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COMMUNICATIONS

School Year 2022-2023

• March
  • Community Presentation (3.8.23)
• December
  • Happy Holidays (12.21.22)
  September
  • Welcome from Dr. Ponds (9.2.22)
    

HELLO MONTCLAIR COMMUNITY! PODCASTS

Episode 1: A conversation with Dr. David Goldblatt, Interim Director of Pupil Services about special education (10.1.21)
Episode 2: A conversation with Assistant Superintendent for Equity, Curriculum and Instruction Kalisha Morgan, Nishuane Assistant Principal Jazmyn Allen and Bradford Counselor Marcy Goff about social emotional learning (10.8.21)
Episode 3: A conversation with PTAC President Tessie Thomas, MHS PTA Co-Presidents Amy Uhlfelder and Veronica Harris and MHS Principal Jeffrey Freeman about the new MHS PTA (11.12.21)

VIDEOS

CONVOCATION September 1, 2022
Town Hall - Reopening Schools for School Year 2021-22
Watch Superintendent Ponds interview on The Giblin Report
Watch Community Conversation with Dr. Ponds

School Year 2021-2022

• June
  
  • Community Message No. 23 - Year in Review (6.27.22)
    
  • Community Message No. 22 (6.3.22)
  • Heat Advisory Message (6.3.22)
  
  
• May
  • Community Message No. 21 (5.26.22)
  • Tragedy in Texas (5.25.22)
  • Masking (5.15.22)
  • Community Message No. 20 (5.6.22)
  • MHS COVID Uptick (5.3.22)

• April 
  • Community Message No. 19 (4.14.22)
  • Updated Guidance for Positive COVID Cases (4.7.22)
  • Community Message No. 18 (4.1.22)

• March
  • Test to Stay Guidelines (3.30.22)
  • Board Announces Special Meeting (3.25.22)
  • Community Message No. 17 (3.18.22)
    
  • Masking Decision (3.1.22)

• February 
  • Community Message No. 16 (2.18.21)
  • Car Accident (2.10.22)
  • Community Message No. 15 (2.4.21)
    
    
• January
  • Community Message No. 14 (1.28.21)
  • Community Message No. 13 (1.21.22)
  • Community Message No. 12 (1.14.21)
  • COVID Testing Continues (1.12.22)

• December
  • In-Person & Virtual Options (12.31.21)
  • Reminder & New Testing Dates (12.30.21)
  • COVID testing reminder (12.29.21)
  • Preparing for In-Person Jan. 3 (12.28.21)
  • Schedule Changes (12.21.21)
    
  • COVID-19 Guidance (12.20.21)
  • Community Message No. 11 (12.17.21)
  • TikTok Trend (12.16.21)
  • Travel Guidance Update (12.15.21)
  • Community Message No. 10 (12.3.21)
  • Dr. Davis' Passing (12.2.21)
    
    
• In-Person & Virtual Options (12.31.21)

• November
  
  • Hillside Room 2 Remediation (11.22.21)
  • Community Message No. 9 (11.19.21)
  • Community Message No. 8 (11.12.21)

• October
  
  • Community Message No. 7 (10.29.21)
  • Community Message No. 6 (10.22.21)
  • Bus Accident (10.15.21)
  • Community Message No. 5 (10.8.21)
  • Community Message No. 4 (10.1.21)

•  September
  
  • Community Message No. 3 (9.24.21)
  • Community Message No. 2 (9.17.21)
    
  • Hurricane Ida Repair Update (9.7.21)
  • Welcome Back SY 2021-22 (9.3.2021)
  • Hurricane Ida Update (9.2.21)
    
  • Compensatory Education Process (9.2.21)
    
    
• August
  
  • Update: Ventilation, Vaccinations & Pooled Testing (8.31.21)
    

• July
  • Superintendent Goals' Presentation at Board Retreat (7.14.21)
  • Special Education Update (7.9.21)

Press Releases 2022-2023

• Montclair Public Schools to Receive $58 Million from the State for Critical Building and Classroom Upgrades (9.8.22) 

Press Releases 2021-2022

• Montclair Public Schools on target to close Digital Divide (6.23.22)
• Montclair Names Stinson Head Varsity Boys' Basketball Coach (6.20.22)
• Jermain Johnson to Lead the Mountie Football Program (5.2.22)
• Bond Referendum Proposal Special Meeting (3.22.22)
• Montclair Public School District Embarks on Two-Year Journey with the National Equity Project as a BELE District Network (11.12.21)
• Opening Day 2021-22 School Year (9.9.21)