Tag: Princeton Public Schools
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Johnson Park principal takes on new duties in Princeton
Johnson Park School Principal Robert Ginsberg has been appointed to serve as the acting Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction by the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education. Ginsberg, who began his new duties July 1, was awarded a one-year contract by the school board at its June 23 meeting. He replaces Annie Gonzalez Kosek,…
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Princeton University provides 12,500 meals to the homeless, those in recovery
Princeton University’s Campus Dining, Office of Community and Regional Affairs and John H. Pace, Jr. ’39 Center for Civic Engagement provided more than 12,500 meals this summer to those who are homeless and those who are in recovery treatment at The Rescue Mission of Trenton. “The university’s Summer Food and Nutrition Program will be providing…
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Unity Awards from Not in Our Town Princeton recognize young people’s work to promote racial justice
Just two days before hundreds of people in Princeton protested the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, more than 100 people gathered in a virtual ceremony hosted by Not in Our Town Princeton to honor 13 Princeton young people for their work promoting racial justice in their schools and communities. Princeton Mayor…
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$5.8M from Cranbury high school students’ tuition factored in to Princeton school budget
The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education approved its $95.4 million operating budget for 2020-21 in a 9-1 vote, following a public hearing at its May 5 meeting. School board member Dan Dart, who cast the lone dissenting vote, objected to a 3-cent increase in the school district property tax rate. He pointed to the…
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Officials concerned state aid could be cut from Princeton school budget
The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education approved its $95.4 million operating budget for 2020-21 in a 9-1 vote, following a public hearing at its May 5 meeting. School board member Dan Dart, who cast the lone dissenting vote, objected to a 3-cent increase in the school district property tax rate. He pointed to the…
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Share My Meals purchases meals from restaurants to distribute to the community
Share My Meals of Princeton is purchasing 300 meals per day from Princeton restaurants to distribute to people in the community who are experiencing food insecurity. Founded in January, the Share My Meals original model involved rescuing and distributing healthy cooked meals from corporate cafeterias and universities to people in need. When the pandemic forced…
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Princeton assistant superintendent set to retire after superintendent announces his own resignation
Anna Gonzalez Kosek, the Princeton Regional Schools assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction and a former principal at the Littlebrook School, is retiring as of June 30. Kosek announced her plans to retire on April 24, capping a 41-year career as a teacher and administrator. Her announcement follows on the heels of Superintendent of Schools…
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Opinion: Princeton families deserve quality, nutritious meals from school district
The Princeton Public Schools have carried out two separate meal distributions to the 500 or so students in the free and reduced meal program, since the announcement of the schools’ closure on March 16. In both instances, the “meals” have consisted of heavy boxes with a two-week supply of unappetizing, highly processed, entirely packaged or…
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Princeton public schools continue remote learning
The Princeton Public Schools will continue remote learning for students at least through April 17, Superintendent of Schools Steve Cochrane said on March 24. It is possible that remote learning, which began on March 16 and was expected to end on March 27, could continue beyond April 17, Cochrane said. Remote learning was instituted in…
