
JOINT PRESS RELEASE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SUPERINTENDENT TAMMY MANGUS From the Board of Education: Superintendent Tammy Mangus has today submitted her resignation to the Board of Education, effective Aug. 31, 2019. The Board of Education wants to publicly thank Superintendent Mangus for her hard work and …
by William Weiss, MHS Summer Communications Intern What do you think of when you hear ‘summer school’? Many people will think of schools where the work given by teachers is not the least bit interesting or no fun is had by students and staff alike. Monticello takes a different path, instead opting to enrich the lives of students. …
