MCSD launching new assessment tool to improve social-emotional learning practices

Dear MCSD Families,                                                                            Thank you for being our most powerful partners as we work together to educate the students in our district. The district’s improvement plans challenge us to create a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) that infuses social emotional learning into academic, attendance, and behavioral outcomes. To that end, we are partnering with …

Lock down drill in progress at RJK and SJS

Good morning families of the Robert J. Kaiser Middle School and St John Street Sixth-Grade Academy.  At this time we are initiating our Lock Down simulation drill.  If you receive a phone call or text message, please know that this is a planned exercise to ensure our safety.  Have a wonderful day!

Youth invited to apply for an opportunity to serve on the NYS Governor’s Youth Council

A message from the Sullivan County Youth Bureau: The Sullivan County Youth Bureau is seeking applications from youth ages 13 – 21 who reside in Sullivan County to fill an opening on the NYS Governor’s Youth Council.  The Governor’s Youth Council provides an effective way to engage youth in state government and creates a platform …

Student art work will be displayed at Bethel Woods during SC P-12 Visual Arts Show

The Sullivan County P-12 visual arts show will be held April 1 -3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Market Shed  Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, located at 200 Hurd Road in Bethel. Visual works from Monticello students, and other students from around Sullivan County will be on display.  This event is …

Older MHS yearbooks are available in digital archive

Thanks to a collaboration between Sullivan County BOCES and Monticello High School Librarian Stephanie Byrne, many MHS yearbooks from decades past are now digitalized and available for all to read online.  The former school library system director of Sullivan County BOCES, Lynn Miller, signed up SC BOCES and all Sullivan County schools with a consortia …

Schools in MCSD receive grants from Sullivan 180 to improve the health of their school communities

The Monticello Central School District is “fit as a fiddle” thanks to grants from Sullivan 180! Over the course of the past several months, schools within MCSD have been awarded grants from Sullivan 180 for projects focused on improving the health and wellness of students and staff. George Cooke Elementary and Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary …

Updates to COVID-19 mitigation plan re: masks and contact tracing

On the evening of March 1, the New York State Department of Health released additional guidance related to the expiration of the expiration of the mandatory mask mandate. In light of this new guidance, the district has made the following changes to its COVID-19 protocol:   The district will no longer perform individual contact tracing. Instead, it …

It’s Monday in Monticello – March 7

It’s Monday in Monticello – time for Superintendent Evans’ weekly update to the Monticello community. This week — updates to our COVID-19 mitigation strategies: when face masks will continue to be required, and changes to our contact tracing protocols.

RJK student Michael Pappas ranked third nationally in USASFA

Congratulations to  Michael Pappas, a student at the Robert J. Kaiser Middle School. He races in the United States of American Snowboard and Freeski Association (USASA) and earned a number of impressive accolades over the season. He is now ranked third nationally in the organization’s Slalom and Giant Slalom categories, and will compete at nationals …