Tag: Princeton Public Schools Board of Education
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Making his case
Donaldson hearing for ousted principal scheduled for May 15 Frank Chmiel will make his case for reappointment as Princeton High School principal May 15 at a Princeton Public Schools Board of Education special meeting. The 6 p.m. meeting will be held in the Princeton Middle School auditorium. Public comment will be allowed for one hour,…
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Ousted principal requests public hearing before school board
Hearing will allow Frank Chmiel and his attorney to respond to the district’s reasons for non-renewal of his contract Frank Chmiel, who was removed from his position as Princeton High School principal March 17, has requested a public hearing before the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education. Attorney David Schroth contacted Superintendent of Schools Carol…
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Amid protests, school board appoints acting Princeton High School principal
At a meeting that turned raucous at times, the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education hired Kathie Foster to serve as Princeton High School’s acting principal, despite calls to reinstate former Principal Frank Chmiel. The school board voted unanimously to appoint Foster at its March 28 meeting. She will earn $820 per day. She began…
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Princeton Middle School students seek gender-neutral locker room
Princeton Middle School principal supportive of request A gender-neutral locker room for LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) students may be in the works at the Princeton Middle School. Two eighth grade students – Indie and Jules – rolled out their request for a gender-neutral locker room with five bathroom stalls and five showers…
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Kendal, Baglio to lead Princeton school board in 2023
Three newly re-elected school board members were sworn into office and new officers were chosen at the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education’s reorganization meeting Jan. 3. Deborah Bronfeld, Dafna Kendal and Susan Kanter were sworn into office for three-year terms. Bronfeld is serving her third term and Kanter is serving her second term. Kendal…
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Incumbent school board members to serve on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education
Incumbent school board members Deborah Bronfeld, Susan Kanter and Dafna Kendal have earned enough votes in the November school board election to keep their seats on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education. Kanter was the top vote-getter with 4,936 votes, followed by Kendal with 4,591 votes and Bronfeld, who earned 4,354 votes. The term…
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Preliminary results: Incumbent members to return to Princeton school board
Incumbent Princeton school board members Deborah Bronfeld, Susan Kanter and Dafna Kendal have earned enough votes against challengers Rita Rafalovsky and Lishian “Lisa” Wu to keep their seats on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 8 general election. Based on unofficial results released by the Mercer County Clerk’s Office as of…
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Princeton School District hikes hourly pay for school bus drivers to $30 per hour
Facing a shortage of school bus drivers, Princeton school district officials moved to raise the hourly salary for bus drivers to $30 per hour, which went into effect Nov. 1. The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education approved the $2.50-per-hour increase at its Oct. 18 meeting. The hourly pay for school bus drivers had been…
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Former Princeton school district employee charged for allegedly “stealing and selling” more than $95K of school property
A former Princeton Public Schools employee is facing multiple charges after she allegedly stole and then sold more than $95,000 worth of school district property, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the Princeton Police Department. The 58-year-old Philadelphia woman, who worked for the school district from 2000 to 2021, has been charged with…
