Registration for SJS Community Preschool will take place during April, make your appointment today!

Español Pre-school registration  Monticello families with three and four-year old children may register for the St. John Street Community School Preschool program on school days between April 8 and April 30. Your child must accompany you to register. Step 1: Interested parents must call the registrar’s office at at (845) 794-7700, ext. 78905 to make …

Elementary and middle school backpack programs seeking donations to feed Monticello students

The Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School, George L. Cooke Elementary School, Emma C. Chase Elementary School and Robert J. Kaiser Middle School backpack programs are all seeking donations for their respective backpack programs.  While all students in the MCSD receive free breakfast and lunch each school day, many of our district families struggle to feed …

Big things are happening in Tiny Town — join us for a grand opening celebration

The Monticello Central School District, in partnership with the Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) program will host a grand opening of their new Tiny Town center, located at the St. John Street Community School, at 22 St. John Street in Monticello on Jan. 17 (snow date Jan. 18). Tiny Town is a place for Monticello …

Student roundtable focuses on food service; district to hire new executive chef

Monticello High School students received some welcome news during the second student roundtable of the year: the district in the process of hiring a cook manager to serve all six schools. This new position will be similar to an executive chef – he or she will be responsible for all aspects of the district’s food …

EPIC hosts “Cooking in the Classroom” activity

Anyone who has read the classic children’s book knows what happens if you give a pig a pancake. But, what happens if you give a bunch of pupils pumpkin pancakes? Students in Ms. Bright and Ms. Crofoot’s class found out last week! Jane Sorensen, the Family Engagement Program Manager for the Every Person Influences Children …

Upcoming surveys will help support student growth

The Monticello Central School District is committed to providing a holistic education that ensures each student is future-ready by providing empowering educational experiences, while cultivating a culture that emphasizes kindness and respect (see Board goals). To that end, the district has partnered with Panorama Education, an educational data platform, to assist in identifying how we …

Fifth-grade visits Storm King Art Center

Emma C. Chase Elementary School Art Teacher, Laurie Kilgore, led Ms. Kaplan, Ms. Unverzagt and their fifth-grade classes through the Storm King Art Center — a massive, 500-acre open-air museum filled with an enormous collection of contemporary sculptures. Students learned about different sculpting techniques, artists, and how outdoor scenery brings a new dimension to artwork. …