Welcome to the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education Bond Referendum Home Page.

This area of our website has been developed to serve as a resource to residents about the district's facilities needs and to provide updates about the proposed referendum. If after attending a public meeting or reviewing the website you have a question, please email: referendum2025@cwcboe.org. In order to receive a response, all inquiries must include your full name, address and e-mail address.

The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education sincerely thanks the community for supporting Bond Question 1 of the referendum. Your support allows us to move forward with essential improvements, upgrades, and repairs to our aging school buildings. We appreciate the trust you have placed in us and will work diligently with our professionals to deliver on these commitments.

While Question 2 was not approved by voters, we remain committed to addressing the pressing needs of our 80-year-old fieldhouse, which is in poor condition and does not provide the facilities our students and community deserve. These needs will not disappear, and we will continue to explore solutions to meet them.

We recognize that not everyone supported the referendum. As we move forward, we hope our community will see the importance of these improvements in ensuring a safe, healthy, and high-quality learning environment for all students while protecting our district’s long-term investments.

*Unofficial Results as of March 11, 2025 8:59 PM

https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/123240/web.345435/#/summary

Question 1: 2,411 Yes / 886 No

Question 2: 1,193 Yes / 2,104 No

*Please note: Currently, there is no “Plan B” if the referendum is not supported by voters. The Board engaged professionals, key staff, administrators, facilities personnel and coaches to develop a two-part referendum proposal. The plan is fiscally prudent and includes infrastructure upgrades and improvements for systems that have surpassed their useful life and exceed the annual maintenance budget. The proposed new athletic center adequately accommodates all outdoor sports and teams, male and female, and includes code compliant public restrooms, storage and a large multi-purpose space for school and community use.  All proposed solutions were developed to address the district’s long term needs.

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