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.
Edgemont School
Montclair students start new school year from home
Montclair is one of 236 school districts across New Jersey starting the school year with all-remote learning, according to data from the state Department of Education.
Parents suggest district look into outdoor classrooms at schools during COVID-19
The group’s proposal states: “Outdoor classrooms are the solution to maintaining the hybrid model initially proposed by Montclair Public Schools. The proposed outdoor classrooms would address the ventilation issues by cutting class size by 50 percent, with an estimated implementation cost of less than $75 per student.”
Restorative Justice makes a difference
Restorative Justice workshops have continued on Zoom since lockdown. Participants say RJ makes a difference.
Inside Montclair schools’ restorative justice program
by TINA KELLEY
for Montclair Local
In four schools in Montclair, students participated in activities called “restorative justice” for the past school year, as part of the district’s effort to reduce suspensions, build community, and prevent conflicts. Teachers and sch...
Lucy Osterberg raises money for resusable bottles
Eighth-grader Lucy Osterberg raised money, using GoFundMe, for aluminum, resuable water bottles for everyone at Renaissance school.
Edgemont’s Roots and Shoots club works for a better Earth
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.news
For sixty students at Edgemont School, helping to save the Earth is serious business, from encouraging families not to use pesticides on their lawns, to urging Montclair to go ahead with a much-discussed plastic bag ban...
Photos: First day of school in Montclair
Montclair children went back to school, today, Sept. 5.
Cheryl Hopper resigns as Glenfield principal
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.news
Cheryl Hopper is resigning as Glenfield Middle School's principal at the end of the school year.
Hopper announced her resignation in a letter sent to the Glenfield school community on Wednesday, June 5, saying that she was leaving at the end of the school year in order to concentrate on her Ph...
May Day tradition is held in Watchung Plaza
By DEBORAH ANN TRIPOLDI
tripoldi@montclairlocal.news
The 12-foot Maypole draped with colorful ribbons stood in the middle of Watchung Plaza while school children, teachers and parents gathered on the lawn. Another May Day celebration kicked off May in Montclair’s month-long activities Wednesday afternoon, May 1.
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