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Metuchen board confirms timeline for full-day kindergarten, reviews budget and construction timelines
Summary
Board members heard budget line-item presentations and construction updates, including a plan to open full-day kindergarten in 2025–26 if projects complete on schedule; administrators flagged higher utility and custodial costs and an energy audit.
The Metuchen Public School District Board of Education on Feb. 11 reviewed budget baseline data and construction timelines tied to a referendum-funded expansion that board members said would allow full-day kindergarten in 2025–26 if work stays on schedule.
Board member Mr. Glassberg, speaking for the construction committee, said, "we are excited to announce that we will have full day kindergarten in 2526, barring any life altering emergencies of some kind." He told the board that air-conditioning and other HVAC work needed for full-day kindergarten is expected to be substantially complete by Aug. 22, 2025; Moss School’s addition is not expected to finish until Nov. 11, 2025, which could affect grade realignment but not the kindergarten start date.
The presentation from district staff on the budget calendar and baseline data previewed multiple board budget meetings leading up to a preliminary budget vote in March and a…
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