Tag: Michele Tuck-Ponder
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Princeton school board election results are finalized
When the last votes were tallied, Princeton voters returned two incumbent school board members to office and elected a newcomer to the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 3 general election. Incumbents Michele Tuck-Ponder and Beth Behrend were re-elected, along with newcomer Jean Durbin, to the school board. School board member Jessica…
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Opinion: Skill, Integrity, Leadership – Michele Tuck-Ponder for Princeton BOE
This race for the Board of Education in Princeton is about competence, integrity and proven leadership. We need people on the board who consistently demonstrate that they have the 21st century skills that we are so focused on developing in all of our children – collaboration, effective and transparent communication, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity,…
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Opinion: Behrend, Tuck-Ponder have a record of working toward equity
This year, the school board will face essential decisions for the future direction of our schools – most importantly, the selection of our next superintendent. We are writing to support the re-election of board President Beth Behrend and Vice President Michele Tuck-Ponder. Both have a proven record of working collaboratively with community partners to support…
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Opinion: School board incumbents address what they deem to be misinformation circulating around Princeton
As citizen volunteers elected to the Board of Education, it has been an honor to represent you in ensuring that our children receive an effective and equitable education, reflective of our community’s values. We feel obliged, however, as the incumbents in a competitive election, to address misinformation about the board being circulated in the community.…
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Opinion: Now is not ‘time for a change’ for Princeton school board leadership
I am writing in support of Beth Behrend, Michele Tuck-Ponder and Jean Durbin for Princeton’s Board of Education. Upon assuming board leadership in January 2019, Behrend and Tuck-Ponder took immediate steps to improve board oversight. Through fact-based and expertise-based decision-making, they have steered the ship straight, even during these unprecedented times. The Princeton Public Schools…
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Opinion: Current school board member supports Behrend, Tuck-Ponder, Durbin
I am writing as a 25-year resident and public school parent. While I am honored to serve on the Board of Education, I am writing in a personal capacity, not on behalf of the board. This year’s school board election is enormously important, and I am strongly supporting Beth Behrend and Michele Tuck-Ponder for reelection…
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Opinion: Michele Tuck-Ponder will ‘make the right investments’ for Princeton students
We are supporting Michele Tuck-Ponder for a second term on the Princeton Board of Education. Michele has the leadership experience that we can trust to help us make the critical decisions ahead on equity, facilities, budget, safety and educational excellence. Michele will continue to address systemic and institutional racism in our district, particularly in the…
