Montclair Public Schools

Nominations Sought for 2012 Weston Awards for Excellence in Teaching
1/25/2012
Families encouraged to submit their selections

Middle Schools Compete in Science Olympiad
1/23/2012
Mount Hebron Advances to State Tournament

Information about Snow Days and School Closings
1/18/2012
How the district handles inclement weather

Montclair Schools Honor the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
1/11/2012
Pay tribute with activities and programs

Early College Acceptances Announced
1/5/2012
A variety of schools from across the country represented

Montclair Schools Garner Grants
1/3/2012
Receive funding for a variety of programs

End of Year Good News, Good Deeds
12/23/2011
Highlights from around the schools

Mounties Garnering Athletic, Academic Honors
12/21/2011
Season over, accomplishments keep coming

District Presents Student Enrollment Data
12/20/2011
Report shows enrollment and racial composition of all grades/schools

Read more articles on Montclair public schools and students.

Week of January 23, 2012

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.

Listen on TV34 to Sanjay Murkherjee and Cody Saraco-Polner on Mon., Jan. 16 give the speeches that won them first and second place respectively in the Essex County Oratorical Competition. See Good News for more details. You can also watch the full 23rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast event by clicking here.

The agenda for the Board meeting to be held on Jan. 23 has now been posted.

IMANI is gearing up for its Spring MiniIMANI sessions. See the flyer describing the program and download the application form. See IMANI's website for more information.

A special presentation on Early Literacy has been scheduled on Sat., Jan. 28 for K-1 parents, including practical tips and research-based activities suitable for beginning readers. See flyer for details or contact Sylvia Bryant at 973-509-4028 for more information.

Individual dates for NJASK, NJ PASS, and HSPA have been added to the district calendar, above. A link to a PDF with all the dates can be found in District/ Instruction, or by clicking here.

A special night will be held on Jan. 24 for 8th-Grade parents -- both those in the Montclair system already and those outside our town -- to ask any and all questions they may have about Montclair Hgh School. See flyer for details.

Click here to read Dr. Alvarez's letter to New Jersey's Acting Commissioner of Education Chris Cerf about the fifth attempt to secure approval for a charter school in Montclair.

Dr. Alvarez sent a letter home to parents describing Comcast's new Internet Essentials, an affordable program providing internet access to families where at least one child is receiving free lunch.

See the slideshow detailing the 2010-11 Fund Balance, presented at the meeting of Nov. 2, 2011.

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

See charts showing real-time energy savings generated by the solar panels on the roof of Bullock, our greenest school.