Teachers union: It’s not yet safe to reopen Montclair schools
Teachers are returning Tuesday, and students start coming back Jan. 25.
Winter registration opens at Adult School of Montclair Public Library
Winter registration is open for classes at the Adult School of Montclair Public Library, with online classes starting Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Montclair schools approve vendors for solar energy project
The solar panel project is part of the district’s Energy Savings Improvement Program (ESIP), an $11 million series of projects intended to help the schools save money on energy bills in the long run.
Jeffrey Freeman begins as new MHS principal
Eileen Gilbert had been acting as interim principal since Sept. 30, after interim Principal Terry Trigg-Scales reached the end of her interim tenure.
Buzz Aldrin student creates app to track household waste amounts
The Environmental Protection Agency states that Americans produced a total of 292.4 million tons of municipal solid waste – which includes garbage and recycling – in 2018, about 4.9 pounds per person per day. Of that amount, 146.2 million tons ended up in landfills.
Photos: Parents rally to reopen schools during COVID
Parents wanting to reopen schools "sooner than later" took to the parks of Montclair Saturday, Dec. 12 to rally to open the school classrooms.
Montclair groups create remote learning center for children of working parents
With Montclair's school district still remote, students with parents who work out of the house now have a place to go and do schoolwork.
Montclair schools set reopening dates of Jan. 25 for elementary school, Feb. 8 for...
Jan. 25 is when students in Pre-K through fifth grade and special needs students are expected to return, if health and safety conditions permit. Middle school and high school students are expected to return on Feb. 8.
Families await news on reassessment of school reopening process
As COVID cases in Montclair began to climb in mid-November, school district officials postponed the Nov. 16 and Nov. 30 reopenings and said they would reassess the opening timeline on Dec. 1.
Montclair School District ventilation problems detailed in report
The Montclair School District received an assessment of the district-wide ventilation issues on Oct. 16, which shows numerous issues.