If No Further Emergency School Days are Used, the District Will Be Closed on Friday, April 21 and Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - For 2022-2023 the District has five emergency school closing days built into the school calendar. When three or fewer of the days are not used, they are returned to the community. Therefore, if no further emergency school days are used, the District will be closed on Friday, April 21 and Tuesday, May 30, 2023. If, for any reason, the District needs to close prior to the use of these days, then the schools will be open on the above mentioned day(s) as necessary. Enjoy the “giveback days.”

A Letter to the community from Superintendent Dr. Thomas A. Gorman, March 24, 2023

Board approves Resolution. Figures will be Reviewed and Discussed April 11 at 7PM at MTHS Media Center - The Montville Township Public Schools Board of Education successfully approved a resolution on March 14 instructing the District’s architect to submit to the Department of Education the scope of work needed to address the District’s enrollment increases. This action is necessary for the Department of Education to review and approve the proposed construction projects for a referendum. Next month, the financial team will determine the best ways to finance the solutions and determine the tax impact on homeowners. These figures will be presented at the April 11 Board of Education meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Montville Township High School Media Center.

Artificial Intelligence - Superintendent's Column March 2023 - Once again, education finds itself on the edge of a new frontier with the announcement of ChatGPT artificial intelligence and similar type products just a few months ago. This new technology can compose music, detect cancer images, and write student essays. While still in its infancy, artificial intelligence will only improve in its accuracy and ability to assist mankind. It is not perfect but it is becoming unexpectedly human...

Lazar Middle School Production Features 70 Song and Dance Performers - Robert R. Lazar Middle School will present the Broadway Junior production of Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN, JR. on March 23 and 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the Montville Township High School Auditorium, at 100 Horseneck Road in Montville.  Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online at https://lazarms.seatyourself.biz. Cash tickets will also be available at the door on show nights. Lazar students may also purchase tickets using cash or check at lunch times. 

Fast-Paced Family Fun - See the dazzling MTHS Spring Musical at MTHS. JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT features MTHS performers and students who auditioned from Lazar, Cedar Hill, Valley View and William Mason. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 2, 3, and 4, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. A Sunday, March 5, matinee will be also performed at 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at-the-door or in advance at: http://mthsnj.booktix.com/

Dreams - Superintendent's Column February 2023 - As children, we all have wonderful dreams about what it will be like in the future for ourselves and the world. Many dream big, while others may have smaller ideas, but all children envision a future that is bright, bold, and better than what we know. As we grow older, some dreams change, and some may even fade away, but the idea of how things could be may still smolder inside all of us... See More

An experienced BOE member, Cortellino has been a dedicated and active BOE member at the local, county, and state level since winning a seat on the Montville Township Board of Education in 2007 - Cortellino was chosen from two candidates who applied for the 2023-2025 NJSBA President position. An active member of the Montville Township Board Education, Cortellino as served as a member at large, President, and Vice President in Montville Township. Simultaneously she has also held leadership roles in the Morris County Schools Boards Association and the NJSBA.