Monticello CUSD #25

The Monticello CUSD #25 Board of Education has set the school calendars for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years.  The 2012-13 school year will start on August 20 with a Teachers' Institute Day.  The first day for students for the 2012-13 school year will be Tuesday, August 21.  The calendars include eight Early Dismissal for School Improvement Days. These days will be used for school improvement and teacher collaboration.  Schools will be dismissed with White Heath at 1:00PM, Wash/MHS at 1:10PM, Lincoln at 1:15PM, and MMS at 1:20PM.  Lunch will be served on these days.  You can view synopses of the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school calendars below:

2012-13 School Calendar Synopsis

2013-14 School Calendar Synopsis

MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCES ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS
State applauds success of 29 Monticello High School students

Monticello, IL – Monticello High School Principal Tip Reedy is pleased to announce that
29 Monticello High School students have been recognized as 2012-13 Illinois State Scholars.

The prestigious award, given annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), recognized 17,515 high school students from across the state as this year’s State Scholars.

It all started with "Good Morning".  Every morning, Mrs. Nancy Rosenbery, Principal at Washington Elementary School makes the rounds of the classes and says "Good Morning" to each class.  The students usually respond, "Good Morning, Mrs. Rosenbery.".  But one morning, Mr. Brad Garrett's 5th grade class responded with "Ni Hao" - pronounced 'knee how' - which is Chinese for "Hello".  Mrs. Rosenbery commented to the class that her niece, 17 year old Ellyn Comer of Brownsburg, Indiana, is spending the first semester of her senior year studying at a high school in Beijing, China.  Mrs. Rosenbery contacted her niece and set up a time for her to talk to Mr. Garrett's class via Skype - an Internet calling program that allows people to see and hear each other over the Internet.  

On Friday, Dec 2 at 8:30 AM - 10:30 PM Beijing time - Mrs. Rosenbery placed a Skype call to Ellyn from Mr. Garrett's classroom.  The students in Mr. Garrett's class and Mrs. Kathy White's class participated in the video call.  Students asked questions of Ellyn and her host "sister", Ripple, about what it was like living and studying in China.  

“This is just one more way of incorporating technology in the classroom! Our administration, tech department, and board of education have really done an outstanding job of providing us with many different ways to engage our students.", said Mr. Garrett.  Mrs. White said, " I loved that the kids had an opportunity to talk with Ellyn about her experiences in such a different culture.  Learning is so much more than text books!".

Students said, "“It was a fun way to learn about China’s schools.”, “We all got to ask a question to Ellyn if we wanted!”, and “We learned a lot of information about the food and culture”

The students enjoyed the experience of being able to talk and see students halfway around the globe. 

The Monticello CUSD #25 Board of Education recently approved the State of the District Report Card.  The report card is a snapshot of how the school district is doing on a variety of education-related variables.  Information included in the report is compiled throughout the school year. The purpose of the report card is to share school district information in an organized way that is readable and understandable to the public.  All of the information included in this report is available in other state reports, school report cards, and websites.  This report pulls information together into one common format.  The report also includes a comparison of the school district with other similar school districts on selected variables.   

State of the District Report Card 2011-12

Read what is happening at MMS.  The students of MMS, under the direction of Mrs. Jennifer Smith, have provided insight into the daily happenings at MMS.  To read the latest edition click here.