Statements
Dear Dr. Ponds, Dr. Morgan and Montclair Board of Education Members, Thank you for your service to our community and our children. The Equity, Anti Racism and Opportunity Gap subcommittee within PTAC has been tasked with ensuring all students, families and individuals in our community are treated fairly and with respect. As a committee, we…
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Thank you Dr. Ponds for arranging such a thorough review of conditions in our buildings. Welcome to all of our new BOE members and congratulation to all of our schools’ educator of the year award winners. On such a celebratory night it pains me to have to contribute the following… Like many in our community,…
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Dear AAPI Community of Montclair, We are the Equity, Anti-Racism & Opportunity Gap (EAROG) Committee of the Montclair PTA Council. EAROG’s mission is to identify and eradicate racist and inequitable practices, policies, infrastructure, actions, speech, and curriculum that result in harm, inequity, opportunity gaps and achievement gaps among students within the Montclair Public Schools. Our…
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First on behalf of PTAC I appreciate all of the information presented during Dr. Ponds’ report.  I want to recognize how elated parents and students are about the start of hybrid instruction. In-person and virtual students are happy to see their classmates in their classrooms, even on their screens. We thank Dr. Ponds, the BOE,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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