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The Monticello School District proudly announces its partnership with local community members in a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing early literacy development across the community. With a unified goal of fostering motivation, education, and engaging opportunities, the initiative seeks to harness the wealth of child development resources available in the Monticello Community.

Recent data revealing that a staggering 500,000 children in Minnesota, from kindergarten to 12th grade, struggle with proficient reading skills has prompted the district to take action. Leveraging local resources and connections unique to Monticello, the initiative aims to provide families with unparalleled access to services and resources essential for achieving literacy goals.

Our mission is clear: To unite Monticello and build the highest reading proficiency scores with the fewest inequities than any other school district and accomplish it in record breaking time. Outlined benchmarks include ensuring that young brains are primed for literacy development by age three, achieving proficiency in reading at each grade level, and implementing evidence-based literacy instruction across all grades.

The initiative kicked off with a successful inaugural meeting held in February, where participants engaged in brainstorming sessions, forged valuable connections within the community, and set the stage for future endeavors. We will keep you posted on unification of early literacy plans across the community!

Monticello, Becker, and Big Lake Public Schools,
along with Sherburne Northern Wright Special Education Cooperative,
Receive Federal Dollars to Improve Security at School and on School Grounds

MONTICELLO, Minn. (January 29, 2024) – Monticello School District, in partnership with Becker and Big Lake School Districts, as well as the Sherburne Northern Wright Special Education Cooperative (SNWSEC or COOP), has been awarded a $499,875 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).  

The goal of the School Violence Prevention Program is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through the implementation of school safety programs and technology. This will happen locally by enhancing camera technologies at each school district named above and creating a safety collaborative supported by the districts, as well as Wright and Sherburne County Sheriff’s Offices. 

Check out our latest Magic Happenings Newsletter! 

This newsletter highlights a variety of positive and informational topics from throughout the Monticello School District this past month. It also features a letter from Superintendent Olson and some upcoming activities information. 

March Magic Happenings Newsletter

The Monticello School Board has approved a change to start and end times for all schools in the Monticello School District. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the new times are as follows:

• Kindergarten:  8:00 a.m. – 2:10 p.m.
• Elementaries:  7:50 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.
• Nature Based Education: 8:00 a.m. - 2:10 p.m. 
• Middle School: 8:15 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.
• High School: 8:15 a.m. – 2:55 p.m.

Click to read more!

Listen to Superintendent Olson's latest podcasts here!

Eastview Education Center: The EEC PTO meets on the third Thursday of the month at 6:00pm in the media center. For more information, click here. 

Pinewood Elementary: The PTO meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6:00pm. in the Teacher's Lounge. For more information, click here.

Little Mountain Elementary: For PTO dates and additional information, go to the Little Mountain PTO Facebook Page.

Middle School Parent Involvement Meetings: The meetings are on the second Monday of each month, except for December. All meetings can be found on the school calendar here.