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'We have an army of people who are creating a culture of excellence here,' said Tammy Mangus, who is entering her third year as Monticello Superintendent of Schools after two years as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction.
Bold and proud, Monticello gets kids ready and career-bound STORY AND PHOTOS BY KATHY DALEY
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tency, and are they life ready?" “Innovation and inspiration come when we set bold goals,” she said. The District is indeed striding boldly into the future. In the past two years, hard work has increased the number of students graduating by 14 percent. That means a leap in the lives of some 50 students who were able to cross the stage and accept their high school diplomas only after a strenuous team effort by teachers, administrators and guidance counselors (see story in this special section). A “green” emphasis in the school district encourages students to experience the delight of growing flowers and vegetables, the wisdom of reducing natural resource consumption through recycling, and the pride that flows from introducing natural beauty onto the school landscape – as does a new student-created garden pond at the high school. “Soft skills” – the attributes needed
to allow people to interact effectively with others – are also getting a hard look in Monticello. Over the summer, the District used its student internship program to hire three teens to research and make recommendations on the characteristics of successful living. Tenacity, integrity, teamwork and communication headed the list. The students will present their findings at an upcoming meeting of the departmental teacherleaders – who help to encourage excellence in the classrooms – and the high school principal. Throughout the school year, “lifeready skills” will fuel discussions in the classrooms and, it is hoped, encourage actual shifts in teaching and learning. “What do YOU want to be, and how will you get there?” is an essential query, Mangus said. By way of explanation, the superintendent recalled that in her own youth, she wanted to emulate Jackie Kennedy, who was graceful, selfrestrained and strong in the face of
adversity. But later, Mangus came to realize that she herself was a little tougher: her goal was to be both charming and relentless. And Mangus is indeed relentless when it comes to inspiring students
‘It’s about truthful kindness. Any one of us has had a favorite teacher who told us just where we stood, never gave up on us, took the necessary steps to help us – and we ended up inspired by what we thought we could never do.’ Tammy Magnus Superintendent of Schools |
to perform at their best. Last spring, she reported to the high school when a student was clearly facing the possibility of not graduating. Mangus set up shop in the guidance office, working there and taking phone calls there. She sat down with the student. “I told him 'you didn't allow the teacher to help you, and now you're stuck with me,'” she said. She stayed by his side while he worked, and would sometimes tell him "that's not good enough. Keep working.” The day before graduation took place, he came to her, squared his shoulders, and said "tomorrow night, I graduate.” The superintendent sobbed. “It's about truthful kindness,” she said. "Any one of us has had a favorite teacher who told us just where we stood, never gave up on us, took the necessary steps to help us – and we ended up inspired by what we thought we could never do." In the months ahead, staff and stu-
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dents in Monticello will benefit from intensive workshops and speakers designed to empower and encourage leadership and healthy “T.H.I.N.K.”ing, that is, considering before you speak about whether your words are Thoughtful, Honest, Intelligent, Necessary and Kind. An opening day workshop brought in nationally recognized educational speaker Bill Daggett, whose International Center for Leadership will return on October 13 to discuss preparing students for the future by rigorous expectations of what they can do. On three days in February and
March, the district will host an Education Camp. The endeavor invites students, teachers and other staff to teach a class in something they like and are good at. For example, a student might teach a workshop on Twitter, or on creating an Instagram in art class. "Students and staff, we are all learners every day,” Mangus said. And how goes the future? “We are empowering others, kids are believing in themselves, we are cultivating Panther Pride,” she said, speaking of the panther mascot that has represented the school district for years. “Monticello rocks!”
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Monticello High School Principal Stephen Wilder and guidance counselor Sheryl Manz recount details of a jubilant campaign to get more kids graduating.
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decided upswing in the June 2016 graduation rate at Monticello High School had its beginnings with Principal Stephen Wilder's fondness for spreadsheets. “I decided that we could sort students by their graduation readiness,” Wilder
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recalled, “and I made a 'grad grid.'” math, or in social studies.” His chart identified students by “Who knows these students?” he name who were completely likely to would ask, and a teacher would graduate; those for whom there were respond. a few concerns; and those about “We really went at it,” he said. “We whom “we were really, really very were constantly calling parents to concerned,” Wilder recounted. give them updates.” He then talked his Parents, students guidance office into and guidance countaking the ball and runselors would meet ning with it – focusing with the assistant intentionally on each principal if there student who was in appeared to be a logserious need of help. jam in academic “We benefited from improvement. If that the fact we had been didn't work, they all able to hire two addimet with Wilder. tional counselors The results tell the (adding to the staff of tale. The class of 2015four) which lowered 16 boasted a graduacaseloads” and allowed tion rate of 79.4 perthe extra emphasis on cent, the highest rate particular students, Stephen Wilder in 10 years. Coupled Wilder said. with a leap the year Principal | “We took the numbefore, there has been bers and began worka 14 percent increase ing with students – all in the number of gradof us, teachers, guidance counselors. uating students over the past two It absolutely was a team effort.” the years. principal said. This year, the high school is focusFirst, counselors pored over stu- ing on all grades with an eye to graddent report cards, progress reports uation readiness and on the support and in-progress grades, said Sheryl specific children need. Two guidance Manz, a veteran counselor at the counselors are dedicated to the allhigh school. important ninth grade, where stu“I'd contact the teacher about a dents begin their high school career. particular student and ask, what's “We are committed to working going on?” she said. with all students in an intense way,” One student might be struggling in said Wilder. “(Last school year) we class, another might be failing. found that forging really strong relaWhat was the problem – was there tionships contributed to the stutrouble with the curriculum or was dents' success. When you personalthe student just not performing? ize the experience, you don't have Teachers went above and beyond, kids falling through the cracks.” said Wilder and Manz. Teachers What you do have, at least at the tutored students until evening. They June 2016 commencement ceremoenlisted other teachers to help coach ny, is overjoyed graduates and lots of kids. warm hugs and bouquets of flowers One teacher, said Wilder, told a stu- for the committed-to-the-kids dent as the day grew long, “I'm not teachers, guidance counselors and letting you go until you get this.” principal. The Assistant Principal made wake “I've been here 35 years,” said up phone calls to get kids in early. Manz. “And I'm so proud of the work Wilder pulled up his grad grid at that's being done here. We are all departmental meetings at the school together, speaking the same lanand pointed out “what Regents is guage, looking for the same results. still needed here, and here's a list of We'll do even better this school students who need help passing year.”
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ourth grader Jessica Young doesn't let it get her down that fellow students can't seem to remember where to put their post-lunch trash. “They keep throwing everything in the garbage instead of putting it where it's supposed to go,” she said. But Jessica, wearing a special apron emblazoned with the words “Cafeteria Patrol,” just goes about her business of helping to save the Earth by recycling. “I show them where to put their trays and to empty their milk cartons,” said the student, speaking from her K-5 school, George L. Cooke Elementary. “I like to help young children so they can learn about recycling.” Cooke's pilot recycling program entitled “Follow the Stuff” is just one vehicle for teaching students about saving and Love of the earth brings people together at Cooke Elementary's vegetable and flower garden. From back row, environmental consultant Evadne Giannini, on-site coordinator Jane Sorensen, appreciating the earth and all growing students Owen Messenger and Ivon Diaz. All work on the school's recycling campaign entitled things. Nationwide, scientists and educators “Follow the Stuff.”
emphasize that keeping the natural environment healthy now and in the future depends on everyone playing a role, particularly students who in fact are the future. Monticello Central School District is particularly focused on teaching students “environmental stewardship,” connecting environmental learning to action and encouraging students to be leaders in preserving the earth, said a consultant who has worked with Cooke Elementary on its recycling program. “It's the District's intention to teach students and everyone about environmental stewardship, which is key,” said environmental expert Evadne Giannini. A grant from Sullivan Renaissance has allowed the work of Giannini, who is with the Mountaindale firm Hospitality Green. The firm offers consulting services in the hospitality, food service and manufacturing fields.
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said Giannini. A donation of five water filtration systems / water fountains from Cornell Cooperative Extension has hugely cut down on plastic water bottle use. Assemblies and study projects created by Hospitality Green reinforce the “green” behavior and educate students and teacher on the waste and recycling procedures, said Sorensen. Each month, students and staff take an environmental pledge during lunch periods. “Follow the Stuff” is being piloted at Cooke, but the intention is to bring it to all the schools, Giannini said. That's all good for fourth grader Owen Messenger, also a member of the Cafeteria Patrol and of Cooke's Student Council, which is charged with helping to educate students in recycling and reusing. “Styrofoam can be used for something else, like in packing,” Owen said. “The empty milk cartons are cleaned and then go into cardboard. “Recycling is important,” Owen said. “Otherwise we are wasting trees and burning things in incinerators, which makes bad smoke.”
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funnel and a water wheel. The initiative represents a sample of the rich learning experiences available through the school district's STEAM program. STEAM is an educational approach that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math to encourage students' critical thinking and problem solving as they work on real-life projects. The curriculum educates students in the five subjects delivered together. More and more, STEAM is considered a powerful, hands-on way to broaden student exposure to different technologies and, moreover, to possible career tracks for the future. “We began STEAM (first as STEM) in the middle school,” said William
Oefelein, technology teacher, District instructional leader for the grades 612 technology department, and member of the STEAM committee. STEAM coordinator for grades K-12 is Jeanine Nielson. “After the middle school, we expanded up into the high school,” Oefelein recalled, “and this year, we're rolling out 'Engineering is Elementary,' which are age-appropriate STEAM lessons on the elementary level.” At the high school, three STEAM “journeys,” or sequenced classes that focus on a specific interest area, attract more and more students. Those pathways include “Envision and Build,” “Information Technology” and “Design and New Media.”
Students in Envision and Build will benefit from a partnership between the high school and the ACE Mentor Program, which helps high school students prepare for careers in design and construction by mentoring and internships with industry professionals. This year's STEAM projects throughout the district include designing and building a circuitry sign and engineering a real working clock. For the pond, students had to do intensive research, order supplies and work within a budget. They designed and built some of the items needed by using the software app Maker's Empire, said Andrew Lounsbury.
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even students at Monticello High School decided to forgo summer lounging and instead put their brains and muscle to the task of building a garden pond on school property. The five-foot-by-two-foot endeavor awaits a liner so it can hold water. In the future, fish will swim there, said the students. “The point was to use critical thinking to build a pond that would work without electronics,” said student Andrew Lounsbury. Eventually, a special sensor constructed by the students using a high school 3-D printer will allow captured rainwater to release into the pond. Student Dana Kurthy noted the 3-D printer was also used make a
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The students also visited the Hurleyville Maker's Lab to collaborate on their pond design. The nonprofit provides a place to learn and use new technologies and to receive help on projects. Meanwhile, kids going in and out of the high school during the summer kept asking, “Ooooh! What's that?� as the STEAM students dug earth and moved stones. It was a summer well spent, the group said. “A pond shows we can make something that doesn't require anything but itself,� noted Evan Panzarino. “It's helping our community, and I feel really good about it,� said Dana Kurthy. “I feel accomplished,� said Nyreka Forrest. Students Evan Panzarino, Andrew Lounsbury, Dana Kurthy and Nyreka Forrest show off their garden pond at Monticello High School, along with technology teacher William Oefelein. Missing from photo are students Sarha Shamah, Nathaniel Varughese and Julia Simonetti. The seven students worked on the pond, which awaits a liner, during July and August, on four afternoons each week.
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dible gardens burgeon all over the Monticello Central School District. Each of the elementary schools â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooke and Kenneth L. Rutherford School in Monticello, and Emma C. Chase in Wurtsboro boast beautiful green patches of land that are now sprouting with flowers and vegetables. The gardens teach students where their food comes from and how it grows from seeds or seedlings and
winds up on the dinner table. Robert J. Kaiser Middle School was the first to offer a community garden on its grounds. For Chase Elementary, it's a new endeavor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our first year for the garden,â&#x20AC;? said Joseph Prestianni, Chase's Social and Emotional Wellness facilitator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The garden was built at the end of April and then planted the first week in June.â&#x20AC;? The project was launched in April by Catskill Mountainkeeper and CONTINUED ON PAGE 15M
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The District's newest vegetable garden, at Emma C. Chase Elementary School in Wurtsboro, began in April. Among the workers were Denise Frangipane of Sullivan Renaissance, Ashley Tully, Joseph Prestianni, Jenna Prestianni, Jolynn Dunn, Mason and Madison Dunn, Kathleen Smith, Cecelya Smith, Aiden and Olyvia Talmadge, Jeannie Gray and her children Tanner, Nolan and Cameron Gray.
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Village Initiative, Sullivan Renaissance, the Chase PTO and Every Person Influences Children (EPIC). Then, with radishes, herbs and let-
tuce growing over the summer, Prestianni organized student families to take turns tending the garden and then harvesting for themselves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal is to grow some foods
that we can use in the school's kitchen as a farm-to-table type of thing,â&#x20AC;? Prestianni explained. Teachers also use the gardens to integrate lessons in math, social studies, arts, science and health. Students gain a better understanding of where their food comes from and what they can do at their own homes to grow food on their own. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also brings an understanding of what is healthy and what isn't,â&#x20AC;? Prestianni said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and not just what you can grow, but the difference between natural and processed. I did a tasting last week of some tomatoes in a fourth grade class and they couldn't believe how good they tasted.â&#x20AC;?
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