Sergio Gonzalez was announced as the newest member of the Montclair Board of Education on Monday, Aug. 26. He will finish Laura Hertzog’s remaining term.
Laura Hertzog
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Welcome to Montclair: school for ‘Scandal?’ Just keep swimming…
Montclair’s school woes feel like the TV show “Scandal,” writes Kirsten Levingston in her latest Welcome to Montclair. But just keep swimming, she says.
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Hertzog cites culture of ‘toxicity’ in resignation from Board of Education
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A division within the board of education has resulted in the departure of another board member, the second in two months. Board president Laura Hertzog resigned […]
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Laura Hertzog resigns from Montclair Board of Education
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Board president Laura Hertzog resigned from the Montclair Board of Education Thursday, May 16, the same night the board elected new leadership including Eve Robinson as […]
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High School to get temporary classrooms Oct. 24, staircase construction delayed due to asbestos
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair High School will be getting portable classrooms in late October, as the district prepares to start rebuilding four staircases in the old section of the […]
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Montclair reacts to PARCC changes
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news New Jersey has plans to start scaling back PARCC tests in schools. The state announced the first phases of a gradual plan to start scaling back […]
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Complaint alleges BOE member Franklin Turner does not meet residency requirements
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A Montclair resident filed a complaint with the state on Friday alleging Montclair Board of Education member Franklin Turner does not meet the residency requirements for […]
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Tensions over meeting dates arise at Montclair BOE meeting
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Wednesday night’s board of education meeting was Kendra Johnson’s first as superintendent, and several board and audience members took a moment to wish her welcome. However, […]
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Jackson announces appointments to Montclair BOE
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Laura Hertzog and Eve Robinson will be returning to the Montclair Board of Education, while Latifah Jannah will be joining as its newest member later this […]
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Kendra Johnson named full-time Montclair schools superintendent
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Kendra Johnson has been named Montclair’s new schools superintendent. The board voted on April 11 to retain Johnson for the position open since 2015 during a […]
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Montclair BOE issues response to superintendent candidate withdrawals
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair Board of Education issued a response Wednesday night to reports that two of the three candidates for superintendent had withdrawn their names from consideration. […]
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Ross Kasun out of Montclair superintendent race
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news It may be down to two people in the Montclair superintendent race. On Tuesday, it was reported that Ross Kasun, one of the three candidates, had […]
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Montclair BOE approves preliminary budget, with some difficulty
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair Board of Education officially approved the preliminary budget for submission to county officials Monday night, but not without some turbulence. The board had to […]
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Montclair BOE introduces superintendent candidates at forum
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 […]
