MOORESTOWN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Focus on the Future Bond Referendum

UPDATE: PROJECTS ARE UNDERWAY

Construction on schedule

Moorestown Township Public Schools has worked with its architects and other consultants over the 2025-26 school year to prepare for construction and design instructional spaces.

We will work to replace the stadium field and tennis courts this summer, targeting completion for early fall.

The district will continue construction work in phases, accepting the lowest qualified bid for each package of projects.

Referendum improvements include:

Two-story addition at WAMS
Gym/facilities renovations
Roof replacements
Isenberg Gym updates
Security enhancements
Parking expansion/traffic flow reconfiguration
HVAC upgrades
Installation of turf at 3 fields
Transportation hub

$18.7 MILLION IN STATE AID. ONLY WITH VOTER APPROVAL.

Students walk through the hallway at William Allen Middle School (WAMS). Referendum projects include a WAMS expansion to welcome sixth-graders, who currently attend Upper Elementary School.

Maintaining Moorestown quality

Moorestown Township's highly ranked schools are a source of pride, but the most important measure of our district is the ability to provide students with safe, healthy, effective learning environments.

With infrastructure aging and enrollment growing, the Board of Education and district leaders held a September 2025 bond referendum focused on:

Keeping students in their neighborhood elementary schools, which is not always possible because of capacity issues
Moving 6th-graders to the middle school for age-appropriate social and extracurricular experiences
Expanding innovative programming at the high school
Creating safer, more functional buildings and grounds with HVAC and roof work, and drainage upgrades
Adding and enhancing athletic facilities to benefit students and the community
Improving traffic flow and parking
Bringing home state aid that is only available through a voter-approved bond referendum

WHY
NOW?

The district has expiring debt, creating favorable timing that would help mitigate the tax impact of a new investment.
Our elementary schools need space now, and that need will only increase with anticipated growth. Some students are already diverted from their neighborhood schools because grade levels are at or near capacity.
MTPS is one of a few remaining NJ districts without full-day, tuition-free kindergarten. Creating room for the free, full-day program would better serve our community.
HVAC equipment and roofing are at the end of their useful life and are prone to costly breakdowns.

Responsible planning benefits everyone

Students and staff: Renovations would enhance the health and safety of our schools and create more effective learning environments at all grade levels.

Community members: Moorestown’s high-quality public schools contribute to the value of our community. Investing in timely school building maintenance and improvements maintains that value. Some of the proposed spaces, including a new gym at the middle school, and new and improved fields, would be available for community use.

Taxpayers: When repairs and other projects are included in the annual budget, local taxpayers get the full bill. Improvements funded through an approved bond referendum are partially covered by state aid, which offsets the amount needed from local taxes. The amount of state aid and tax impact will be known once projects are selected for the ballot.

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