Montclair Schools Prepare To Return In-Person, With Remote Option

"We hope you are enjoying a peaceful break. While the schools are closed, the district has been working through the holiday season to prepare for a safe return to full-time, in-person instruction on Jan. 3 which includes working closely with the Montclair Health Department. We are happy to announce that the district is offering free testing (from Medi Mobile of Livingston) for your children and no appointment necessary while supplies last. We hope that this service will provide a level of comfort and convenience while your children get ready to return to school."

"In addition to testing, a key mitigating strategy to keeping students and staff safe and in the classroom, we are increasing the number of substitutes for the first few weeks of January and making sure the heating systems are working properly when we return. We thank you for partnering with us by completing the health screening forms before entering the buildings. If your children are unvaccinated and you traveled during this break, please notify your principal upon your return so that virtual instruction can be provided if needed. We will continue to monitor our schools closely throughout the winter and stay in contact with the Montclair Health Department. Our students and staff deserve to be full-time, in-person with all the opportunities that school offers in activities, enrichment, and socialization. Our district is committed to providing safe ways for students to engage in a full school experience, and we look forward to greeting them in 2022."

"The district is still opening for full-time, in-person instruction on Jan. 3. We are following the guidance of the New Jersey Department of Health and have increased testing as one of the key mitigating strategies ... With the high number of cases, we will continue to follow the quarantine guidelines we used before the break. We have received emails from families expressing concerns about returning their children to in-person learning. We understand your anxiety and the district will offer a virtual option for those who do not feel comfortable with in-person instruction at this time. Please allow our teachers a 48-hour grace period to set up for this virtual learning."