Español Dear RJK Students and Families: The RJK Middle School is pleased to announce our RJK Summer Academies for the Summer of 2021. The descriptions for the different academies are below and are available to all students on a first come, first serve basis. Academies will run in 2-week blocks, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. …
Message from the Nurses Office: New York State requires all students who will be entering 6th grade in September 2021 to receive a booster Tdap (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) vaccine. Proof of booster must be received prior to the start of next school year. The exceptions for Tdap are students who will be 10 years old as they …
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At its June 10 regular meeting, the Monticello Board of Education approved the following changes to the district’s Our Path Forward plan, effective immediately: Delete on p. 11 of Our Path Forward (2020–21), and all other instances the following sentence, “Students and staff are required to wear face masks whenever they are on school district …
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español Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, Yesterday, we were informed that a student at Robert J. Kaiser Middle School tested positive for COVID-19. This student was last in school on June 1, 2021. They were determined to have been in contact with three (3) students and staff who, we believe, will most likely be quarantined …
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Congratulations to all of the Monticello Central School District President’s Education Awards recipients! The virtual ceremony premiered on Tuesday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. on the district’s YouTube channel. Don’t fret if you weren’t able to tune in on the premiere date — the video will remain up on the YouTube channel for families to …
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español Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, The New York State Department of Health has issued updated guidance (June 7) that rescinds the requirement of face coverings for individuals while outdoors on school district property. However, the updated guidance keeps the requirement for individuals—i.e., students, staff, and visitors—to wear face coverings while indoors in district schools, …
Monticello art teacher Elizabeth Bassett will be spending part of her summer participating in the National Gallery of Art’s 2021 Summer Institute for Educators entitled, “The Power of Art: Pathways to Critical Thinking and Social-Emotional Learning.” “I am really excited about this,” said Mrs. Bassett, who teaches both middle school and high school art. “It’s …
español Dear Monticello CSD Community, We are aware of the New York State Department of Health’s (NYSDOH) recent inquiry (June 4, 2021) to the Center for Disease Control on its advisement on face coverings in schools. The current NYSDOH guidance (April 9, 2021) states, Appropriate [personal protective equipment] means, at least, an acceptable mask, which …
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The virtual district-wide art show will take place on Friday, June 4 at 4 p.m. on the district’s YouTube channel.
Español Enrollment for the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program is open. The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The $3.2B Emergency Broadband Benefit program provides a discount of up to a $50 per month toward broadband service …
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