Special education

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair school district will be going ahead with an assessment of its special education program. At its Monday, Dec. 18 meeting, the board approved a resolution that lays out the guidelines for the review, and the data that the district should gather from it...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A proposed resolution to do an assessment of Montclair's special education program was among the items brought up during a long, occasionally tense board of education meeting Wednesday night. In its current form, the resolution calls for several components, including data on the number of special education students in each grade, determining how needs were cla

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Some Montclair science teachers who had an opportunity to work with their peers on a fellowship project for science educators are beginning to see the fruits of their labors. For four years, Montclair State University has participated in the Wipro Science Educator Fellowship program, which aims to help K-12 science educators improve their work in the classroom

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news It was an intense, often emotional, meeting for the Montclair Board of Education on June 7, as members of the community continued to protest a series of proposed school staff cuts that were first announced in March when the board was working on the budget...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Last week’s announcements of several planned staff cuts sent shock waves across the Montclair School District. On May 15, news spread that the school district would not be renewing the contracts of several staff members across the district, including Montclair High School’s athletic director and assistant principal of English, 50 paraprofessionals, at least th

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair school district is mourning the loss of one of its administrators. Ted Kozlik, the district’s interim director of special services, died on Wednesday at the age of 72. “We are extremely saddened by his death as he was a beloved colleague and advocate for children,” Interim Superintendent Barbara Pinsak said in an email to parents and families. Sh

Montclair has adopted the budget for the 2017-2018 school year. The Board of Education approved the $120 million budget during a three-hour meeting at the George Inness Annex Monday night. The budget will now go to the board of school estimate for review...