New Teachers Get Ready For School In Montville

MONTVILLE, NJ — Superintendent Dr. René Rovtar welcomed more than 40 new faculty, staff and administrative team members on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Scheduled for two days of training and orientation, the new hires will be joined by nearly 700 returning staff members, on Friday September 1 as the district prepares for the start of the 2017-2018 academic year.

“Being selected for a position in the Montville Township Public Schools is a very thorough process,” said Rovtar. “From the paper screening to the building level interviews and finally in Central Office interview we recognize that selecting the best teachers is critical to our mission. It is precisely because we have seen in each of you the ability to help us fulfill our mission that we have selected you for the positions you hold. It is the collective feeling of the district administration that we have truly chosen the best of the best.”

Those assembled included teachers of Math, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, World Language, Spanish, Video Technology, Media, Music, Speech and many other specialties. Their collective skills span all curriculum areas and will impact students in each of the seven Montville Township Public Schools. In all, the district welcomed 24 new full and part-time teachers, 10 long term and replacement substitutes, 5 counselors and nurses and 5 support staff members. In addition, several new administrators were welcomed including: Supervisor of World Language Jessica Clarke, Business Administrator Katine Slunt and the Principal of Robert R. Lazar Middle School Michael Pasciuto.

This year Montville Township will launch several new educational initiatives across the district. Among them is an expanded World Language program in Spanish and the implementation of the exciting hands-on Next Generation Science Standards at the elementary level.

At the district’s Robert R. Lazar Middle School the award winning daily news program, LNN (Lazar News Network), will receive an upgrade in video production equipment.

New course offerings in “AP Computer Science Principles” and “Principles of Anatomy,” as well as a 1:1 Chromebook initiative for all students are just a few of the plans scheduled to be implemented during the upcoming year at Montville Township High School.

Montville Township Board of Education President Dr. Matthew Kayne echoed Rovtar’s sentiments.

“We are proud of the quality of the instruction in our seven schools,” Kayne said. “The quality of our administration, the strength of our support staff, and the collaborative relationship between the Board of Education and every aspect of our school community; we are all truly here to help and support your efforts.”

On Wednesday, September 6, 2017, new and returning faculty, staff and administrators will welcome 3,800 pre-K to grade 12 students to Montville Township Public Schools’ seven instructional facilities and the 2017-2018 academic year.

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More than 40 new Montville Township Public Schools faculty, administrators and staff members arrived for district orientation on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. They came together at Montville Township High School. On Friday September 1, 2017 they will be joined by nearly 700 returning staff members. Many members of the new faculty are pictured above: (From left to right and front to back): (Row 1) Chelsea Altchek, Richard Andes, Donna Batraki Stanic, Jeffrey Blake, Peter Longo, James McManus, Nicholas Bushey, Daniel Carey, Alison Carlo, Adamadia Canticas Tsantakis and Susan Boratto. (Row 2) Pratiksha Chesney, Jessica Crimaldi, Cesar Cruz, Deana Elwood, Danielle Florio, Cristin Lee, Stephanie Bongiovanni, Yvonne Glanville, Christine Malloy, Sarah Goglia, Amelia McGiniss, Christine Henriquez, Colleen Hurley, Debra Johnson and Stephanie Kromhout Sherwood. (Row 3) Juliana Romanski, Amy Knudsen, Gabrielle Salerno, Adriana Shonk, Lisa Spielman, Wenny Susana, Mary Ann Walczuk, Mary Grace Whealan and Colleen Moens.