Tag: Princeton Public Schools
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Princeton school board member wraps up term
It was a bittersweet moment for Jessica Deutsch, who wrapped up a three-year term on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education at its last meeting of the year on Dec. 15. Deutsch chose not to seek re-election to a second term in the Nov. 3 general election. School board President Beth Behrend read a…
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Princeton Public School District switches back to remote learning
The Princeton Public Schools, which brought students back into the classroom for hybrid learning, is putting it on hold and switching to remote learning for the next few weeks. The last day of hybrid learning will be Dec. 18, said Barry Galasso, the interim superintendent of schools. Hybrid learning will resume Jan. 12. This means…
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Superintendent search committee prepares to interview semi-finalists
The search for a new superintendent of schools has entered the next phase, as the school board’s superintendent search committee prepares to interview semi-finalists for the top administrative post. School board member Betsy Baglio said consultant School Exec Connect provided the committee with a list of seven semi-finalists. The committee will meet with the semi-finalists…
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Riverside School student has COVID-19
A Riverside School student has tested positive for COVID-19, making that student the second child in one week to have tested positive for the disease in the Princeton Public School District. School district officials received notification of the child’s positive test results on Nov. 23. The student was in school Nov. 20, but did not…
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Princeton raises daily rate to attract substitute teachers to school district
Seeking substitute teachers to fill in for those who call out sick, the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education has raised the daily rate to entice would-be substitute teachers to step forward. The school board approved raising the per diem rate from $85 and $90 per day to a range of $95 to $105 per…
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Residents want new Princeton superintendent to reflect ‘the Princeton way’
Someone who is highly visible and personable. A visionary leader who inspires others and who is a team-builder. An outstanding communicator who is aware of the need for community involvement and seeks to make Princeton a part of their fabric. Those are some of the characteristics being sought in the Princeton Public Schools’ new superintendent…
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Princeton public school teachers will receive increases through 2022
Princeton Public Schools teachers are in line for salary increases of 2.9% for the current school year, and 2.5% for the 2021-22 school year, under a two-year contract approved by the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education. The Princeton Regional Education Association had previously ratified the contract before presenting it to the school board. The…
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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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Debate continues over school staff accommodation requests
As the Princeton Public School District prepares to welcome more students back into the classroom, and more than two dozen staff members are being allowed to work from home, the debate over accommodations continued at the school board’s Oct. 13 meeting. Interim Superintendent of Schools Barry Galasso told the school board that he had spoken…
