# Bridgewater BOE Meeting 10/13/2026


**Body:** Web Resources
**Date:** October 12, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Transportation, Physical Infrastructure


The Bridgewater-Raritan Board of Education meeting on October 13, 2026, included procurement and operations updates on school transportation and facilities projects. The finance committee reported route and timing adjustments to reduce late buses, plans to add two morning buses to address overcrowding, and continued review of late afternoon routes. The board approved business agenda items that included two change orders for referendum-related work: middle-school radiator removal and electrical infrastructure work involving a transformer, switchgear, and underground conduit. A separate change order discussed replacing corroded piping while walls were open; administrators said doing the work during construction would be more efficient and less costly than later repairs. No specific change-order amounts or contract awards were stated in the transcript. The board also approved personnel items that included an increase to the substitute bus-driver hourly rate, intended to improve recruitment and reduce the need for district transportation staff to drive routes. Proposed revisions to student transportation policy 8600 were postponed pending additional analysis of their financial impact. The committee also reviewed Somerset County vocational-technical tuition rates, a shared agreement for school resource officers, and use of Commons Way fields.

Other major discussion included the district’s required anti-bullying self-assessment and student safety reporting, chronic absenteeism at JFK, and public concerns about transportation safety, school leadership, and communication. The board approved a personnel resolution placing the superintendent on administrative leave; a motion to amend the timing and terms of that resolution did not proceed for lack of a second. The board president announced a departure from the board, and the meeting concluded after the action agenda was completed.

**Source:** Web Resources