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On July 28, Monticello Central School District residents overwhelmingly  approved the district’s proposed 2020-21 school budget by a vote of 730 “yes” to 425 “no.”  “Creating a school budget within the framework of New York State law is a complex process under the best of circumstances, let alone in the unprecedented landscape we’re currently in,” Superintendent of …

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Each student enrolled in the Monticello Central School District will receive $420 in food benefits through the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program between June and August. P-EBT is a new program to help fill the school meals gap for children who lost access to free or reduced-price school meals due to COVID-19 school closures. …

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A message from Cornell Cooperative Extension’s SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education program:  Please participate in this  2-3 minute survey to help the SNAP- Ed Nutrition Education program find better ways to connect your family with tips and tricks to save time, save money and eat healthy.  Please click this link to be directly connected https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b2sZCEsxFFPlHJH

Why is this important to residents of the Monticello Central School District? The census will determine federal fund distribution levels as well as political boundaries and more. Participation by residents of the Monticello Central School District in the 2020 census will have an impact for our schools. And remember, the census is performed once every …

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Although school has ended for the 2019-20 school year, Monticello Central School District will continue delivering meals to students until further notice.  The schedule and deliver routes will remain the same. Please click here for more information

In the latest edition of “Faces on Fire,” we highlight our technology team, who has navigated us all through these unchartered waters of distance learning, and our graduation committee and staff who worked hard to give our seniors the graduation experience they deserve.  Click the image below to read more: 

On Wednesday, June 17, there will be three simultaneous car parades happening throughout the district to give teachers and students the opportunity to say goodbye to one another from afar.  Students and their families are invited to line up along the routes and wave as the teachers caravan by in their vehicles.  Please stay six …

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