Virtual parent-teacher conferences are Nov. 18; Sign up now via Microsoft Bookings

On Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., our virtual parent-teacher conferences will take place.  This year, we are utilizing Microsoft Bookings to provide you with an opportunity to sign up for a 10-minute time slot to talk with your student’s teacher via Microsoft Teams.    Directions:  Click on this link to go to the Microsoft …

Meal delivery week of Nov. 9-13

On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the district will be closed in observance of Veterans Day. Students who receive meals delivered at home will receive a double portion on Monday, Nov. 9 and Thursday, Nov. 12. There will be no meal delivery on Tuesday, Nov. 10;  Wednesday, Nov. 11 or Friday, Nov. 13.  

Positive COVID-19 case at Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School; school will open as planned Monday, Nov. 9

UPDATED at 2:38 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 6: On Friday, Nov. 6, Monticello district administrators learned that a student at the Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. The student was last in the building on Thursday, Nov. 5, and does not ride the school bus. Upon notification, the district immediately isolated all identified …

Fall 2020 STREAM newsletter

The Fall 2020 STREAM newsletter is now live. Read it to catch up with all of the STEAM happenings throughout our schools:  Fall 2020 STREAM newsletter 

Monticello CSD recognized with a “Friend to Extension” award

Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County announced Monticello Central School District (MCSD) as one of the recipients of the organization’s Friends of Extension awards. The award recognizes individuals, farms, businesses and community partners who go the extra mile to support CCE work in Sullivan County. The CCE selected the MCSD to receive this award for its …

Video of public forum re: COVID-19 is live

On Nov. 4, Sullivan County Public Health Services and Sullivan BOCES hosted a public forum to provide answers to commonly asked COVID-19 related questions. Watch the video of the forum below: 

Monticello’s annual School Scene is live

The Monticello edition of the Sullivan County Democrat’s annual school scene is live. You can find it in the Nov. 3 print edition of the Democrat, or read the digital copy here 

Morning Music update

The MCSD 5th grade Morning Instrumental Music program is in the planning process and will be made available to current 5th grade students as soon as it can be safely implemented. The current circumstances surrounding the pandemic have made implementation particularly complex but the district is in the process of distributing information to potential students …

RJK’s new “Wellness Walk” bridges nature and learning

Students at Robert J. Kaiser Middle School have a new way to release stress, connect with nature and encourage a deeper state of mindfulness – all without leaving the property. A one-mile “Wellness Walk” has been hewn out of the woods out behind the school by health and physical education teachers Scott Cooper and Rich …