Flemington-Raritan Regional School District

Parents, please be reminded of this year's School Hours!

Grades PreK-4 Elementary Schools:
Regular Day: 8:55 a.m.-3:35 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 8:55 a.m.-1:20 p.m.
Delayed Opening: 10:25 a.m.-3:35 p.m.

Reading-Fleming Intermediate School:
Regular Sessions:
Homeroom Begins 8:17 a.m.
Walkers/1st Bus Dismissal 2:55 p.m.
2nd Bus Dismissal 3:00 p.m.

Early Dismissal: (Lunch not served)
Homeroom Begins 8:17 a.m.
Walkers/1st Bus Dismissal 12:40 p.m.
2nd Bus Dismissal 12:45 p.m.

Delayed Opening:
Homeroom Begins 9:47 a.m.
Dismissal same as regular sessions

J.P. Case Middle School:
Regular Sessions:
Homeroom 8:15 a.m.
1st Bus Dismissal 2:54 p.m.
2nd Bus Dismissal 3:00 p.m.
Walkers' Dismissal 3:05 p.m.

Early Dismissal: (Lunch not served)
Homeroom 8:15 a.m.
1st Bus Dismissal 12:44 p.m.
2nd Bus Dismissal 12:47 p.m.
Walkers' Dismissal 12:50 p.m.

Delayed Opening:
Homeroom 9:50 a.m.
Dismissal: same as regular sessions

On Delayed Openings, all buses arrive to bus stops 90 minutes later than their regularly schedule times.

Click here to view school hours: https://www.frsd.us/page/school-hours.

Our building administrators are ready to welcome back our staff on September 2 and our students on September 4. They are Mrs. Amy Switkes and Ms. Kristin Comerford at Barley Sheaf; Mr. Jesse Lockett and Mrs. April Kay at Copper Hill; Mr. Mark Masessa and Mrs. Mary Jane Custy at Desmares; Mrs. Jessica Braynor and Mrs. Lindsay Shirvanian at Robert Hunter; Dr. Anthony DeMarco, Mrs. Vanessa Ahmed and Mr. Jason Borawski at RFIS; and Mr. Robert Castellano, Dr. Michelle Cook and Mr. Peter Sibilia at J.P. Case!

Three cheers for RFIS! Reading-Fleming Intermediate School was proudly represented at the New Jersey Department of Education’s Teacher Climate and Culture Institute, held at The College of New Jersey on July 29. Dr. Tony DeMarco, Mrs. Vanessa Ahmed, Mrs. Lori Koehler, and Mrs. Sarah Opdyke presented on Creating a School Culture of Empowerment. Their session highlighted how RFIS embraces a distributive leadership model, one that empowers educators to lead through their unique skills and expertise. This leadership approach builds trust, fosters shared ownership, and engages teachers in decision-making. Strengthening school climate, this framework boosts teacher confidence and positively impacts student learning. Administrators and educators from across the state gained insight into how RFIS is leading the way in cultivating a thriving and collaborative school community. We're so proud of our Huskies!

We were thrilled to welcome our new staff members to New Faculty Orientation on August 26. This group of dedicated educators is a mix of veteran teachers, recent college graduates, local residents, and even parents with children in our schools. They include grade-level, subject-specific and support teachers, Child Study Team members, Speech Language Pathologists, a Library Media Specialist, related arts educators and more. They each bring a unique perspective to their craft and our schools are proud to welcome them through our doors. We wish them the very best in the new school year!

The 2025-2026 Flemington-Raritan Regional School District Handbook includes important reminders, contact information and a general overview about our schools, Board of Education, curriculum, before and after care, facility use, inclement weather, volunteerism and community resources. To view the handbook, click here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/5380/FR/5996619/2025_-2026_Handbook__1_.pdf.

We are thrilled to have welcomed students and families to our schools this week for Kindergarten Orientation sessions and Sneak Peek events. We heard shrieks, giggles and footsteps throughout our hallways as students and families connected with school staff in engaging start-of-the-year activities. We can't wait to see all of our students on the first day of school. September 4 will be here soon!

2025-2026 Bus Assignments

Bus information will be available in the Genesis Parent Portal on August 28th at 3 PM. If your child receives transportation services, please log into Genesis to view your child’s assigned bus number, bus stop location and pick up and drop off times. Please check back again on Genesis the following Wednesday, September 3rd, for any updates to bussing information that may have occurred over the weekend. Should you have any issues accessing this information, please contact our Transportation Office prior to September 4.

Please be sure to check school hours and plan for early dismissals and delayed openings. On a delayed opening, buses arrive 90 minutes later than their regularly scheduled time. View school hours here.

Remember, beginning this school year, the Flemington-Raritan School District now provides transportation services directly, rather than through Hunterdon Central as in years past. Transportation questions or concerns should be directed to the Flemington-Raritan School District Transportation Department at (908) 284-7510 and (908) 284-7511. For more transportation information, click here.

The Genesis Parent Portal opens on Friday, August 15. Be sure to check the portal to complete back-to-school forms and view your child's homeroom assignment for the 2025-2026 school year. To access the portal, click here.

Applications for Free/Reduced Lunch are available for the 2025-2026 school year.

Click for a packet in English: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/5380/FR/5894059/Free_and_Reduced_Lunch_Application_English.pdf.

Click for a packet in Spanish: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/5380/FR/5894058/Free_and_Reduced_Lunch_Application_Spanish.pdf.