Princeton Public Schools Board of Education
‘Don’t be afraid’
Ending one journey to begin another, Princeton High School (PHS) senior graduates celebrated the end of their high school years when they walked across the Class of 2025 graduation ceremony stage. The high school’s commencement ceremony was held on the front lawn in front of the Tower at Princeton High School on June 18. Each […]
School district adds mental health counselor
The Princeton Middle School will be getting a full-time mental health counselor. The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education approved a job description for the new position at its May 27 meeting. The school district had contracted with another provider, but opted to create the new position. A social worker is being “re-purposed” for the […]
‘Super great hands’
For Business Administrator Matthew Bouldin and Interim Superintendent of Schools Kathie Foster, the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education’s last meeting of the 2024-25 school year held some bittersweet moments. Bouldin and Foster were feted by school board members at the board’s June 11 meeting as they wrapped up their tenure in the Princeton Public […]
‘I am beyond honored’
A veteran educator who is a graduate of the Princeton Public Schools has been chosen to become the principal of the Johnson Park School. Stacy Young, who graduated from Princeton High School in 2008, was appointed to the post by the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education at its May 27 meeting. Young was chosen […]
‘This is just another way’
Princeton school district officials have signed off on an agreement with the Municipality of Princeton to share in the revenue that the town will receive from the developer of an 80-unit age-restricted affordable housing development on Thanet Circle, off Terhune Road. The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education ratified the shared services agreement at its […]
Princeton Council to share PILOT with school district
The Princeton Council has agreed to share with the Princeton Public Schools some of the revenue it is slated to receive from the developer of the 80-unit affordable senior citizen development on Thanet Circle, off Terhune Road. The Princeton Council approved a resolution at its May 12 meeting authorizing the shared services agreement with the […]
Princeton school board reappoints district teachers and staff
Administrators, academic supervisors, teachers and support staff – some of whom gained tenure – were reappointed to their positions for the 2025-26 school year at a special meeting of the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education. School board president Dafna Kendal pointed out that the board’s May 6 special meeting coincided with Teacher Appreciation Week, […]
Princeton school board approves budget with five-cent increase
Princeton property owners will see a five-cent increase in the school district property tax rate, based on the district’s $111.3 million operating budget for the 2025-26 school year. The budget, which is $2.8 million more than than the 2024-25 budget of $108.5 million, was approved at the school board’s April 29 meeting. The school district […]
‘I am not broken’
The Princeton Public Schools takes pride in preparing students to lead lives of joy and purpose as knowledgeable, creative and compassionate citizens of a global society. But if the school district truly wants its students to be knowledgeable and compassionate, it needs to teach them about autism and other disabilities, Riverside School student Teddy S. […]