Tag: principal
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‘Turning the page’
New principal earns endorsement from teacher unions Princeton High School Assistant Principal Cecilia X. Birge was appointed as the next Princeton High School principal at a special school board meeting Aug. 31. The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education voted 9-0 to appoint Birge, including Cranbury School District representative Robert Christopher. School board member Michele…
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‘Trustworthy, accountable and collaborative’
Nearly 500 people respond to informal survey seeking input for next Princton High School principal The informal survey results are in. The next Princeton High School principal should be someone who is “trustworthy, accountable and collaborative.” Nearly 500 people responded to the survey, which was issued by school district officials as the district prepares to…
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Lawrence school board hires new principal for Ben Franklin Elementary School
Geoffrey Hewitt, an administrator in the South Hunterdon Regional School District, has been chosen to become the next principal of the Ben Franklin Elementary School. Hewitt was appointed by the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education at a special meeting July 19. He was chosen from among an initial field of 35 applicants that…
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‘Weighing our options’
Princeton High School principal survey will help the principal’s search committee to screen and interview candidates. Several weeks of ongoing discussions preceded Princeton school district officials’ announcement to advertise a vacancy for the Princeton High School (PHS) principal’s position, following the school board’s May 15 decision to not renew former Principal Frank Chmiel’s contract, according…
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Search for a new Princeton High School principal underway
Former principal has taken his case for reinstatement to the state Office of Administrative Law and the state Commissioner of Education Princeton school district officials have launched a search for a permanent principal for Princeton High School, with the goal of having the new principal in place by Sept. 1. The new principal will replace…
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Chmiel appeals principal dismissal to state Office of Administrative Law
Former principal also files tort claims notice for potential civil lawsuit The attorney for former Princeton High School (PHS) Principal Frank Chmiel, who was dismissed from his post earlier this year, has filed an appeal with the state Office of Administrative Law and the state Commissioner of Education, according to published reports. Attorney David Schroth…
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A case of ‘he said, she said’
School board declines to reinstate Princeton High School Principal Frank Chmiel Former Princeton High School Principal Frank Chmiel lost his bid to be reinstated as the principal at the flagship school in the Princeton public school district. The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) listened to five hours of reasons why Chmiel should not…
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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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Princeton students ‘march’ their concerns in support of Chmiel
Superintendent of Schools Carol Kelley invites to meet with five students in the march Nearly 100 Princeton High School students took their concerns about Principal Frank Chmiel’s dismissal straight to the Princeton Public Schools administration offices on Valley Road. The students walked out of the high school after lunch April 21 and set off down…