The Spotswood Board of Education continues to be committed to the practice of fiscal restraint in crafting our schools' budgets.  The last two school budgets presented to the voters, for 2008-09 and 2009-10 called for no tax increases. 

The upcoming budget for 2010-11 presents us with a serious challenge. The Governor has already declared a $10 billion dollar shortfall for the state and announced plans for deep cuts in state aid for education.  We are faced with that loss in aid, coupled with other revenue declines and expense increases due to contractual obligations and the rise in costs for energy, supplies and services.

We are currently exploring our options in meeting this challenge.  All items are on the table and we are forced to consider staff reductions, cuts in programs offered and the imposition of fees to close our budget gap.  We are committed to maintaining some of the comprehensive offerings in our schools as we believe that is a big part of why Spotswood schools are so special.  We will keep you posted as we work to present another budget to the voters that recognizes the economic reality of our current situation while seeking to keep all our children moving forward.

Our public budget presentation will occur in late March but we will will provide other updates as we approach that date.  Please also feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have regarding the upcoming budget.

Thank you for your trust as we work together on this most important issue.

Spotswood Board of Education
spotswoodboe@spotswood.k12.nj.us

Attention Spotswood/Helmetta Residents - do you have children who will be 3 or 4 years of age by October 1, 2010? We are attempting to determine the interest in the preschool program in order to better serve the community.
 
If you have a child who would be eligible for preschool in 2010 please click here to complete the survey.

Click here for information on Appleby Drama's combination yard sale/car wash to be held on Saturday, March 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Thomas Calder, Principal of Spotswood High School, is proud to announce that six senior students have been named Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars for their high academic achievement.  Students throughout the state of New Jersey are selected on the following criteria:

• Class rank of one, two, or three in the graduating class and rank within the top 10 percent of the graduating class at the end of the junior year; or
   
• Class rank within the top 10 percent of the graduating class at the end of the junior year with combined critical reading and math SAT scores of 1260 or higher at the end of the junior year.  (New Jersey students attending out-of-state secondary schools must rank in the top 10% of their class and have combined critical reading and math SAT scores of at least 1260.)

The Distinguished Scholar award of up to $1,000 is available annually without regard to financial need.

The 2010 Bloustein Scholars are: Youstina Asaad, Benjamin Davis, Kenneth Goff, Wing Chun Ko, James Pareti, and Thomas Pareti.

Congratulations to these students for their achievement on behalf of the Spotswood Board of Education.  Keep up the great work!

Please check back periodically for updates regarding the H1N1 flu.

NEW! - Please click here to read Dr. Uszenski’s letter on guidelines regarding ill students and the use of the Return to School Note.  Please click here for a printable version of the Return to School Note.

Click here for the latest weekly update.
Click here for an archive of past updates.

A letter has been provided with frequently asked questions regarding influenza and the precautions being taken in the Spotswood Public Schools.

The Middlesex County Public Health Department has provided the following information:

H1N1 Fact Sheet

Flu Prevention Tips

Healthy Habits for the School Setting

H1N1 Vaccine Information Sheet 1

H1N1 Vaccine Information Sheet 2

NEW - Click here for updated information regarding the merger of the districts.

Click here for an update from the Spotswood Board of Education regarding the merger of the Spotswood and Helmetta School Districts.  If you have any questions, please contact us at spotswoodboe@spotswood.k12.nj.us.

Facility Use applications can now be completed online. Click here for the instructions and application. Please be sure to include your email address so that we can notify you upon approval of your request.