Keith Petzinger joins Monticello team as Director of ELA, Social Studies and the Arts

At its Oct. 7 regular meeting, the Board of Education appointed Keith Petzinger as Director of ELA, Social Studies and the Arts for the Monticello Central School District.   Mr. Petzinger grew up with an innate interest in history, and it was after experiencing learning from an extraordinary teacher in middle school that he realized …

COVID-19 information

BOE adopts COVID-19 mitigation plan is for the 2021-22 school year *UPDATED: Masks optional, effective March 2 Request an order of quarantine or isolation through Sullivan County’s online portal Sullivan County Public Health Services is hosting a series of Pfizer vaccine clinics for children aged 5-11. See the schedule and book your appointment here.  Effective …

MCSD salutes its school nurses at Sept. 23 meeting

At its Sept. 23 regular meeting, the Monticello Central School District, in partnership with the Mid Hudson School Study Council held a “Salute to School Nurses” in honor of the district’s nurses.  “Throughout the pandemic, everyone in public education has gone above and beyond in service,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matthew Evans. “Then, there are …

September Monti Message

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 …

Six new COVID-19 cases in district; contact tracing ongoing

haga clic aquí para español Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, Since yesterday morning, we have received reports of six (6) new cases of COVID-19 positive students in Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School and three (3) at Robert J. Kaiser Middle School. Most of these students were last in their respective schools on Monday or Tuesday …

Positive COVID-19 case at KLR; school will continue as scheduled

haga clic aquí para español Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, Yesterday, we received notice that an individual in Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. This individual was last in the school on Wednesday, September 15. Rutherford ES administration determined this person was in contact with approximately 44 others who, we believe, will most likely …

Issuance of P-EBT benefits ongoing

*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 …

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. …