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BOE Statement – April 6, 2022

April 7, 2022

Good evening. Congratulations, Phaedra Dunn and Melanie Deysher. We look forward to your added wisdom, counsel and contributions to our community. 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. The first topic I would like to…

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BOE Statement March 28, 2022

March 28, 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 for presenting the Capital Investment plan. Clearly, hours and hours of time has gone into the meticulous work done to identifying all the infrastructure…

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BOE Statement – March 21, 2022

March 28, 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. This was a historic month in Montclair! Phaedra Dunn and Melanie Deysher made history this month by becoming the first elected board members of the Montclair…

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In-Person School Tours 2022

March 20, 2022
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BOE Statement – March 2, 2022

March 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 with the topic of mask mandates and what we learnt in the survey that we conducted. As many of you know,…

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BOE Statement – February 2, 2022

February 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. I would like to start with an update on our participation in Reflections, a Nationwide Art competition. I am pleased to inform you that with Ms.…

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BOE Statement – January 19, 2022

January 19, 2022

Good evening. The Montclair Council of PTAs (PTAC) is an elected body that represents and supports the whole community. My name is Tessie Thomas and I am the President of PTAC.   I would like to start today with a quote from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King – “The ultimate measure of a man is…

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BOE Statement – January 5, 2022

January 5, 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.   It feels like déjà vu all over again. We are once again faced with an explosion of Covid cases in the community and all of the hotly…

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BOE Statement – December 20, 2021

December 20, 2021

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 are down to the last meeting of the year. It can get hectic between family obligations and work. Thank you to Ms. Jannah and the Board…

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BOE Statement – November 22, 2021

November 24, 2021

I would like to start again by thanking you for including us on the BOE agenda. 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. Just before coming here, I logged on to watch the BOE meeting and…

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