Tag: Princeton Public Schools
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Residents file lawsuit over Princeton school board’s vote on Cranbury agreement
The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education allegedly broke the state’s public meetings law in June in the way in which its members voted to extend an agreement for Cranbury students to attend Princeton High School, two residents claim in a lawsuit that seeks to throw out that vote. In their July 27 civil suit,…
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Board names new principal at Riverside Elementary School
A veteran educator who has worked for the Princeton Public Schools since September 2009 was appointed this week to be the next principal of Riverside Elementary School. Mark Shelley is leaving his job as the humanities supervisor at Princeton High School to lead an elementary school of about 300 students, starting Aug. 1, district administrators…
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Four candidates set sights on Princeton school board seats as deadline nears
Four candidates so far have jumped into the race for the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education ahead of next week’s filing deadline to enter the contest for three seats. Board members Dafna Kendal and Betsy Baglio became the latest to say they would join a field that already includes first-time candidates Mary Clurman and…
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Princeton mayor declines to take public stand on school district referendum
Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert passed on a chance this week to say whether she supports the Princeton Public Schools’ proposed $129.6 million referendum, yet she warned of a “cost” for not investing in public education. “As the community grows, I think there is sometimes the need to build new schools,” Lempert said on July 23…
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Board member asks for equal discipline for all Princeton students
A Princeton Public Schools Board of Education member, citing recent suspension data, said on July 18 that minority students and special education students in the school district are “disproportionately” being punished. “I’m just asking everyone be treated the same and I don’t think that’s happening,” said board member Dafna Kendal, who is the mother of…
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President: School board has done ‘pretty good job’ minimizing referendum costs
The head of the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education pitched the upcoming $129.6 million facilities referendum by telling residents this week the referendum’s proposed tax hike is “not a lot of money.” “We’ve tried to be fiscally responsible,” board President Patrick Sullivan said at a board meeting on July 17. “Yes, there are costs…
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Princeton school board members consider splitting referendum into two questions
The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education will decide next week whether to split a proposed $129.6 million bond referendum into two ballot questions, a move that would mean voters will decide on the proposal in November rather than in October as officials had initially planned. At a board meeting on July 10, district officials…
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Princeton school board considers options to split referendum into multiple questions
Princeton Public Schools officials next week will explore their options for the facilities bond referendum this fall that could include shrinking the cost from the current $129.6 million. One possibility is for the district to scale back the referendum by taking some projects out and waiting to have another referendum a few years from now,…
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Princeton school board president will not run for re-election
Princeton Public Schools Board of Education President Patrick Sullivan, the longest tenured member of the board at nearly six years, will not seek re-election to a third term. Sullivan announced his decision on June 25, more than a month before candidates have to officially file petitions to get into the school board race in November.…
