Hello, community members and families!

I'm Superintendent Kari McGann and this is December’s Minute with McGann, a video podcast to share information about our school district with our Flemington-Raritan Regional School District community. In the “Minute with McGann Podcast,” I share information about topics that are on the minds of our community members.  For December’s “Minute with McGann,” I will talk about three important topics.

First is the developing 2025-26 school budget. Community members, staff, and faculty can read the information that's been published about the budget already on our district website underneath the district tab at the top of the web page. After you’ve clicked on the link that says “Our District” scroll to the link titled “Superintendent,” then “From the Desk of Dr. McGann” where you’ll find a Superintendent Memos link. 

Also, I’d like to invite community members, staff and faculty to the first of three town hall meetings on our school district budget. The first is scheduled for Thursday night, December 12, from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30.  In addition to joining in person, community members can also choose to join virtually.  You can find information on our district website including the link to join the town hall meeting, as well as the upcoming town hall meeting dates. 

At the Town Hall meeting, I'll be sharing important information about the District’s developing budget and explaining the financial strains that the district is under. I hope you can make it. If you're not able to join December’s town hall meeting, there are two others are coming up-- one on January 27 and another on February 26. We will be sure to record the meeting and post it on our district website for those of you who want to listen to the meeting at a later date.

Second, Is the PTO-sponsored Wizards basketball event hosted by the Harlem Wizards on February 7th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at our JP Case Middle School. Our PTO and the world-famous Harlem Wizards want to invite you and your whole family to join us for a night of tricks, hoops, and ally-oops! Parents and community members can find out information from their school’s PTO and at our individual schools. 

Third, our Flemington Raritan preschool lottery opens on January 3rd for community members who live in the Flemington-Raritan community and have a child who turns 3 or 4 years old by October 1st and are interested in having their child attend our free high-quality preschool in Flemington Raritan. Community members and parents can find more information on our district website.  Again, click the tab at the top that is titled “District.” Scroll down and click the link titled “Preschool.” On that link, parents and community members will find information about the preschool lottery as well as additional information about our preschool program. 

Thank you for taking a minute to listen and view the podcast. I hope to see many of you at the Budget town hall virtual meeting or in person at JP Case on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. I want to wish all of our families and community members a most happiest of holidays. I hope all our students enjoy time with friends and family. Schools will be closed from December 23rd through January 1st. Friday, December 20 is an early dismissal at all schools. We look forward to having our students back on Thursday, January 2nd. 

Thank you again for your support for our schools, and our teachers, and for being dedicated partners in your child's education.