Monticello School District will follow the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) guidelines and the Arkansas Ready for Learning report issued by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in planning for re-opening in the fall (Guidelines are subject to change). We hope the following information helps answer many of the questions you may have about re-opening schools.
Monticello School District Guidelines for Re-entry 20-21
Monticello School District Virtual School FAQ’s
Monticello School District Virtual School Registration
Congratulations to members of Monticello High School FCCLA! Several members competed in State STAR Events and attended the State FCCLA Leadership Conference in Hot Springs on March 3 and 4, 2020. 
Monticello School District joins districts across the state to celebrate School Board Member Recognition Month in January. More than 1500 Arkansas school board members are being honored for their service and dedication to public education. 
Clean sweep for the Billies this past Saturday at the Hamburg cross country meet!!
Monticello High School was awarded a grant of $3,000.00 from Clearwater Paper for its new school based enterprise. A school-based enterprise (SBE) is a set of entrepreneurial activities undertaken by students that provides an economic, social, and educational return to the student,
The MMS EAST program represented Billie Nation at the 2019 National EAST Conference March 12th-14th. A team consisting of Kat Claycomb, Caden Fitzgerald, Addie Montgomery, Alivia Ramsey, Kaleb Romero, Hope Sass, Chesney Smith, and Brinkley Taylor presented seven of the many projects students have been working on this year.
Congratulations to the members of the Monticello High School Billie Band for their achievement last night in El Dorado at the Region III Concert Assessment. The band received all superior ratings on stage and superior performance in sightreading. This score, combined with a superior rating in marching assessment, awards them with their TENTH CONSECUTIVE SWEEPSTAKES. A sweepstakes is the highest honor a school band in Arkansas can receive. 
The Seark Co-op Jr/Sr Chess tournament yielded two winners for Monticello. Matilda Henris (7th grade) placed 2nd, and Hayden Turner (9th grade) took 1st. Both are Gifted & Talented students.
Monticello High School has been awarded a $20,000.00 Computer Science Innovation Grant from the Arkansas Department of Education. 
The Monticello High School Renaissance Team officers for the 2018-2019 school year are: Josiah Taylor – Parliamentarian, ?Elise McDuff – Vice-President, Mallory Bennett – Treasurer, Becca Nichols – Reporter, Mary Emma Simon – Representative, Gracie Johnson – Secretary and Gabe Martens – President. 
Monticello earned the 1st place plaque at the Elementary Quiz Bowl Tournament held Tuesday, April 8, at the Southeast Educational Service Cooperative. 
The 2nd 9 weeks art students at MMS created batik quilt squares for Meals on Wheels quilt raffle. Students in Mrs. Knight’s 6th grade art class created quilt squares that was made into a quilt top by Mrs. Beverly Sullivan.
Congratulations! to Monticello High School Concert Choir, Madrigals, Male and Female Ensembles. Each choral group earned ALL Superior 1st Division ratings at the State CPA in Searcy on Wednesday, April 5. 
Six Monticello High School choir members were recently selected to the Arkansas
Monticello HS Concert Choir earned Superior 1st Division ratings at the Arkansas Choral Directors State Choral Performance Assessment – CPA Thursday, April 10 at UCA in Conway. These ratings, combined with their 1st division ratings at the region CPA in March, gives MHS Choir the Sweepstakes Award for the second consecutive year. “This has been a remarkable year of achievements for our students. I am thankful and extremely proud of the dedication, discipline and arduous spirit they have displayed on a daily basis,” says MHS choral director, Bennie Vincent.
