BOE Statement – January 5, 2023

February 3, 2023

Happy New Year! 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 going to hold off on comments and updates till the next meeting. In the meantime though, I…

BOE Statement – December 12, 2022

February 3, 2023

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.   What a year it has been – 2022 has its ups and downs and I am glad to observe that…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…