Good evening. On behalf of the Montclair PTA Council, we would like to thank the Board of School Estimates for its service and thoughtfulness in reviewing the proposed budget. PTAC recognizes that this proposed budget has been a painful one to contemplate, as the targeted $3.7 million for reductions in staff salaries will likely affect…
I’m Deborah Villarreal-Hadley, President of the Montclair PTA Council whose mission it is to represent all of our schools as we advocate for the needs of all our students. I’d like to start by thanking the board for the support of Dr. Ponds. My statement is on behalf of the PTAC Executive Board in response…
March 4, 2021, 7:30pm-9:00pm Registration required via Zoom link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAlcOmpqDIqHdVlzZN3HhlgSwq2pmjgvI2o Do you have questions about the Montclair Public Schools Budget process? Come join us for a panel discussion featuring MPS Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Ponds, Business Administrator Emidio D’Andrea, Supervisor of Accounting Melissa Beattie, and former MPS Business Administrator and PTAC Vice President Brian Fleischer, that will look to…
The Montclair PTA Council recognizes the complexity and difficulty faced by all interested parties in the district during this very difficult time as they make decisions about whether to return to school in person and how to safely do so. PTAC must advocate for ALL of our families in deciding what is best for their…
I want to thank Dr. Ponds for his update tonight as well as his weekly updates. I was also very happy to hear from Ms. Morgan describing the differences we will be seeing in the remote learning plan for the fall. Following are update for our PTAS and the PTAC: All of our elementary school…
REASONING The Montclair public school district has approximately 6800 students, with 1350 children in the K-2 years. We are a highly diverse district– approximately 44% of our school population identifies as Black or African-American, Hispanic or Multi-racial. Approximately 15% of our children receive free or reduced price school lunch. In determining the best focus for…
First, the PTAC would like to acknowledge the anger, pain and grief that is affecting so many of our families as a result of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. Racism and white supremacy can only be eliminated in our country, in our town and in our school district if we…
On behalf of the PTA Council, I’ll be making a statement tonight regarding racism in our school district. Recently I was given feedback from a parent that the PTA’s silence during the past few weeks on the topic of racism in our school district was hurtful and could potentially be misinterpreted by the community at…
An article in the Montclair Local discussed a report given to the Board of Education during the December 4th. The report may be found here. Video of the meeting may be found here. The report described the next steps in life being taken by the June, 2019 graduates of Montclair High School. It should be noted…