Student-poets participate in inaugural Sullivan County Youth Poetry Festival

“The medium of poetry offers students the opportunity to give voice to what matters most in their lives: what they love, what they hope for, what worries them, what brings them down, what lifts them up” – Eric Baylin  The first-ever Sullivan County Youth Poetry Festival was held at Bethel Woods, Saturday, April 2.  The …

The Monti Message March 2022

I. Budget Development The Board of Education will be adopting a budget for 2022–23 at its April 12 meeting; registered voters will be voting on this proposed budget on May 17, 2022.  Registered voters will also vote on three Board of Education member seats—those currently held by Jennifer Holmes, Lori Orestano-James, and Stacey Sharoff.  Each …

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Quicklinks: About Parent Square Download the app Use ParentSquare in your native language How to change ParentSquare to your native language Getting started with ParentSquare FAQs About ParentSquare The Monticello Central School District is excited to announce that we are partnering with a new communication platform called ParentSquare to communicate with Monticello families. This new …

EPIC will host “Meal Planning Made Easy” Family Engagement Workshop on March 29

The Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) program will host a virtual family engagement workshop, “Meal Planning Made Easy”, for Monticello families on Tuesday, March 29 at 6:30PM via Zoom. Participants will gather to learn how to create a family meal plan on a budget and how to get the entire family involved in the meal …

EPIC to host “Parent Café: Sensory Meditation” on March 24

*Ver esta publicación en español.* The Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) program will host a virtual workshop for Monticello families on Thursday, March 24 at 6:45PM via Zoom. Participants will gather to learn various calming techniques, including how to calm the “5 Senses” through meditation. In addition, participants will support, share and learn from other …

MCSD launching new assessment tool to improve social-emotional learning practices

Dear MCSD Families,                                                                            Thank you for being our most powerful partners as we work together to educate the students in our district. The district’s improvement plans challenge us to create a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) that infuses social emotional learning into academic, attendance, and behavioral outcomes. To that end, we are partnering with …

Lock down drill in progress at RJK and SJS

Good morning families of the Robert J. Kaiser Middle School and St John Street Sixth-Grade Academy.  At this time we are initiating our Lock Down simulation drill.  If you receive a phone call or text message, please know that this is a planned exercise to ensure our safety.  Have a wonderful day!