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Piscataway board approves five-year preschool lease extension and authorizes preschool-aid application
Summary
The Piscataway Township Board of Education approved a five-year extension of a lease for the district’s preschool facility at 275 Old New Brunswick Road and authorized the superintendent to apply for Preschool Education Aid for the 2026–27 year; roll-call votes carried unanimously at the meeting.
The Piscataway Township Board of Education approved a five-year extension of the district’s lease for a preschool facility at 275 Old New Brunswick Road, authorizing execution of a third amendment to the lease with SRP275 LLC for approximately 42,767 square feet effective September 1, 2026 through the five-year term, with contract terms to be acceptable to the board attorney and business administrator.
The vote on the motions that included the lease extension was recorded as yes by the board members present (Mr. King; Dr. Nelson; Mr. Patel; Mr. Rivers; Miss Smith; Mrs. Salgado Cowan; Miss Cherry) and the motions carried. The meeting record shows the motions carried by roll call; the motion language as read into the record described the facility and lease term.
The board also authorized the superintendent to apply for Preschool Education Aid for the 2026–27 school year, a state funding program described in the record as intended to increase access to high-quality preschool for three- and four-year-old children; the submission will include projected enrollment and the district’s operational plan. The record states the program’s intent to increase access for approximately 77 three- and four-year-olds as part of the preschool plan submission.
In committee reports, the Physical Planning and Operations Committee (reported by Mr. Patel) updated the board on the 2024–25 audit status and 2025–26 budget planning. Mr. Patel told members the federal government shutdown delayed issuance of a federal compliance supplement that affects the timing of the single-audit component; auditors and the NJ School Boards Association are pursuing relief from the Dec. 5 filing deadline and, if not achieved, the district’s report will be filed without the single audit.
Board members also reviewed capital-project timelines: PHS gym floor replacement and bleacher installation expected to finish in mid- to late-November with the gym available by Dec. 15, phone/intercom migration targeted for activation by Dec. 31, and a bid schedule for solar-panel installation with a December bid opening and a planned contract award in December. Policy committee business included proposed policy language on filming at school events and placing an AI-related resolution on the Nov. 13 agenda for first reading.
Why it matters: the lease extension secures a facility used for preschool services for an extended period and the preschool-aid application positions the district to expand access to early childhood programming; budget and audit updates outline near-term fiscal constraints and procurement timelines that could affect operations and capital availability.
The board approved the items by roll call and moved on to other business; next procedural steps include contract finalization as acceptable to legal counsel and business administration and submission of the preschool plan for state aid consideration.
