Tag: Princeton Public Schools
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Princeton Public Schools strive for equity throughout the district
Princeton Public Schools continues to enhance equity and inclusion amongst the district’s students and staff with ongoing initiatives and workshops. These initiatives by the school district stem from an equity audit conducted three years ago. The audit by outside expert Marceline DuBose had resulted in new initiatives for Princeton Public Schools to close the equity…
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State database provides information about lead in water of school districts
The New Jersey Department of Education has recently released a centralized database designed to provide lead testing information on school districts in the state. The database is part of the state’s three-pronged approach to strengthen New Jersey’s response to lead testing and remedy elevated lead levels in drinking water in state schools, according to officials.…
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Princeton voters approve $26.9M school referendum
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer A $26.9 million facilities referendum for the Princeton Public Schools was approved by voters on Dec. 11 in a vote officials said was a necessary investment in public education. The ballot question passed with 2,186 “yes” votes to 1,613 “no” votes, according to the municipal clerk’s office. “I’m pleased…
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Princeton school board president reflects on outcome of referendum
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer Retiring Princeton Public Schools Board of Education President Patrick Sullivan said on Dec. 18 that he thought the school district “probably” will have another bond referendum in 2019, in comments coming one week after voters approved a $26.9 million ballot question. Sullivan, leaving after two terms on the board,…
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Princeton school board will keep start of academic year in September
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer Students who attend the Princeton Public Schools will continue to start school after Labor Day, after district administrators declined for a second year in a row to have students return in August. Opening day for the 2019-20 school year will be Sept. 4, according to a proposed calendar Superintendent…
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Princeton school administrators retiring
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer Princeton School district business administrator Stephanie Kennedy will retire at the end of February, making her the third high-ranking member of Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane’s administration leaving in 2019. Kennedy joins assistant Superintendent Lewis Goldstein and Princeton High School Principal Gary Snyder as part of an exodus…
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School district, charter school begin working on path of cooperation
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer The leaders of the Princeton Public Schools and the Princeton Charter School are looking to put their acrimonious past behind them, a move toward collaboration and not litigation. That was one of the takeaways of the settlement they reached earlier this year to end a legal battle about the…
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Aging buildings drive Princeton school district’s request for voters to approve $26.9 referendum
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer Stephen C. Cochrane, the Princeton Public Schools Superintendent of Schools, sought to make the case for a $26.9 million facilities referendum that would pay for security and other upgrades to district schools if voters approve the proposal on Dec. 11. On Nov. 29, Cochrane spoke with reporters and showed…
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Princeton school board reviews residency to stop people from ‘gaming the system’
The Princeton Public Schools is in the midst of a residency audit to make sure every student enrolled in the school system is legally entitled to a free education. “I think it’s good housekeeping to make sure we are educating the kids who live in town,” Board of Education President Patrick Sullivan said on Oct.…
