Superintendent’s Monti Message – September 2021 Back to School Over 2700 Monticello CSD students in grades K–12 returned to our schools on September 8. Our students and staff were excited to resume full, in-person instruction in all our schools for the first time since March 2020. Similar to the start of previous school years, some …
*This article was originally published July 8 on the MCSD website; we are reposting it now in September as local families have begun receiving their benefits. As a reminder, Monticello Central School District is not affiliated with this program. We are distributing this information as a public service and can not answer specific questions about …
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, …
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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. …
Please read the Chase COVID Mitigation Plan to learn more about the expectations for the 2021-22 school year. Please contact the main office at 845-888-2471 if you have any questions.
Before School Adheres to the district COVID-19 Mitigation Plan Staggered student arrival time schedules have been developed to avoid congestion Program drop off ends promptly at 8:30 due to the need for the plant ops team to sanitize spaces used for the school day and safety staff to prepare for arrival Students will transition at …
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1. COVID-19 Mitigation and Prevention Plans, 2021–22 On August 5, 2021, the New York State Department of Health informed the public that it would not be issuing any guidance for New York’s school districts on COVID-19 mitigation and prevention for the 2021–22 year. Instead, it left these decisions to local school districts. My colleagues from …
Action Toward Independence (ATI) will hold a Back-To-School Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 1 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 309 E. Broadway in Monticello. The event will feature: A book bag giveaway Craft/Activity Table Games and Door Prizes School supplies Food For more information, please call 845-794-4228 Disclaimer: This event is sponsored by the …
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The Monticello Board of Education seeks two community members to join its District Audit Committee for a three-year term. The volunteer position is open to any district resident with two years of financial experience who has not worked, or provided services for, the district during the past two years. Individuals who are partners in, controlling owners or executives …
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A monthly recap from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matthew Evans COVID-19 Mitigation Protocols, 2021–22 At the moment, we continue to await guidance from the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and New York State Education Department (NYSED) on any COVID-19 mitigation strategies that might remain in effect for the 2021–22 school year. Our schools’ …
