The Princeton Public Schools’ search for the next Superintendent of Schools is underway! School Leadership LLC was appointed by the Board of Education to lead this search in September 2024.
Our goal is to identify a successful candidate to begin on July 1, 2025. Please see timeline below for more information on this important process.
Your Voice Matters: Please Participate!
The Board of Education invites all community members to take part in the information-gathering phase of the superintendent search process. We value your input in identifying the characteristics and qualities we should seek in our next educational leader.
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education establish an Ad Hoc Superintendent Search Committee with the purpose of coordinating the hiring of a search firm and managing the procedural aspects of the search for a new permanent Superintendent.
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education acknowledges Betsy Baglio, as Chair, with Dafna Kendal, Eleanor Hubbard, Mara Franceschi and Rob Christopher as committee members along with the assistance of district administrators as needed.
At the Board’s 9/11/24 meeting, the Board unanimously approved the appointment of School Leadership LLC to lead the superintendent search. Five search firms had applied through the RFP process, and the ad hoc superintendent search committee interviewed four of those firms. The unanimous recommendation of the committee was to appoint School Leadership, LLC, which has led many successful searches over the past 20 years for high-performing districts in the New York metropolitan area. The full Board had the opportunity to meet and to ask questions of Dr. Brooks and Ms. Beder during the closed session immediately preceding the Board meeting.
Dr. Martin Brooks and Ms. Rina Beder will serve as lead consultants for the Princeton search.
Dr. Marty Brooks is a former superintendent of schools for 16 years on Long Island, and recently retired as director of the Tri-State Consortium, an alliance of high performing public school districts, of which Princeton has been a member for many years. During his career, he was an assistant superintendent, building principal, guidance counselor and teacher. He received a BA and MA from NYU, and an M.Ed and Ed.D from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Ms. Rina Beder served 6 years on the Mamaroneck Board of Education, a large, high-achieving suburban school district, including as the President and Vice President. She also served on the board of a regional school board representing 54 public school districts. Ms. Beder has led and facilitated meetings on board governance and organized community conversations on issues including space and enrollment, curriculum, and student mental health and has actively advocated at the State level on behalf of 77 public school districts as a member of the steering committee for the Lower Hudson Education Coalition. She holds a J.D. and a Masters in Management and Organizational Studies and also completed the Columbia Teachers College Educational Policy Fellowship Program.
Dr. Brooks and Ms. Beder will be in the district leading forums and focus groups with students, staff, parents and members of the community from September 30-October 2. If you are interested in participating, please click HERE for a Google Form indicating your interest. You will receive a confirmation email with date, time and location information.
Forums for Parents and Community Members
Parent Forum (7:30-8:30 PM on Monday, September 30 - PHS PAC)
Community Member Forum (5:15-6:15 PM on Tuesday, October 1 - PMS auditorium)
Virtual Parent/Community Member Forum (8:45 -9:45 AM on Tuesday, October 2 - Click HERE for the Zoom link)
Virtual Parent Forum with Spanish Translation (6 - 6:45 pm PM on Wednesday, October 9 - Click HERE for the Zoom link)
Virtual Parent Forum with Chinese Translation (7 - 7:45 pm PM on Wednesday, October 9 - Click HERE for the Zoom link)
SURVEY
School Leadership LLC has developed a survey that the Board hopes all members of the school and district community will complete. This survey will be open for two weeks, from 9/25-10/10.
