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Retirement
BOE member announces
her retirement. PAGE 2
Princeton University
Concerts will present
American master pianist
Richard Goode in an all-
Beethoven evening on
Thursday, May 9, at 8 p.m. in
Princeton Universitys
Richardson Auditorium.
Goode will be playing
Beethovens last three
sonatas plus selections from
the Op. 119 Bagatelles,
short, free-
form pieces.
Hes calling
the pro-
gram The
Last Word.
It is vir-
tually
impossible
to walk
away from
one of
Richard
Goode's
recitals
without the sense of having
gained some new insight,
subtle or otherwise, into the
works he played or about
pianism itself, wrote Allan
Kozinn in The New York
Times. By now, superlatives
about this eminent American
artist have become com-
monplace anywhere he
plays.
Tickets: (609) 258-9220,
princetonuniversitycon-
certs.org.
SPOTLIGHT
The Last Word
KATIE MORGAN/The Princeton Sun
Princeton Day School students get up close and personal with sheep from a local farm at an
event to cap off Barn Week on May 2. For the complete story, please see page 15.
Celebrating Barn Week
Proposed
pipeline
details
available
By KATIE MORGAN
The Princeton Sun
Copies of detailed maps of the
proposed Transco pipeline expan-
sion project are being made avail-
able to the public after concerns
were raised at the April 22 Prince-
ton Council meeting.
Residents complained that the
maps and diagrams were not ac-
cessible to the public. Chris Stock-
ton, a spokesman for Williams
Company, the Oklahoma-based
company that controls the
Transco natural gas pipeline, said
the records were always a matter
of public record.
The maps were always public
information, Stockton said.
Weve tried to be transparent
throughout this entire process.
Its just that our infrastructure is
considered critical public infra-
structure, so were cautious about
copies of maps being broadly dis-
tributed.
Stockton said Williams Compa-
nys solution was to leave a set of
please see CONCERNS, page 3
By KATIE MORGAN
The Princeton Sun
The Princeton Board of Educa-
tion is accepting letters from
members of the community in-
terested in filling the seat of
board member Dorothy Bedford,
who announced her retirement
on April 23.
Board of Education President
Tim Quinn said that Bedfords re-
placement would fill the position
until Bedfords term expires on
Dec. 31.
On our website and in the
media, weve put the word out
that were looking for someone to
fill the position until the term ex-
pires, Quinn said. Were asking
for people to write a letter to the
board telling us why theyre in-
terested.
Bedfords retirement is effec-
tive May 31. Quinn said he ex-
pects her seat to be filled by June
1.
Community members who
write a letter of interest to the
board will be interviewed, and
then the board will make a
choice, Quinn said. I dont
think we have any set criteria
going in, but an interest in excel-
lent public education is the start-
ing point. I think that based on
the letters and interviews, well
get a pretty good idea of who will
make a good board member.
Bedford, who has been a mem-
ber of the board for the last six
years, said her husbands job has
been moved out of state.
A 1978 graduate of Princeton
University, Bedford moved back
to Princeton from New York in
1993 to direct the universitys
250th anniversary celebration.
Quinn said she was one of the
first members of the school com-
munity he met.
When my son was starting
kindergarten at Riverside Ele-
mentary, Dorothy was one of the
first people I met, Quinn said.
She was one of the people I
called when I was considering
running. She was very encourag-
ing. Shes been very supportive.
Quinn said that, though Bed-
ford would be missed, he is glad
that the timing of her resignation
will allow her to weigh in on the
search for Superintendent Judy
Wilsons replacement.
Dorothy is the second-most
senior member of the board,
Quinn said. We value her experi-
ence, her perspective and her
hard work. It was important for
us, with the timing of this, that
Dorothys voice be heard in the
creation of the leadership profile
that will be used to find the new
superintendent.
Quinn praised Bedford as a
vocal advocate for Princetons
economically disadvantaged stu-
dents and said she has been an in-
valuable resource as the chair of
the boards facilities committee
in recent years.
Shes been a highly effective
board member, Quinn said.
Most recently, shes led our facil-
ities committee through some
great challenges. One was the
successful bond referendum
passed in September. Through
her work on the facilities commit-
tee, she helped us to present a co-
gent case for why the improve-
ments were necessary.
Members of the public inter-
ested in filling Bedfords seat are
invited to write a letter of interest
to the board secretary at 25 Valley
Road, Princeton. Letters are re-
quested as soon as possible.
2 THE PRINCETON SUN MAY 8-14, 2013
BOE searching for replacement
for retiring Dorothy Bedford
Unitarian congregation
Spring Sale set for May 11
Rummage sales are a dime a
dozen, but the Unitarian Univer-
salist Congregation of Prince-
tons annual super-sized Spring
Sale consistently raises thou-
sands of dollars for local chari-
ties and has been doing so for
more than 50 years.
This years sale will take place
on Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m., rain or shine, at 50 Cher-
ry Hill Road. All profits will be re-
turned to local non-profit groups
that provide needed services.
The Spring Sale takes up the
entire building and grounds, set
up boutique-style with clothing,
shoes, accessories, linens, bas-
kets, furniture, lamps, antiques,
books and DVDs, toys and games,
computers, jewelry, art pieces,
posters and paintings, kitchen ap-
pliances, dishes, trinkets, sport-
ing goods, plants and flowers, gar-
dening tools and general house-
hold items.
Live music will be provided by
the blues band Catfish. A caf
lunch menu, including grilled en-
tres, savory salads, soups and
gourmet desserts, will be avail-
able.
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maps and diagrams with the mu-
nicipality, with the caveat that
they not be copied and distrib-
uted.
Thats just a policy of ours. Its
not just applicable to Princeton,
Stockton said. When you consid-
er interstate pipelines, theyre a
vital source of energy to cities
and homes around the country.
Security in protecting that is an
important part of what we do. We
coordinate plans with Homeland
Security in regard to that. Were
trying to balance protecting that
while still being transparent.
Though residents were able to
view the maps by visiting the
Princeton engineering depart-
ment, many were concerned that
they could not acquire copies. The
proposed expansion project will
affect more than 30 properties
along the Great Road in Prince-
ton. Stockton said Williams Com-
panys concerns were not in re-
gard to the new project.
Its not the location of the new
pipeline thats sensitive, he said.
What were trying to protect is
the location of the existing
pipeline.
After residents voiced concerns
at the April 22 meeting, municipal
attorney Ed Schmierer said the
town received several Open Pub-
lic Records Act requests.
The first request we got re-
quired a response by that Friday,
Schmierer said. So that week we
talked to the Government Records
Council, who oversees OPRA, and
we looked at the act. We issued an
Concerns raised at
April 22 meeting
CONCERNS
Continued from page 1
please see COPIES, page 9
4 THE PRINCETON SUN MAY 8-14, 2013
Special to The Sun
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, center, met with history
students at The Hun School of Princeton on April 11. Alito discussed
how cases are brought to the Supreme Court before fielding ques-
tions about his career, the Constitution, due process and the
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Princeton Council settles on compromise for new kiosks
6 THE PRINCETON SUN MAY 8-14, 2013
D
emocracy is messy. Weve
been unable to determine
who said this first, but we
hear it a lot. Weve also been hearing
that the community kiosks on Nas-
sau Street are messy and unsight-
ly.
What we havent been hearing are
protests about any eyesore issues
from any significant percentage of
the Princeton community. On the
contrary: It appears that most com-
munity members are content to
leave the two kiosks just as they are
a chaotic, free-form, multi-layered
collage of town-and-gown life, a
stratified archaeology of peoples in-
terests and concerns.
Not only are the kiosks free
speech, theyre free enterprise: Who-
ever gets there first with a flyer and
a staple gun gets a place in the sun.
The Princeton Regional Chamber of
Commerce is seeking to adopt the
kiosks and spiff them up, nay, ele-
vate them to designer status, thanks
to the good offices of J. Robert
Hillier. The Chamber would pay for
the redesign and for kiosk mainte-
nance. They would like to add dis-
creet lighting and some partial
weather-proofing. They would also
like to see the kiosks display com-
mercial advertising and municipal
info, as if the public spaces in
downtown Princeton arent already
a veritable symphony of store sig-
nage, shop windows, street placards
and parking signs.
Lets not go all negative on the
Chamber, however. They contribute
a lot to the community. They mean
well. They promise that the
redesigned kiosks will provide
more space for public postings than
the present ones. Still, sorry, theres
a Stepford Village vibe coming off
this proposal. It sounds like one
more small step in the direction of
the new, improved Visit Princeton:
The Historic & Picturesque Towne
with a Cosmopolitan Flair!
In any case, the Princeton Council
has settled on a compromise: Let
the Chamber do over the kiosk at
the corner of Witherspoon while
keeping the kiosk at Vandeventer as
it has always been. We dont like
this very much, frankly, but well
settle.
Lets see how it goes. Just as long
as we continue to make room for all
the surprising, silly, inspiring,
funny, tacky, useful and thought-
provoking postings that real people
wish to make.
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Princeton composer wins Pulitzer
Caroline Shaw, a graduate student in
composition in the Department of Music
at Princeton University and a New York-
based musician, won the 2013 Pulitzer
Prize for music for Partita for 8 Voices.
In its award citation, the Pulitzer Prize
Board calls the work "a highly polished
and inventive a cappella work uniquely
embracing speech, whispers, sighs, mur-
murs, wordless melodies and novel vocal
effects."
Shaw is a member of Roomful of Teeth,
a vocal quartet for whom she wrote the
Partita. The work was released on the
group's album in October by New Amster-
dam Records.
The Pulitzer Prize for music recognizes
a distinguished musical composition by an
American that has had its first perform-
ance or recording in the United States dur-
ing the year.
She said the Partita contains "very sur-
prising sounds of the human voice and
also some very familiar and rich har-
monies."
Shaw, who is also a violinist, has been a
musician since the age of 2. She said that
the Partita channels a lot of the music that
she has played and sung.
I've spent a lot of time playing Bach
partitas.
One of my first jobs was to play for bal-
let and modern classes, so the music in
Partita is kind of like choreography for
me.
Shaw, a doctoral fellow in composition,
earned a bachelor's in music (violin per-
Special to The Sun
Caroline Shaw won the 2013 Pulitzer
Prize for music for Partita for 8 Voices.
please see SHAW, page 16
WEDNESDAY MAY 8
Art opening: Store hours, Small
World Coffee, 254 Nassau. Open-
ing of Space and Light, por-
traits and abstracts by Jannick
Wildberg. Through June 14. 609-
924-4377, www.smallworldcof-
fee.com.
Bloodmobile Drive: 3 to 7 p.m.,
Princeton Police Department,
Nassau between Witherspoon
and S. Tulane. Community Blood
Council of New Jersey. Register
or walk in. Parking available for
donors. 609-921-2100.
Health testing: 4 to 6 p.m., Prince-
ton HealthCare System, Neigh-
borhood Information Center, 281
Witherspoon. Stay Healthy and
Prevent Chronic Disease. Free.
888-853-6200, www.princeton-
hcs.org.
Cornerstone Community Kitchen:
5 to 6:30 p.m., Princeton United
Methodist Church, Nassau at
Vandeventer, 609-924-2613. Hot
meals served, prepared by TASK.
Free.
Author, author: 6 p.m., Labyrinth
Books, 122 Nassau. Jeanette
Brown, author of African Ameri-
can Women Chemists. Free. 609-
497-1600.
Princeton Photography Club: 7
p.m., D&R Greenway Land Trust,
Johnson Education Center, off
Rosedale Road. Dick Druckman,
sports photographer. Reception
followed by meeting. Free. 732-
422-3676, www.princetonphoto-
club.org.
Princeton Country Dancers: 7:30
p.m., Suzanne Patterson Center,
45 Stockton. Contra dance. Class
followed by dance. $8, 609-924-
6763, www.princetoncountry-
dancers.org.
Attention Deficit Disorder: 7:3o to
9 p.m., Riverside School, 58
Riverside Drive. Children and
Adults with Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder presents
What Parents Can Do When the
School Says No, with Denise
Dwyer, attorney. Free. 609-683-
8787,
adhdcoachjane@gmail.com.
THURSDAY MAY 9
Gardening in Small Spaces: 10:30
a.m., Windrows, 2000 Windrow
Drive, Plainsboro. 'Gardening for
Maximum Beauty in Minimal
Space with floral designer Nor-
man H. Holt and Master Garden-
ers Doreen and Arlo Duba. Buffet
lunch, sales presentation, tours.
Free. Register: www.princeton-
windrows.com, 609-520-3700.
Veterans Luncheon: Noon, Prince-
ton Elks, 354 Route 518, Mont-
gomery. Meeting and lunch. Free.
908-359-7122.
Inspired Hour: 6 p.m., Triumph
Brewery, 138 Nassau. Get some
inner power. Spiritual journey
and leadership. Hosted by A New
Equilibrium. Refreshments, cash
bar. Register: www.anewequilibri-
um.org.
Argentine Tango: 8 p.m., Suzanne
Patterson Center, 45 Stockton.
Viva Tango. Lessons, practice
session, dancing. $12, including
refreshments. 609-948-4448,
vivatango.org.
FRIDAY MAY 10
Professional Service Group: 10
a.m., Princeton Public Library.
Career support, networking for
unemployed professionals. Free.
609-292-7535,
www.psgofmercercounty.blogspo
t.com.
Lunch and Learn: Noon, Princeton
Senior Resource Center, Suzanne
Patterson Building, 45 Stockton.
Dementia, with Margie Strong
of A Plus Senior Care. Bring your
lunch; beverage and dessert pro-
vided. Free. Register: 609-924-
7108, www.princetonsenior.org.
Far out: 5:30 p.m., Institute for
Advanced Study, Wolfensohn
Hall. Gone with the Wind: Black
Holes and Their Gusty Influence
on the Birth of Galaxies, with
Nadia Zakamska of Johns Hop-
kins University. Free. Register:
www.ias.edu. 609-734-8228.
Divorce Recovery Seminar: 7:30
p.m., Princeton Church of Christ,
33 River Road. How to Deal with
Feelings. Non-denominational.
Free. 609-581-3889, www.prince-
tonchurchofchrist.com.
Out of doors: 8 to 11 p.m. Amateur
Astronomers Association of
Princeton, Simpson Observatory,
Washington Crossing State Park,
Titusville. Weather dependent.
Free. 609-737-2575, www.princet-
onastronomy.org.
SATURDAY MAY 11
PFARS flea market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
squad house, 237 N. Harrison.
Annual flea market to benefit the
Princeton First Aid & Rescue
Squad. Rain or shine. 609-921-
8972.
UU Princeton Congregation Spring
Sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Unitarian
Universalist Congregation, 50
Cherry Hill Road. All manner of
wares, live music by blues band
Catfish, live performers, caf
lunch menu. Proceeds will bene-
fits local charities. 609-924-1604;
www.uuprinceton.org.
Out of doors: 10 a.m., Princeton
Canal Walkers, Turning Basin
Park, Alexander Road. Three-mile
walk on the Towpath. Bad weath-
er cancels. Free. 609-638-6552.
Waldorf May Fair: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Waldorf School, 1062 Cherry Hill
Road. Annual festival with live
music by Mountain View String
Band, children's activities, food
by Simply Grazin' and the Bent
Spoon, crafts, fairy tea house,
open house. Free admission. Rain
or shine. Food and activities
priced separately. www.prince-
tonwaldorf.org.
Author, author!: 3:30 p.m.,
Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau.
Mark Mazzetti, author of The
Way of the Knife: The CIA, a
Secret Army, and a War at the
Ends of the Earth. Free. 609-
497-1600.
Princeton Country Dancers: 7:30
p.m., Suzanne Patterson Center,
45 Stockton. English dances.
Instruction followed by dance.
$10, 609-924-6763, www.prince-
toncountrydancers.org.
50th Anniversary, Amateur
Astronomers Association of
Princeton: 7:30 p.m., Institute for
Advanced Study, Wolfensohn
Hall. Is Anyone Else Out There?
with Freeman Dyson, physicist
and mathematician; J. Richard
Gott and David Spergel, astro-
physicists; Lisa Kaltenegger, Har-
vard University astronomer from
Harvard. Observing opportunities
follow. Free. www.princetonas-
tronomy.org.
At McCarter: 8 p.m., McCarter The-
ater, 91 University Place. Hubbard
Street Dance, Chicago company
directed by Glen Edgerton. $20 to
$60, 609-258-2787,
www.mccarter.org.
Boo!: 8 p.m., Witherspoon and Nas-
sau streets. Princeton Tour Com-
pany offers Ghost Tour. $20, 609-
902-3637, www.princetontour-
company.com.presents
Sound Bites: 8 p.m., Arts Council
of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon.
Luke Elliot and His Band. Sound
Bites refreshments and a special
offer at Mediterra are provided
courtesy the Terra Momo Restau-
rant Group. $10. 609-924-8777,
www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
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Copies of maps available for purchase
opinion to the clerk that the maps
were indeed public documents,
but we recommended that the
names of the 30 or so residents on
the map be redacted.
The Williams Companys pro-
posed expansion project, still in
planning stages, would include in-
stalling approximately 1.2 miles of
natural gas pipeline parallel to the
existing pipeline. Williams Com-
pany is currently working on an
application that will be submitted
to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission. If the application is
approved, construction is set to
begin in the fall of 2014.
Residents, and local and region-
al environmental groups have ex-
pressed opposition to the project,
which could affect the environ-
mentally sensitive Princeton
Ridge. Stockton said Williams
Company is eager to continue an
open dialogue with the communi-
ty before the application is sub-
mitted to FERC.
What were in the middle of
right now is the outreach compo-
nent of this project, Stockton
said. Were not set to file this ap-
plication until next fall. What
were looking to do is collect feed-
back and engage people early on
so we can see what issues are out
there, and if there is anything we
can do to incorporate peoples
input into the design to address
those concerns. Weve already
taken some feedback and adjusted
the alignment based on the con-
cerns of some of the property
owners. We want to get it all out
on the table.
Members of the public who
want to view the maps can make
an appointment at the towns en-
gineering department between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. Copies of the maps
and diagrams are available for
$27.50, which represents the cost
to reproduce a full set of maps,
Schmierer said. People were al-
ways invited to come to the engi-
neering department and see the
maps, Schmierer said. But if
you think about it logically, if
were going to let people come to
Town Hall and see them, why
wouldnt you be able to make a
copy? If its public, its public.
COPIES
Continued from page 3
By KATIE MORGAN
The Princeton Sun
The Princeton Education
Foundation raised almost $50,000
to support programs at the public
schools at a gala held in the Nas-
sau Inn on April 27.
One-hundred-and-forty guests
enjoyed a buffet-style dinner be-
fore bidding on auction items pro-
vided by local businesses and
merchants. An additional 60 peo-
ple who did not attend placed on-
line bids.
Adrienne Rubin, executive di-
rector of the Foundation, said the
gala was an enormous success.
Its our biggest fundraiser of
the year, she said. Its an oppor-
tunity for the whole community
to contribute to fund our public
schools. Its also an opportunity
to recognize the support we get
and let people engage in support-
ing our students and schools.
The money raised by the Foun-
dation, both through the gala and
year-long fundraising campaigns,
is used to fund programs that the
school district is unable to fund
through the regular budget.
These programs are supported by
mini grants awarded to teach-
ers each year.
Teachers apply in the fall, and
a committee decides which pro-
grams to fund, Rubin said. We
try to fund as many as we can. We
try to make the biggest difference
possible with the money we have.
Were trying to get our teachers to
think creatively. Its amazing how
a little funding can make a pro-
gram (come into) being. Our
teachers come up with ideas that
work really well, and they should
have the flexibility to try some-
thing new. We have the ability to
pilot these programs, and if they
work, we can help to expand
them.
Rubin said that many of the
programs funded by mini grants
this year have been very success-
ful.
Were lucky this time
around, she said. We have some
wonderful programs. One is the
robotics program at the middle
school. The district hired a robot-
ics teacher and gave that teacher
some materials to run the class.
We secured a private donor to in-
crease the materials so that each
child is getting so much more out
of the experience.
Rubin also mentioned a pro-
gram at Princeton High School
that provides a grief and loss sup-
port group for students.
This group is to help kids who
are dealing with real tough situa-
tions, Rubin said. It gives them
a place to feel emotionally safe to
accomplish the other things they
need to in their lives as high
school students.
The Foundation is also funding
a mural installation at the high
school.
The programs we fund really
run the gamut, Rubin said.
These programs are in the arts,
sciences, emotional health
whatever our teachers feel will
make a difference in the lives of
the students.
The Foundations most recent
campaign, which began May 6, is
the Teacher Appreciation Cam-
paign. Through the end of the
school year, students, parents and
members of the community will
have the opportunity to make a
donation, and hang a paper apple
in their school to represent the
contribution.
Donors put an apple up on the
wall of their school with their
name, or on behalf of someone, to
thank our teachers, Rubin said.
Its a great way for the school
communities to recognize the
hard work of these individuals.
Our aim is to have these teachers
struck every time they walk into
school by the show of support
from their community.
Rubin said she is grateful to
live and work in a community
that shows so much support, fi-
nancially and otherwise, to the
public schools.
Were so lucky to be in Prince-
ton, she said. Its a generous
community. People in Princeton
support all kinds of nonprofits,
and theres a reason people here
can accomplish so much. Its be-
cause they care.
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By KATIE MORGAN
The Princeton Sun
Students at Princeton Day
School got up close and personal
with farm animals as part of the
schools annual Barn Week.
Science teacher Aaron Schom-
burg conceived the cross-curricu-
lar program, now in its third year.
We have this 100-year-old
Dutch barn on the property,
Schomburg said. And all these
acres. For me, its sad to see a part
empty, so I thought, how about we
pilot a project and bring in ani-
mals?
Schomburgs plan to get kids
learning outside the classroom
worked. The barn, then used as a
storage space, was refurbished to
house livestock, and some were
brought in from an area farm.
Schomburg has also begun to
revitalize the 100-year-old apple
orchard on the PDS grounds, as
well as the apiary.
Classes have been raising
money to buy apple trees,
Schomburg said. They bought
two bee hives, and they were able
to go out there and plant apple
trees, and they can document
them every spring. To grow with
a tree is a neat long-term project.
This year, several 2-month-old
hair sheep, a common breed, a
mother goat with a nursing kid,
and a 28-year-old retired police
horse were brought to PDS from a
nearby farm. Each class in the
lower school visited the barn
twice during Barn Week. Schom-
burg said that, on the first visit,
the students have a meet-and-
greet with the animals.
Because we have so many stu-
dents, we dont have them feed the
animals or clean out the stalls,
Schomburg said.
So on the first visit, the stu-
dents sit on carpet squares in the
barn and we bring the animals
around to them. They get to pet
them and learn about their pur-
pose on the farm.
Schomburg said the second
visit during the week is the cross-
curricular visit.
The second time they come
down to the barn, we tie in what-
ever theyre learning about, he
said. For the third grade, we
talked about the pioneers, and
what these animals meant to
them. The fourth grade talked
about immigrants, and what ani-
mals came from what parts of the
world.
Students also took part in sev-
eral farm-themed activities
throughout the week, including
butter churning, apple tasting
and square dancing.
The week concluded with an
Open Barn event, where parents
were invited to visit the barn
with their children to meet the
animals and see what the stu-
dents learned during the week.
Schomburg said he feels that
Barn Week teaches the students
important long-term lessons
about their role as stewards of
the planet.
The barn and the whole area
is really to get the kids feeling like
they have a part to play, Schom-
burg said. As a science teacher, I
want to not scare them about the
threats to our environment. My
job is to inform them, but to make
them feel like we can still make
changes and take care of the plan-
et. That connection they feel now
to nature and to these animals
as they get older theyll have that
love that can blossom into some-
thing bigger.
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Princeton Day School students get up close and personal with sheep from a local farm at an event to cap
off Barn Week on May 2.
By KATIE MORGAN
The Princeton Sun
The Princeton School District
wants the public to take part in a
national search for Superintend-
ent Judy Wilsons replacement.
The Board of Education hired
Chicago-based search firm Haz-
ard, Young, Attea & Associates
last month to create a leadership
profile and to compile a candidate
pool for the position.
Board of Education President
Tim Quinn said that some of the
firms services include public
surveys and forums.
We want to hear the charac-
teristics the community values in
a superintendent of schools, he
said. Were not only looking for
people with current students in
our schools, but also parents of
alumni and people who dont nec-
essarily have someone attending
our schools.
The survey, available through a
link at the district website at
www.princetonk12.org, was devel-
oped by the search firm. The firm
will also be hosting two public fo-
rums, one on May 21 at 4 p.m. and
one on May 22 at 7 p.m., both at
the district administration build-
ing at 25 Valley Road.
Their services are sort of like
a menu from which you can
choose, Quinn said. We chose
all of them. We chose the maxi-
mum number of public forums
and one-on-one interviews. We
chose to avail ourselves of as
much input as we can get.
The search firm will conduct
interviews with central office
staff, Parent Teacher Organiza-
tion leadership, teachers and
Board of Education members.
Wilson announced her inten-
tion to retire effective Dec. 31, cit-
ing new salary caps introduced
by state legislation.
Quinn said that once the one-
on-one interviews and public fo-
rums are completed, the search
firm will compose a leadership
profile.
Well hold a special meeting of
the Board of Education on May
29, Quinn said. A consultant
from Hazard, Young Attea will
present the leadership profile to
the board, and that begins the of-
ficial recruitment phase. Before
we go out and find someone, we
have to know what we want.
Quinn said the position has not
yet been officially advertised, but
as a result of publicity surround-
ing Wilsons retirement an-
nouncement, qualified local can-
didates are aware that the job is
available.
Its known in the New Jersey
education community, he said.
Thats a reflection of the fact
that Judy is so well respected. We
think shes the best in the state.
There was quite a bit of coverage
when she announced her retire-
ment, so we think the word is out.
The wheels are in motion in
terms of people who might be
qualified starting to think about
it, but were casting a wide net
this will be a national search.
Community members are in-
vited to complete the survey any-
time before May 23.
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