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Superintendent Kim Feltree urges voters to back March 10 referendum for school facilities upgrades
Summary
Dr. Kim Feltree, superintendent of schools, says a March 10, 2026 referendum would fund updates to media centers, a TV studio, flexible classrooms and other facility improvements intended to support modern learning; the video message does not specify costs or detailed project scopes.
Dr. Kim Feltree, superintendent of schools, urged Berkeley Heights residents to vote on a March 10, 2026 referendum that she said would update school facilities to support modern instruction.
In a district video message, Dr. Feltree said, "School buildings and their learning spaces matter for our students every day," and described the referendum as proposing updates "that would help ensure that our facilities meet the needs of today's educational programs and are exciting spaces for students to embrace learning." The video directs viewers to the district's referendum webpage for more details and ends with a request that residents "please get out and vote on 03/10/2026."
Dr. Feltree framed the proposed work as intended to expand instructional offerings and support student achievement by replacing older, fixed classroom layouts with flexible, mobile furniture and collaborative learning hubs. "Modern science and technology education require collaborative hubs for problem solving," she said, and argued that renovated media centers should move from being "silent warehouses for books" to "information engines and the collaborative heart of the building."
She highlighted a renovated TV studio as an illustrative example, saying it "can help students learn the back end of real time digital storytelling" and prepare students for careers ranging from marketing to streaming engineering. She also said studio upgrades and modern equipment — including robotic camera mounts and automated gimbals — would let students practice applied technical skills.
The video makes no mention of specific dollar amounts, bond terms, or detailed project scopes; those details are not specified in the message and viewers are directed to the district's referendum webpage for the full referendum description. The district scheduled the referendum for March 10, 2026.
