Get involved
We can hold the district accountable to manage the budget well, and help the district do more with less.
Ways you can participate
Stay informed
Attend or live stream Board of Education meetings.
Subscribe to the MPS newsletter.
Review Superintendent Turner’s reports and presentations.
Read school newsletters, PTA communications, and local coverage.
Share ideas
Speak during the public comment portion of a Board of Education meeting.
Email Superintendent Turner at the dedicated email address for questions and ideas from the community. She is committed to responding to every email.
Advocate for changes
Districts throughout NJ are experiencing fiscal crisis because expenses have increased much faster than revenues. This is, in part, due to a number of different state laws that reduce funding for schools.
Learn more at New Jersey Policy Perspective.
Join a local group
Montclair Bridge Fund
The Montclair Bridge Fund brings neighbors together to keep classrooms thriving and protect the socioeconomic diversity that makes Montclair home. It’s built on a simple belief: we’re better when we look out for one another.
Their goal is to raise $570,000 to support 500+ Montclair households.
MPACT
The Montclair Partnership for Accountability, Clarity, and Trust (MPACT) is a group of community members that provides the Montclair community with clear, independent, and useful information about Montclair Public Schools’ budget and policy.
The group’s goal is to make the facts public, understandable, and useful so better decisions can be made.
School PTAs and PTAC
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.
The Montclair PTAC website also includes news, events and information on how to connect with individual school PTAs.
Volunteer with us
Get out the vote
We’re a volunteer team of parents and residents who advocate for our community's schools, students, and educators. Everyone's support to get out the vote is helpful and welcome!
Get a lawn sign
Amplify the YES/YES message across Montclair by displaying a yard sign at your home!
Donate funds
To better advocate for a YES/YES vote on March 10, Save Montclair Schools has registered as a political committee under NJ law. We are accepting contributions to help us purchase lawn signs, flyers, postcards, postage, and other materials to help get out the vote.
Political contributions are not tax deductible.
Small donations, big impact:
$7 pays for a lawn sign
$13 pays for 100 flyers for distribution
$61 pays for postage on 100 postcards
The committee will close after the March 10 election and any funds remaining after the campaign will be gifted to the Montclair Fund for Educational Excellence.