Meal delivery schedule

An updated meal delivery schedule is available.  Please note that New NYSED guidance requires parents to register their children in order to receive delivered meals. Parents were notified via several alerts in the first and second week of their students with the opportunity to register their child for meals.  If you registered your child for delivered meals, please …

MCSD will send SMS/Text verification to all families

The Monticello Central School District uses the SchoolMessenger notification service to send important information to families through phone calls, emails, and text messages. To comply with wireless carrier requirements and protect against unsolicited text messages, you will receive an SMS/Text message to the wireless number that the district has on file requesting that you opt …

Cooke Fall 2020 Schedule

Cooke families were notified of their child(ren)’s assigned cohort via a robocall on Sept. 1. All kindergarten students are in Cohort C by default, unless opted into Cohort D by their parents. The first day of school for all MCSD students is Monday, Sept. 14. In-person instruction will begin in weekly increments to ensure our …

IRS takes new steps to ensure people with children receive $500 Economic Impact Payments

The following is from a message from the Internal Revenue Service. The district is sharing this information as a public service. Please contact the IRS directly with any questions.  The IRS will reopen the registration period for federal beneficiaries who didn’t receive $500 per child payments earlier this year. Certain federal benefit recipients should use …

Help us stay eligible for free breakfast/lunch for all students

The Monticello Central School District has been approved to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act (formerly the National School Lunch/Breakfast Program).  This means that all  students in all buildings, and those learning remotely,  will receive free breakfast and lunch regardless of income.  The district is excited to …

Stay connected with the SchoolMessenger app

SchoolMessenger is the platform that Monticello Central School District uses to broadcast information to families with students enrolled in the district — including school closures and delays, events, student attendance, and other important updates.  If we do not have your most up-to-date contact information, we can’t reach you with these important messages.  Please take the …

Rotary donates art and school supplies to district students

Our students from all three elementary schools – Kenneth L. Rutherford School, Emma C. Chase School and George L. Cooke School – were treated to arts and school supplies donated by the Rotary Club of Monticello. During these difficult times, many students do not have access to items needed for school and for creative play. …

Superintendent Dr. Matthew Evans thanks community for budget support

A message from Superintendent of Schools, Dr Matthew Evans:  Dear Monticello School Community Member,  Our voters have approved our latest budget proposal for 2020–21.  This approval will allow us to   Continue all programs offered in the previous school year,  Purchase new equipment for driver’s education, technology, student transportation, and plant maintenance, and  Permit community organizations’ usage …