Governor Livingston High School is offering Multivariable Calculus for the first time in the 2026-27 school year.

Superintendent Dr. Kim Feltre highlighted the new course in the district's October newsletter, published Friday, Oct. 2. The course gives students who have finished the traditional calculus sequence a chance to tackle college-level math, including functions of several variables and three-dimensional calculus applications.

The district said the addition reflects its goal of creating pathways for students to keep growing academically through high school. The newsletter did not specify how many students enrolled or which teacher leads the course.

The newsletter also detailed progress on projects funded by the $49.7 million school referendum voters approved on March 10. New public-address systems have been installed at Governor Livingston, Columbia Middle School and Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School. All four elementary schools now share identical PA headend systems.

At Governor Livingston and Columbia, the PA systems are entirely new, including speakers and cabling. Clocks at Columbia and Mountain Park Elementary were also replaced.

New Meraki security cameras are expected to be fully installed by the end of October, according to the newsletter. At the Aug. 27 Board of Education meeting, security measures were reported 20% complete and PA systems 75% complete. The newsletter did not provide updated percentages.

Summer capital projects included a new playground at Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center, new tire swings at Mountain Park Elementary and resurfaced flooring with fresh graphics in the Governor Livingston Blue Gym.

Voters approved the referendum in two parts, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association. Question 1 authorized $20,747,001 for security, technology and site improvements across all district schools. Question 2 authorized $28,915,969 for HVAC, roofing and classroom upgrades.

State funding covers 40% of eligible costs.

Beyond facilities, the district is rolling out Readers and Writers Workshop across all K-5 classrooms for the 2026-27 school year. Teachers completed dedicated professional learning before classes began.

"We want more than just an increase in ELA and math proficiency scores; we want excellent instruction across the curriculum and internal measures of student proficiency, in addition to the NJSLA scores," Feltre wrote in the newsletter.

The district also released results from its 2026-27 communications survey. A total of 481 families, roughly 31% of all households, responded. Overall satisfaction with district communications averaged 3.86 on a 5-point scale.

Respondents said direct emails and official school websites were their most trusted channels for updates.

A College and Career Fair is scheduled at Governor Livingston on Monday, Oct. 5. Future Highlander Night for eighth-grade students and families in Berkeley Heights and Mountainside takes place Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Governor Livingston auditorium.