Education

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A pending school walkout in support of the Parkland school shooting victims and survivors was one of the most talked-about topics at Monday night's BOE meeting. Interim Superintendent Barbara Pinsak said that the district could not release any details on how the schools intended to handle a walkout, only that the district had been working closely with the poli

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Citing safety concerns, the Montclair School District has ended its daytime tours for families of students entering elementary and middle schools scheduled every year in March. This year, the district will hold the tours in the evening hours only...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair school community got a chance to meet the three people vying to become the district’s next superintendent Monday night. The district held a forum with the three candidates in the Montclair High School auditorium. Abou...

The Montclair Board of Education has announced the names of the three superintendent finalists. The candidates’ resumes were posted on the district website earlier this week. The district will hold a forum with the three candidates at 6:30 p.m. on...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair school community will get to meet some of the people who are vying for the job of schools superintendent. The district will hold a forum with three of the candidates on Monday, Feb...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair has announced the names of the three finalists in the running for the position of superintendent. Two of the candidates are from out of district: Rachel Goldberg, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the Passaic Public Schools, and Ross Kasun, superintendent in the Freehold Public Schools...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The national discussion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and the Dream Act came back to the local level on Feb. 7, as the board of education discussed a resolution concerning Dreamer students and their families in Montclair...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A group of students at Buzz Aldrin are learning to think outside the box. Actually, they are learning how to break into the box. Shivan Persad and Jacqueline Brower, teachers at Buzz Aldrin Middle School, recently introduced their classes to a lock box game created by the company Breakout EDU...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The future of Montclair’s pre-K program came up for discussion at the Feb. 7 Board of Education workshop meeting, but not without some tense moments over the subject of money. The board presented a first draft of a resolution concerning the district’s pre-K program. If approve...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A total of three people at Montclair High School are reported to have tested positive for pertussis, or whooping cough. Katya Wowk, the township communications director, said Wednesday that a third case at the school was reported on Monday, a week after the schools sent out a warning letter concerning two reported cases at the high school...