• Vision

    The Board of Education, administrators, principals, teachers, staff and families work together with the goal of a more inclusive, collaborative and productive Montclair Public School System for all students, faculty, staff, parents and caregivers.

  • Mission

    The mission of the Montclair Council of the PTAs (PTAC) is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children in the Montclair Public Schools. It is a 501(c)3 and is a part of Region 1 of the New Jersey Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. (NJPTA), a branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers Association (National PTA).

  • Objectives

    • Empower local PTAs with advice, guidance, best practices, tools, training and networking opportunities
    • Facilitate district-wide information-sharing
    • Support / Inform BOE on Policy issues
    • Support / Inform Superintendent on administrative matters
    • Developing relationships with stakeholders, individual and groups, that are influential in our students’ school life
    • Explain the processes within a school or at the district level whereby an individual or a group can make a complaint and/or make a contribution

  • Key Initiatives

    • Raised awareness of the mission and function of the PTAC throughout the district
    • Developed PTAC committees, open to all PTA members, addressing community relations, schools’ budget, leadership training, wellness, equity, special ed
    • Increased PTA membership in under-represented groups; men, teachers and at the high school
    • Enhanced PTAC Operation (Strategy, Goals, Structured Meetings and Committees)
    • Communications Strategy that links Superintendent, Principals, Teachers and PTAs
    • PTA best practice sharing, including strategic support to resolve local school matters

  • Measures of Success

    • PTAs and families report improvement in how our district functions
    • Reduction in the achievement gap
    • More positive reports from families about the experience and achievement of their students with special needs
    • Continued growth and interest in the PTA Council
    • Greater participation in our schools’ PTAs