Education

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsFamilies of students who have paraprofessionals as aides have been notified that the district could be moving from a one-to-one model to a shared model, Montclair school officials said. During budget discussions,...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsIt’s back to the amphitheater for Montclair High School's graduation.The ceremony will take place in its traditional venue on the school grounds on June 26, weather permitting.Montclair school officials expected the amphitheater...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsMontclair hopes to one day outfit every student in the district with a school-issued laptop for classroom work and homework, starting in fifth grade.That was one of the ongoing projects discussed during...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsA $2.2 million Montclair school district budget shortfall could translate to 10 teaching positions and at least 10 part-time paraprofessionals being cut.The Montclair Board of Education held a special budget meeting on...

The Township Council approved a $4,859,950 bond for school district-wide capital projects at its meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 19.The list of repairs includes:Security improvements district-wide; Pre-K: heating plant repointing/bunker structure, improvements to the...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsParents are concerned over Watchung Field repairs and its expansion, which may take away a portion of the neighboring school playground.Of Montclair’s priority projects, Watchung Field, used for recreation and scholastic lacrosse...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsThe Montclair school district is going into the 2019-2020 budget season with a $2.2 million shortfall ahead of them.The district presented some of the preliminary numbers of the $127,771,663 budget during the...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsNew Jersey has agreed to allow high school students to choose one of three pathways for graduation, at least for current juniors and seniors, after a state Supreme Court ruling found that...

Montclair Public Schools staff members were honored at the Feb. 6 Board of Education meeting for being named 2018-19 Governor’s Educator of the Year recipients. They were selected by their schools for their educational...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsNew Jersey schools are now required to teach the contributions of LGBTQ people in history as part of their curriculum.Senator Teresa Ruiz, one of the sponsors of the law, said it is...