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BOE Statement – November 14, 2022

November 15, 2022

Good evening. My name is Tessie Thomas and I am the President of the Montclair Council of PTAs (PTAC) an elected body that represents and supports the whole community. Tonight, I would like to start with the passage of the bond referendum! It is clear that the bond referendum passed with overwhelming support from the…

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BOE Statement – November 2, 2022

November 3, 2022

Good evening. My name is Tessie Thomas and I am the President of the Montclair Council of PTAs (PTAC) an elected body that represents and supports the whole community. Tonight, I would like to start with the administrative lapses around the Montclair High School football program resulting in the decision by the NJ State Interscholastic…

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BOE Statement – October 17, 2022

October 18, 2022

Good evening. My name is Tessie Thomas and I am the President of the Montclair Council of PTAs (PTAC) an elected body that represents and supports the whole community. We have a lot going on and the PTAs have been working doubly hard continuing the ongoing programs in schools, while supporting the Community Investment Bond…

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BOE Statement – October 3, 2022

October 3, 2022

Good evening. My name is Tessie Thomas and I am the President of the Montclair Council of PTAs (PTAC) an elected body that represents and supports the whole community. I would like to start tonight with a Trivia Question. As you think about the answer, you will see it is related to some of the…

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BOE Statement – September 19, 2022

September 19, 2022

Good evening. My name is Tessie Thomas and I am the President of the Montclair Council of PTAs (PTAC) an elected body that represents and supports the whole community. I have a few updates that we at PTAC are excited to share tonight. First – we reached out to the community asking for volunteers to…

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BOE Statement – September 7, 2022

September 8, 2022

Good evening. My name is Tessie Thomas and I am the President of the Montclair Council of PTAs (PTAC) an elected body that represents and supports the whole community. On September 30, 2021, almost a year back, PTAC made a strong plea to the then Board of School Estimate to approve the capital plan. Here…

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BOE Statement – June 1, 2022

June 1, 2022

Good evening. My name is Tessie Thomas and I am the President of the Montclair Council of PTAs (PTAC) an elected body that represents and supports the whole community. I would like to start with the Budget tonight. When we last spoke about the budget at this Board meeting, we highlighted the deficiencies in the…

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BOE Statement May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022

Good evening. My name is Tessie Thomas and I am the President of the Montclair Council of PTAs (PTAC) an elected body that represents and supports the whole community. I would like to cover two topics tonight – the Reflections Arts Program and the Budget. As you know, we celebrated the Reflections participants on Thursday,…

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BOE Statement – May 4, 2022

May 4, 2022

Good evening. My name is Tessie Thomas and I am the President of the Montclair Council of PTAs (PTAC) an elected body that represents and supports the whole community. Thank you, Justin Comini for your comments. We believe that schools should be a safe, supportive and respectful environment for all students. I would like to…

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BOE Statement April 13, 2022

April 13, 2022

My name is Tessie Thomas and I am the President of the Montclair Council of PTAs (PTAC), an elected body that represents and supports the whole community. As always, there is a lot going on this month. PTAC and PTA volunteers have been working hard in an eventful month. As you are aware, the in-person…

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