2023-24 School Year Calendar
NEW: 2024-25 School Year Calendar
Registration Schedule
Free/Reduced Lunch Applications: It is important to fill out the Free/Reduced Lunch Application as your household can qualify for free or reduced eligible meals. If you do not think you qualify, fill out the application anyway, as Federal and State funding for the District is determined by information from this form.
Summer Enrichment Camps registration is now open! We are excited to offer a variety of affordable programs to the community! Breakfast and lunch meals will be available to students who qualify for free and reduced meals.
Board of Education Meetings
The next Board of Education meeting will take place on Wed., May 1, at the George Inness Annex Atrium, 141 Park Street. The meeting will open at 6:30 pm then immediately go into Executive Session until 7:30 pm when it will reopen to the public. If you are attending in person, please complete the sign-in sheet upon entering. Masks optional. Click HERE for the Virtual Public Comment Form. As a reminder, comments are limited to three minutes. Agenda forthcoming. Watch live on Montclair TV33 or via our live stream.
Special Board Meeting
Public Hearing - Superintendent’s Contract
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:11-11, the Montclair Board of Education (hereinafter the “Board”) is providing notice of its intent to hold a public hearing and to take action to amend, extend, renegotiate and/or alter contract terms and conditions of the Montclair Public Schools (hereinafter the “District”) Superintendent of Schools at its regular meeting to be held at George Innes Annex Atrium, located at 141 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042 on Monday, May 20, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.
Section 5 of the Act amended N.J.S.A. 18A: 11-11 requires boards of education to provide public notice 30 days prior to the renegotiation, extension, amendment, or alteration of an employment contract with the Superintendent of Schools. This advertisement provides the said public notice and has been posted on the District’s website on April 18, 2024.
The Montclair Board of Education hereby designates starting at 6:30 pm (after closed session) at George Innes Annex Atrium, located at 141 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042 as the public hearing required by the Act, after which the Board may take action to amend the Superintendent of Schools’ contract. Prior to this action, the Board will permit the public to make comments on the proposed contract at the aforementioned meeting. The Board, pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, specifically N.J.S.A. 10:4-12 (b), shall not publicly discuss personnel matters. However, the Board will give all comments appropriate consideration. A copy of the contract is on file and available for review by the public at the office of the Board Secretary, located at 22 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042.
The Board, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:4-12 (b), the Open Public Meetings Act, shall not publicly discuss personnel matters and shall not respond to comments made by members of the public.
Please be aware that the subject of this hearing retains the right of privacy and shall retain all rights regarding defamation and slander according to the laws of New Jersey. The Board shall not be held liable for comments made by members of the public.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mrs. Christina Hunt
Board Secretary
April 18, 2024 (30-day notice)
District Mental Health/Anti-Bullying:
Coordinator, Maggie Dock, 973-509-4000
Mental Health Resources & Supports
School Climate/Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights (HIB)
If you are concerned that your child may have a physical, mental, learning or behavioral disability, please visit the Pupil Services/Special Education section of our website. You may request free screening and evaluation at any time, whether or not your child is enrolled in the Montclair Public Schools.