At the regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, March 17, Business Administrator Kevin Lomski presented the 2026/27 preliminary budget to the Board for approval. The presentation was live-streamed and can be viewed on the district website here.

This year's budget presented a unique set of challenges due to cost escalations in areas outside our control, specifically health care, energy, transportation, and out-of-district tuition.

Following a rigorous analysis,  the BRRSD administration proposed a budget with a 3.04% tax levy increase, ranking BRRSD among the lowest in Somerset County. The district eliminated 17 full-time positions while still moving forward with full-day kindergarten and the district-wide grade reconfigurations planned for September 2026.  

The public hearing and budget adoption will take place at the next Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 28. Community members are encouraged to attend in person or view the live stream.  

The Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is excited to share updates to the schedules for our intermediate schools (Grades 4–5) for the 2026–2027 school year. All 4th Grade students will now have a dedicated chorus period in addition to their general music class, reflecting our commitment to the arts as an essential part of every child's education. In fifth grade, students will be able to choose chorus, instrumental music, or both during the school day, ensuring greater access for all students rather than limiting participation to before-school programs.

On the academic side, all students in Grades 4 and 5 will now receive daily instruction in both science and social studies, replacing the current alternating schedule. Additionally, world language instruction will expand to include fourth grade, and all students will have a daily extended learning period featuring enrichment modules designed to deepen learning, foster creativity, and support individual interests.

Revisions to the intermediate school schedules reflect our continued goal of providing equitable access, reducing scheduling conflicts, and creating meaningful opportunities for all students to learn, grow, and explore their interests. 

Three musical performances filled the Bridgewater-Raritan High School gymnasium with appreciative audiences during the 2026 Festival of the Arts. The Festival of the Arts, the signature event of the Visual and Performing Arts program in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, opened Tuesday, March 24, with the Choral Concert. Singers from 4th grade through high school took the stage before a large crowd of staff, families, and friends.

Audiences returned in strong numbers for the Orchestra Concert on Wednesday, March 25, and the Band Concert on Thursday, March 26. Both concerts featured student musicians from the intermediate schools through high school. The Festival concludes with its fourth and final event, the Visual Art Exhibit, on Thursday, June 4, in the high school cafeteria.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our talented students.  

March was a time when buddies teamed up to play basketball in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District.

Students and staff from the Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School and the Eisenhower Intermediate School got together to play in the annual Buddy Basketball Tournament of Champions on Thursday, March 5, at the Middle School's gymnasium.

The teams were comprised of students from both schools' Language and Learning Disabled (LLD) classes, as well as their peers from both the Middle School and Eisenhower.

Milltown Primary School then hosted the oldest-running Basketball Buddies game in the school district, played on Wednesday, March 18, at the Middle School gymnasium.

The 19th edition of the Milltown Basketball Buddies Tournament brought together special education students and their schoolmates for an enthusiastic contest.

Congratulations to all of our players who participated in these spirited games.

The Bridgewater-Raritan High School Theatre Arts program proudly presents its spring musical, Little Shop of Horrors, in the high school's newly renovated auditorium from Thursday, April 16, to Saturday, April 18.

Performances on Thursday, April 16, and Friday, April 17, will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18, features two shows: a 2 p.m. matinee and a final 7 p.m. performance. This beloved musical comedy promises an entertaining evening for audiences of all ages, and it offers an opportunity to support the talented students of our Theatre Arts program.

All Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District staff members are entitled to one complimentary ticket, available for pickup at the door on the night of the performance. To reserve seats in advance or purchase additional tickets, please use this Link.

History was established on Monday, March 9, when Bridgewater-Raritan High School won its first-ever ice hockey state championship.

Bridgewater-Raritan captured the Public state tournament championship by defeating Ridgewood High School, 2-0, in the title game at the Prudential Center in Newark, home ice of the NHL's New Jersey Devils.

The game marked the fourth appearance in a state ice hockey championship game for Bridgewater-Raritan. Its previous trip to the state final came in 2014.

Bridgewater-Raritan, which also won its second straight Skyland Cup this winter, ended the season with a 23-3-1 record. 

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is partnering with Region I of the New Jersey McKinney-Vento program and Monarch Housing Associates to support a comprehensive needs assessment aimed at strengthening services for children and families experiencing homelessness or housing instability across Somerset County. As part of this effort, all families—regardless of housing status—are invited to complete a brief survey that will take no more than 10 minutes. Your input will help identify gaps in services and improve communication, connections, and supports for families throughout our community. All responses are strictly confidential and will be used solely for this assessment. Please click the link below to participate. Thank you for lending your voice to this important work.

English Survey – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MVRegion1Family

Spanish Survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MVRegion1FSpanish