Montclair Partnership for Accountability, Clarity, and Trust (MPACT)
Providing the Montclair community with clear, independent, and useful information about Montclair Public Schools’ budget and policy.
Explainers and actions
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Explaining MPS’ Not So “User Friendly Budget”
Understanding the Spiraling Costs of Health Benefits
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WHy We Exist
Montclair Public Schools are at a crossroads. We need transparency and a clear understanding of the issues to help residents and our institutions navigate the tough choices ahead. MPACT is a group of community members working to bring transparency and accountability to how our schools are managed and funded. Our goal is to make the facts public, understandable, and useful so better decisions can be made.
What we'll cover
We are working together to take deep dives into the issues so we can support smart, informed decisions for our schools. We publish resources for public consumption that examine key areas of the MPS budget and policy, and provide insight into the systems needed for quality oversight and governance of our schools.
Our work will continue past 12/9/25 to support local control and good governance of our district.
Who we are
We’re an independent, non-partisan group of Montclair parents and community members who have an interest in budgets and finance, and the policy choices affecting our schools — and the desire to understand and explain the issues in a clear and unbiased way.
our mission
We’re dedicated to promoting educational excellence for all students in an integrated, socially and economically diverse school district. We’re committed to preserving, supporting, and improving democratic governance and transparency of Montclair Public Schools.