Education

By STEFANIE SEARS for Montclair Local Dr. William Hambleton has had plenty of experience with Catholic schools. He has been head of school at La Salle Academy and School of the Holy Child, both in New York, where he resides. His newest venture is as head of school for Lacordaire Academy, where he has succeeded the now-retired Brian Morgan...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair is hoping to do a review of its special education program starting next year. The logistics of how to get that review going were discussed at last week’s BOE meeting. At issue was the wording of a resolution that would call for the board to start a review of the special education program by the beginning of 2018. A...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Glenfield Middle School is the home of a pilot counseling program for students. The Academy at Glenfield started last school year, as an in-house program to help students address issues that they might have with mental health and wellness...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Imagine being a student going into the classroom. But instead of only rows of identical desks, there may be a high desk that you can stand at, with a special hinged bar that you can push back and forth with your foot...

Five people were arrested following a trespassing incident involving weapons at Montclair High School Monday afternoon. Two juveniles - a 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy, both from Newark - were charged with defiant trespass. Dovon Williams, 21, of Orange, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair Board of Education, in partnership with state and township elected officials, conducted a panel talk on the school budget process at Trinity Presbyterian Church Monday night. The panelists included State Sen...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair school district said during a recent Board of Education meeting that it wouldn’t be able to hire a student advocate for the 2017-2018 school year. But after last Thursday night’s Civil Rights Commission meeting, during which several parents spoke out on the need for a student advocate, the district may be giving the subject another look. The Oct

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair Community Pre-K is marking its 20th anniversary this year. The entire school — past and current students, staff, and parents — was the grand marshal for this year’s Fourth of July Parade. On Oct. 28, the ...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Monday night’s BOE meeting was a busy one. A large number of teachers, many sporting Montclair Education Association T-shirts and sweatshirts, were in attendance. Petal Robertson, MEA chair, explained to the board during the public comment period that the teachers had turned out to remind the board that Montclair’s teachers were paying close attention to the

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair High School needs to better publicize its academic courses, some of its students say. But the school also needs to teach practical, life-based skills, like balancing a checkbook, figuring out car insurance and knowing what to do when a jury-duty summons comes in the mail...