🗳️ Get Out and VOTE 🗳️

The special election is TODAY, March 10th from 3-8 PM (as a reminder, it will be an early school dismissal and there will be no aftercare), and you can find your polling place here.

• If both questions pass, some of the cuts we can expect (even if the vote passes, the district must still ncut $4 million due to historical overspending):
• • Elimination of freshman teams.
  • Repurposing one school into a Pre-K center
  • Reducing one house at Glenfield Middle School
  • 1:1 Chromebooks will be eliminated in elementary schools
• If both questions fail, some of the additional cuts we can also expect:
• • No field trips
  • No courtesy bussing (K-8 would only receive a bus at 2+ miles from school)
  • Closure of two schools (including repurposing one school into Pre-K school)
  • Reduction of arts & electives in elementary & middle school
  • Class minimums of 30 students in middle & high school
  • No paid clubs

We love this school. We love our teachers. And most of all, we love the kids who fill these hallways every day. Let’s do what we can to protect their education.

Bradford Family Skate was a great day! Thank you for all the families who came out and participated and enjoyed some time on the ice.

The Read-a-Thon is off to an incredibly strong start! We love seeing the minutes climbing each day! Currently, 62% of the student body is signed up and reading. Our goal is 90% so don’t forget to register your childs account today!

Check out these Read-a-Thon stats as of 7AM this morning –

• Dollars raised: $13,000
• Minutes Read: 30,042/150,000 goal
• Top Grade: 1st!
• Top Homeroom Overall:
• • #1 Barroquiero
  • #2 Hoyos
  • #3 Mejia
• Leaders by Grade:
• • K – Vinnik
  • 1st – Barroquiero
  • 2nd – Michaud
  • 3rd – Mejia
  • 4th – Keys
  • 5th – Liddy

Read-a-Thon continues until Wednesday, March 18th!

Prizes will be awarded for School Reading Minutes Goal, Top Overall Homeroom, Top Grade and Winning Homerooms by Grade will be announced at the end of the week.

The Spring ASE Session kicks off tomorrow! Don’t forget to mark down the session dates as there are many holidays coming up when ASE classes will not meet. Updated meeting dates below –

Tuesdays:

May 7, 21, 28All classes run from 3:15 – 4:15 PM on their scheduled dates.

*NEW* Bradford Singers – Tuesday Morning Edition

To accommodate as many students as possible, Mr. Creekmore is offering a Tuesday morning session for the Bradford Singers (4-5 grades only). The morning class will be offered on the same dates as the Tuesday afternoon classes (schedule above). Students will enter the building through the courtyard at 8 am and be dismissed to their homerooms at 8:40 p.m.

Registration for this class ONLY is open NOW using the link below.

https://spring2026ase.cheddarup.com

Literacy Night was a HUGE success with so many families joining and participating in bingo, book bedazzling, flashlight reading and S’mores making! It was the perfect way to kick of National Literacy Month.

MFEE is calling for nominations for the 2026 Judy Weston Awards for Inspired Teaching! Now administered by MFEE, the awards were established by Josh and Judy Weston in 1991 to acknowledge and celebrate Montclair Public Schools teachers. The awards honor both master teachers and those on their way to achieving that status. Inspired teaching combines a range of skills across several core areas. Ultimately, it excites students to learn, helps them feel valued, and responds to their individual needs and strengths.

Last year, MFEE received more than 300 nominations, and 17 honorees won $2,000 each. All parents/guardians of current Montclair Public Schools students, current MPS students, and recent alumni, are encouraged to nominate teachers or a counselor. Nomination due by 4/12.

Upcoming Events & Reminders:

• 3/8 – 3/18 – Bradford Read-a-Thon
• 3/10 – Abbreviated Day Schedule (School Budget Vote)
• 3/11 – Spring ASE Session begins
• 3/25 – Abbreviated Day Schedule (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• 3/26 – Abbreviated Day Schedule (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

Thanks for reading,