The Montville board was honored with the Carole E. Larsen Master Board Certification at the Morris County School Boards Association’s meeting at Parsippany Hills High School June 16. Left to right: Dr. René Rovtar, superintendent; Dr. Karen Cortellino, board member; and Michael Palma, vice president of the Montville Township Board of Education; and Charlene Peterson, a field service representative with the New Jersey School Boards Association (at the lectern). Not pictured are board members Charles Grau, Joseph Daughtry, Christine Fano David Modrak, Michael O’Brien, Michael Rappaport and Michelle Zuckerman. The certification is awarded in recognition of high-performing boards. The board must provide evidence to demonstrate an emphasis on student achievement in their board actions. To earn the Carole E. Larsen Master Board Certification, a certified board must also complete at least 10 additional hours of training for a total of 26 board credits within two years after earning its certification.