Monticello School District Exceeds Expectations

The Monticello School District recently received the results of the school district report card from the DPI for the 2016-17 school year.  We are very excited to report that for the second year in a row our district received a 4 out of 5 star rating, which translates to our district Exceeding Expectations.  Our elementary school, which received 2 prestigious awards last year (Department of Public Instruction School of Recognition award, State of Wisconsin RTI Bronze Award) led the way with the highest rating of the 3 district schools missing a 5 star rating by only 4 tenths of a point.

Monticello School District’s 4 star rating matches the top schools in Green County and surrounding counties.  When looking at comparable schools (similar population and demographics) in Green County and in nearby counties, Monticello’s overall rating is higher than those districts.  

Monticello School District is continually striving for excellence.  Our state report card indicates that we are fostering growth and closing gaps, while helping students reach the standards set forth by the Department of Public Instruction and the state of Wisconsin.  We are very proud of our ratings and growth, but also realize that our mission is to continue to look for ways to improve as a district and meet the needs of all of our students, and ensure that our students are world ready citizens.

GO PONIES!!!!

Protecting Our Students and Community from Coronavirus

When School Resumes

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath

Please contact the school (add phone, email) to report the absence and symptoms. Learn more about the symptoms and treatment of Coronavirus at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website. Those at highest risk for Coronavirus complications are older adults and individuals with compromised immune systems or heart, lung and kidney disease. See how Coronavirus is spread. It can take two to 14 days for a person to develop symptoms after initial exposure to the virus; the average is about five days.

We have no known cases of COVID-19 among students or staff in (District/School Name).

We continue to closely monitor the situation with our School Nurses and (insert county name) County Health Departments, as well as review updates from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Department of Public Instruction and the CDC. Here is the latest information on confirmed cases in Wisconsin.

What You Can Do and Our Cleaning Measures

(School/District Name) has a routine cleaning regimen in place to help reduce the spread of germs and communicable disease. In addition to our regular cleaning and disinfection, we are increasing the cleaning of high-touch areas and hard and soft surface items throughout the day. We will follow all guidelines of the CDC and our local and state health departments.

• Wash your hands regularly, for 20 seconds, using soap and hot water. Make sure to wash your fingertips. This is especially important after using the restroom, coughing or sneezing into your hands, and before preparing or consuming food.
• Avoid coughing or sneezing into your hands or in the air. Always try to cough or sneeze into a tissue, and then throw the tissue away. If you don’t have a tissue, cough/sneeze into your arm.
• As much as you can, avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose.
• If children are feeling sick, please keep them home from school. Families should have a plan in place for keeping your child home, picking up your child if they are sent home sick, and if schools are closed.
   

Travel Restrictions

This is a rapidly evolving situation, with the World Health Organization declaring Coronavirus a pandemic, the President and Governor declaring it a public health emergency and the President issuing a month-long ban effective March 13 on all travel from Europe, including the UK and Ireland, to the U.S.

• Cancel events with over 250 people
• Avoid non-essential domestic travel
• Avoid traveling to areas in the US with sustained community transmission of COVID-19 (currently Washington, New York, and California). See map of US sustained community transmission of COVID-19.
• Self-quarantine for 14 days upon return for anyone who travels to any U.S. states with confirmed community spread of COVID-19.

Many families have travel plans for spring break. If your family is planning to travel to a country with a Level 3 travel health notice, please contact the (school/district health office) at (phone, email) before returning to school. The CDC is asking you to self-quarantine for 14 days. Read more about travel on the CDC's website.

We appreciate your patience with this fluid situation and we will continue to update you as needed. Please rest assured that we will continue to put your students’ safety first. If you have any questions, reach out to (CONTACT NAME, school principal, school nurse, district health office) at (phone) and (email).