Free, full-day program for 60 preschool students to begin Oct. 3.
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Montclair school district continues to wait for bond reimbursement information from state
District has asked for response by Aug. 27, hopes to stay on track for November election.
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Positive COVID-19 case reported at Nishuane
It is the second positive case reported in the schools this fall, after a staff member at Watchung School tested positive on Oct. 28.
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Teachers to still be evaluated during remote learning, but with some changes
Those teaching remotely will present a portfolio of their work to their supervisors, instead of undergoing a live observation.
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COVID-19: DOE promises to work with districts on reopening plans
As of Wednesday, Sept. 2, 434 districts have declared that they will be pursuing a hybrid model; 242 will be opening with all-remote education; 68 will have in-person education only, and 22 schools will have a combination of different reopening models.
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Montclair schools plan to offer both online and in-person learning in fall
Superintendent Jonathan Ponds announced, during the Board of Education’s retreat on Friday, July 17, that schools would allow parents to continue with distance learning, if they preferred, or send their children to school for in-person instruction.
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COVID-19: New Jersey nowhere near end of outbreak, Murphy says
While New Jersey is starting to see some encouraging trends on the rate of COVID-19 cases, Gov. Phil Murphy warned on Tuesday that the COVID-19 outbreak is far from over.
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COVID-19: Montclair schools to stay closed until at least April 20
The Montclair schools will remain closed at least until April 20. At that time, the district will decide whether the schools should re-open or remain closed for an additional period of time.
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COVID-19: Montclair students begin distance learning
Montclair students, instead of being in classrooms at school on Monday morning, were seated at their kitchen tables with worksheets and computers.
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Montclair High School sees slight improvement in attendance rates
Montclair High School is seeing a slight improvement in attendance, with fewer chronically absent students, and a slightly increased daily attendance rate.
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Montclair schools begin preparations for possible coronavirus outbreak
Montclair schools have been instructed by the state Department of Education to develop a preparedness plan to deal with a possible outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
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Montclair schools face $7.5 million budget gap for 2020-2021
The Montclair School District is heading into the 2020-2021 budget season facing a $7.5 million shortfall: more than triple the shortfall that needed to be closed at the start of last year’s budget season.
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Montclair schools get good score on special education compliance
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair received a perfect score on a special education compliance report from the New Jersey Department of Education. The report comes five years after Montclair and […]
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Student ID bill signed into law
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news New Jersey has passed a law that would allow school districts to require students to carry their IDs with them at all times while traveling to […]
