NYDOH issues new guidelines re: COVID testing in schools; MCSD expects to open as scheduled on Sept. 8

Dear Monticello Community:   On Thursday, Sept. 2, the New York State Department of Health issued COVID-19 testing requirements for all K-12 public schools. According to these new orders, all employees of K-12 public schools must be tested weekly for COVID-19, unless they provide proof of valid vaccination. In addition, schools must provide optional weekly COVID-19 testing for students, with …

Dogwood tree planted in celebration of Chris Sorensen at Chase Elementary

On Thursday, Sept. 2, a crowd gathered at the Emma C. Chase Elementary School to dedicate a tree in memory of Chris Sorensen. Chris, the son of Legislator Alan Sorensen and Monticello Central School District’s EPIC Program Manager Jane Sorensen, attended the Chase school as a child and worked in the school’s Empire after-school program, …

BOE adopts COVID-19 mitigation plan for the 2021-22 school year; recording of community forum is available.

District plan Our COVID-19 mitigation plan was approved by the Board of Education during its Aug. 26 meeting. Please review the 2021-22 COVID-19 mitigation plan to learn what to expect for the 2021-22 school year.  Building-level plans Each individual school has also created a building-specific plan. Please review the plan of your child’s school below.  Emma C. …

SUNY Sullivan requires all students – including BOCES CTE students – to be fully vaccinated

August 25, 2021 Dear Students and Parents, We are excited to welcome back our Sullivan BOCES Career and Technical Education programs located at Sullivan County Community College. The Public Safety, Innovative Design, Broadcasting, Music Production, and Health Occupations 1 programs will begin the school year at the Rubin Pollack Education Center located at 52 Ferndale …

MHS Covid-19 Mitigation and Prevention Plan

Please read the Monticello High School COVID-19 Mitigation and Prevention Plan here to learn more about the expectations for the 2021-22 school year.  Please contact the main office at 845-794-8840 with any questions. 

KLR’s COVID-19 Mitigation Plan

Please read the Rutherford Multi-Layered COVID-19 Mitigation Plan here or see the PowerPoint presentation here to learn more about expectations for the 2021-22 school year.  If you have any questions, please contact the main office at 845-794-4240.

RJK’s COVID-19 Mitigation Plan

Please read the Robert J. Kaiser Middle School COVID-19 Mitigation Plan here to learn more about the expectations for the 2021-22 school year.  Please contact the main office at 845-796-3058 with any questions. 

Parking available for junior/senior students; apply for your spot online

Student parking will be available for junior and senior students in the 2021-22 school year.  The spots will be assigned to senior licensed drivers first, that have all of their paperwork in, followed by our junior licensed drivers.  If you would like to receive your parking pass, please click on the link below and the AP office will …