Montclair Public Schools

Watchung School Celebrates Science!
5/16/2013
Second annual Science Summit held last month

Montclair Schools Participate in Bike to School Day
5/15/2013
Students pedal (and walk) their way to school

MHS World Language Students Excel
5/13/2013
Earn awards at national competitions

Drury Thorp is Montclair’s Teacher of the Year
5/7/2013
Watchung math teacher receives district’s prestigious award

New School Performance Report presented at BOE May 6
5/6/2013
Focuses on student achievement and student growth

District Concludes Investigation at Glenfield Middle School
5/2/2013
Announces administrative changes

First Community Strategic Planning Forum Held
4/30/2013
Close to 70 people attend discussion on communication and parent engagement

Weston Award Winners Announced
4/29/2013
Montclair teachers receive prestigious honor

New College Guidance Resource Center Opens at MHS
4/28/2013
Ribbon-cutting ceremony marks celebration

Bullock School Featured on “Live from the Couch”
4/22/2013
“Project Nepal” the focus of live segment

2011-2012 School Performance Reports Released
4/12/2013
Superintendent MacCormack addresses results

Superintendent’s Community Event Kicks Off District’s Strategic Planning Process
4/3/2013
Strengths and challenges will shape the plan

Tentative Agreement reached between the MBOE and MEA for 2012 - 2015
4/2/2013
Subject to ratification

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Week of May 20, 2013

The Announcements section on the district home page is dedicated to items of interest to the public and broader school community. School events are listed on each school's home page — click on "Schools" at left.

DATE CHANGE for the 8th Grade Athletic Information Night. Rescheduled (from Wed., May 15) to Tues., May 28, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Main Gym at Montclair High School.

The third community strategic planning forum will be held on Tues., May 21, from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at Mount Hebron School, 173 Bellevue Ave. The topic for this interactive forum will be Central Services and Leadership/Accountability. These forums will begin the work of crafting strategies and measurable objectives that will inform the strategic plan for the district. We hope you will join in this collaborative process as we move forward enhancing teaching and learning within the Montclair Public Schools. See the Strategic Planning page for more information.

Dr. MacCormack would like to hear from you. Please direct your comments to a specific challenge area: High Expectations for All, Rigorous Instruction, Central Services, Communication, Leadership/ Accountability, Resource/School Offerings and Montclair High School.

We are pleased to announce that the Montclair Board of Education has agreed to have The Work Family Connection operate Summer Day Camps for the 2013 summer season. This year camps will run for six weeks, from July 1-August 9 (closed Thursday July 4). Click here for the brochure where you will find many of the same great camps as well as several new and exciting ones!

It's that time … to put on your party hats and start planning to Host a Toast in honor of your favorite faculty. See MFEE's website for details.

Read the position profile or apply for the position of Chief Talent Officer.

Read the position profile or apply for the post of Chief Operating Officer.

Read the position profile or apply for the post of Chief Academic Officer.

Read about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver Request, and see the individual school action plans.

Letter in English and Spanish from the Department of Instruction announcing 2013 NJASK testing dates.

Check out Comcast's new Internet Essentials, an affordable program providing internet access to families where at least one child is receiving free lunch.

Visit the district's anti-bullying page, which now includes an updated form to report incidents.