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Scattoni said the referendum scope includes two‑story classroom additions, expanded cafeterias/multipurpose rooms, music and science lab enlargements, circulation improvements, outdoor courtyards and site work at multiple schools. He showed renderings of a new front entrance canopy and two‑story classroom additions at the middle school, a gym/media/multipurpose expansion and courtyard at Community Park, and a six‑room classroom addition and parking improvements at Little Brook. High‑school work includes phased HVAC improvements and an eventual conversion of current IT space into classrooms after district swing spaces have been completed.

Timeline and sequencing: Scattoni described a plan in which additions would be built first (target start: early spring next year) with the goal of completing major additions by December 2027, followed by two phases of renovations through August 2028; he identified the high‑school IT conversion as the final project in the referendum sequence. The district has ordered bleachers to be installed this summer and plans summer‑phased HVAC work at the high school.

Cost and contingency planning: Scattoni said the referendum budget was based on pre‑escalated pricing and that the district is carrying contingency above the 5% state minimum; he reported the district’s working contingency in the range of about 10–12 percent. He said New Jersey public‑bid procurement rules favor domestic products, which the team expects will limit some tariff exposure, and that the design team is preparing alternate bid packages and value‑engineering options if bids come in higher than estimates.

Board members pressed on price escalation and schedule. Board member Adam Bierman asked whether the district had identified which elements were essential versus those that could be deferred if prices rose; Scattoni said those prioritization discussions are underway and will be reflected in how alternates are structured in bid documents. Bierman also asked whether the district could buy or stockpile materials in advance; Scattoni said some items such as furniture might be procured early but that most major construction materials are procured under contractor scope within bid contracts.

Regulatory and site work: Scattoni said the team is coordinating regulatory submissions and working with Sustainable Princeton on landscaping and path/bike‑path coordination; playground modifications and wetlands coordination will be addressed later in the design and permitting sequence and with relevant commissions.

No board vote was taken on the presentation itself. Scattoni told the board the design team and district administration will post the presentation on the district website and will accept questions through a designated email address.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Princeton Board of Education - May 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","FEHD Architects’ Dan Scattoni told the Princeton Board on May 27 that additions at middle and elementary schools would be built first, with major additions targeted for completion in late 2027 and renovations continuing through 2028, and that the district is carrying roughly 10–12% contingency above the state minimum.","taxTitle","Princeton Public School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",38734,"location","New Jersey","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6541317,"Board ratifies three key items — administrative‑support contract, Johnson Park principal appointment, shared‑services pilot agreement — and approves consent and",3895,1118960,5014744,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3534925-28d132a52ef8c604497fcc800cebcf86&start=1118&end=5014","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3534925-28d132a52ef8c604497fcc800cebcf86/thumbnail_1118960.jpg","/articles/6541317/New-Jersey/Board-ratifies-three-key-items-administrativesupport-contract-Johnson-Park-principal-appointment-sharedservices-pilot-agreement-and-approves-consent-and","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541317-ba67f88d6555cd6c304bdca655644e6f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771129591&Signature=mfBvbyV~PpmFOldgBoHuAqGpwnD9LggOFWcbqDiDErsYPb9uDKXKAIH5FArQJDRvghM69j1ckw6BA5hcZV9WUli8S7dGU1S~bcx~TsgyyAEt8jzaZOX5o3X5ThBUiPbSydq2m5WNnLFokI-QUqRD6dULBt6SxlVGIPbF~Y7-wQ3yJTLZJgrQw19LDjCNLE0Yaz0duuReiWtxfnI~Cxgk784GjfTC~5T-GIVbRDESRzFix6yUUWpS~wPsRZ1aIW34wXXv-jfJy1-5s~uqmnWeWvsUzXu6pn1D-~GqoW1jUbb-ra-F0Lc5CMPAo~uY6mgf3XmCSug1F~IVbfbJmh3uiw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Princeton Board of Education on May 27 approved multiple formal actions: ratification of a three‑year memorandum of agreement with the administrative support union (PRESA), appointment of Dr. Stacy Young as principal of Johnson Park School, and ratification of a shared‑services agreement with the municipality to receive a portion of pilot revenue. The board also approved a large consent agenda and several finance and contract items.

Administrative‑support union (PRESA) memorandum of agreement
A three‑year MOA with the district’s administrative support union (referred to in the meeting as PRESA) was presented and ratified by the board. The board’s negotiating committee members named during the discussion included Debbie Braunfeld, Mara Franceschi and Eleanor Hubbard; the bargaining‑unit representatives who publicly thanked the board included Ashanti Thompson and Annie Hopkins and a listed negotiation team. The motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote.

Appointment of Johnson Park principal
The board voted to appoint Dr. Stacy Young as principal of Johnson Park School. The superintendent described a hiring process that included 48 applicants, eight first‑round interviewees, six second‑round interviews and two finalists; the motion to appoint was brought by Mara Franceschi and seconded by Eleanor Hubbard and the appointment passed unanimously.

Shared‑services agreement with the municipality (pilot revenue)
The board approved a shared‑services agreement under which the district will receive a share of pilot revenue from a recent municipal pilot arrangement. The presentation described the amount to the district as ranging from about $300,000 to $500,000 or higher depending on performance of the related apartment complex; the developer name was not consistently identified in the meeting transcript. Board members said the revenue will help offset recent state aid reductions (a 3% reduction was cited) and will be used for educational purposes. The motion passed unanimously.

Other votes and consent items
The board approved a consent agenda that combined personnel actions, curriculum items, contracts and other routine approvals. The consent agenda motion passed by roll call. The board also approved financial reports (a roll call showed two abstentions on the financial item) and several change orders and contracts listed on the agenda. Where abstentions were recorded, they are noted below.

Votes at a glance (selected items recorded in the public roll calls):
- MOA with administrative‑support union (PRESA), three‑year agreement — outcome: approved (unanimous). Motion and second: not specified in transcript; roll call: Daphne Bridal: yes; Beth Baron: yes; Adam Bierman: yes; Debbie Braunfeld: yes; Mara Franceschi: yes; Eleanor Hubbard: yes; Susan Kantor: yes; Ari Meisel: yes; Chris Santarpio: yes; Catherine Lara: yes.
- Appointment of Dr. Stacy Young as Johnson Park principal — outcome: approved (unanimous). Motion: Mara Franceschi; second: Eleanor Hubbard. Roll call: all voting board members recorded yes.
- Shared‑services agreement (pilot revenue share) — outcome: approved (unanimous). Motion: Beth Baron; second: Chris Santarpio (as recorded in the meeting sequence). Roll call: all voting board members recorded yes; developer name not specified in transcript.
- Consent agenda — outcome: approved. Motion: Beth Baron; second: Eleanor Hubbard. Roll call: consent agenda passed by roll call with all recorded yes votes.
- Financial reports (O‑1) — outcome: approved. Roll call: Daphne Bridal: abstain; Beth Baron: yes; Adam Bierman: yes; Debbie Braunfeld: yes; Mara Franceschi: yes; Eleanor Hubbard: yes; Susan Kantor: yes; Ari Meisel: abstain; Chris Santarpio: yes; Catherine Lara: yes.
- O‑16 settlement agreement — outcome: approved. Roll call: Debbie Braunfeld: abstain; others voting yes per roll call.

What the board said about next steps: board members and presenters said the district would notify the community about the referendum design and would post materials on the district website; administration said it will continue contract implementation discussions with PRESA and will work with municipal officials on the mechanics of the pilot revenue distribution.","The Princeton Board of Education on May 27 ratified a three‑year administrative‑support union contract, appointed Dr. Stacy Young as Johnson Park principal and approved a shared‑services agreement to receive a share of pilot revenue, and passed a broad consent agenda and finance items.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6541327,"Community Park fifth-graders present district SEL ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ program",623,208770,831980,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3534925-28d132a52ef8c604497fcc800cebcf86&start=208&end=831","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3534925-28d132a52ef8c604497fcc800cebcf86/thumbnail_208770.jpg","/articles/6541327/New-Jersey/Community-Park-fifth-graders-present-district-SEL-Random-Acts-of-Kindness-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541327-db4116fd83fd2e201f0c84c6f6a1f1e9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771129591&Signature=KMVDDm8FB0W4W5JggP15d07ASWiVzzRFmMSzpGIWbh1HJgekllh16Unhg8hixkYZZbVV7JRt~RiiF7Ia45TCpFBlrOMQMT5XL1pGMblrRgFTEqZO6pLwdvRJRg~B5ckf3FqlAI2CKMbfN~fbLZFMnq5S7BLNPphxpjHiAxl9j4gWRrZp1m9ebzQxsps0yXUiGeE8iAcRjloT2NzLWcCz2gntt-M~rssG3Px6n2z9OKDVQo~pCySRqkjqKna3x~043I4Bd3YS-~lqqqQJ~8ZIAX9fJPigjrCAtSbuXu6DEze-mwLSOs9VqltMdnLPaywvUkGgRiJeEyj1~5yDY-cJUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Community Park School students and staff described their social‑emotional learning (SEL) program to the Princeton Board of Education at its May 27 meeting, highlighting classroom lessons, schoolwide events and community partnerships aimed at promoting kindness and inclusion.

The presentation was delivered by school staff on behalf of Community Park’s fifth‑grade “kindness ambassadors,” with supporting remarks naming librarian/media specialist Bevin Jones and fifth‑grade teacher Megan Mulroney. Presenters said the school uses the Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) curriculum, which they described as CASEL‑approved and research‑based and used as a tier‑1 K–12 SEL curriculum districtwide at CP for five years.

Why it matters: presenters said the work aims to promote school climate and student well‑being, and to give upper‑grade students leadership roles that support younger pupils. Activities described included Start With Hello week (an inclusion initiative formed by Sandy Hook Promise), monthly “Final Friday” assemblies, a student pledge practiced each morning in English and Spanish, a coping‑skills library “café” and an array of classroom and schoolwide kindness projects.

Staff and students detailed specific programs: a “kindness champions” program in which fifth graders choose year‑long kindness goals and lead morning announcements and transitions; recess “runners” where students log laps to earn charms; buddy reading with pre‑K and kindergarten classes; and expanded media center and music activities integrated with SEL lessons. The presenters said the school collected 1,745 books in a recent Book Smiles drive connected to World Kindness Day.

Presenters also described a May pilot called the Coping Skills Café, where library class stations introduced breathing exercises, journaling, movement, art and other strategies for students to try and discuss. Community partners mentioned included Clean Ocean Action, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, Princeton Mobile Food Pantry, Book Smiles and Trenton Cats Rescue.

\"We are kind. We are responsible. We are cooperative. We are in control. We are CP,\" the presenters recited as the school pledge, which they said is alternated in Spanish and English during morning announcements.

School staff said they make resources available to families in English and Spanish and that the program seeks to be inclusive of cultural holidays and varied traditions.

The presentation occupied the student‑highlight portion of the board agenda and did not include a board action. Board members responded with thanks and praise for the students and staff for the presentation.","Fifth-grade students and staff from Community Park School described their CASEL‑aligned social‑emotional learning program, listing classroom lessons, schoolwide activities and partnerships; presenters said the school collected 1,745 books in a related drive.","actionData","errors"]

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