Princeton Board of Education approves appointments, routine contracts and consent agenda at year-end meeting

The Princeton Board of Education voted to approve minutes, appoint two facilities leaders and pass a consent agenda of routine contracts and personnel items during its final meeting of the 2024–25 school year.

The board unanimously adopted the minutes from its May 27 meeting after a motion from Chris (mover) and a second from Debbie (seconder). The board then voted to appoint Anthony D’Aforly as director of facilities and grounds and David Hunt as assistant director of facilities and grounds. That motion was moved by Eleanor and seconded by Susan, and board members recorded their affirmative votes on the roll call.

In a separate routine business item, the board approved EUS Insurance Brokers as property and casualty insurance broker (professional services). That item was moved and seconded earlier in the agenda (mover: Debbie; seconder: Chris) and the roll call recorded one abstention from Daphne Bridal; other members voted yes as recorded during the roll call.

Later in the meeting the board approved a large bundled consent agenda of administrative and operational items by motion of Chris and second of Debbie. The consent agenda covered routine and recurring district business, including authorization to solicit bids and procure through state contracts, appointment of district officials, renewal and approval of various vendor contracts for 2025–26, approval of annual statements and regulatory assurances (school security drills, lead testing program), send/receive tuition agreements, third-party retirement plan administration, integrated pest management, field trip approvals, and other annual housekeeping resolutions. The consent vote passed on the roll call with the members present recorded as voting yes.

Each motion and recorded roll-call outcome is reflected in the board’s meeting record and was read into the public record during the session.

Votes and motions at a glance: - Adoption of minutes (May 27): mover Chris; seconder Debbie; outcome: approved (roll-call yeses recorded). - Appointment of Anthony D’Aforly (director of facilities and grounds) and David Hunt (assistant director): mover Eleanor; seconder Susan; outcome: approved (roll-call yeses recorded). - Approval of EUS Insurance Brokers (property and casualty insurance broker, professional services): mover Debbie; seconder Chris; outcome: approved (Daphne Bridal recorded as abstain; other recorded yes votes). - Consent agenda (multiple J and L/M/O items covering contracts, annual assurances, personnel appointments, field trips, send/receive tuition agreements and other routine business): mover Chris; seconder Debbie; outcome: approved (roll-call yeses recorded).

The board did not take roll-call vote totals in a single numeric tally in the public audio; voting was recorded individually during roll calls for each motion and appears on the board’s official minutes.

Board members present for the votes (as recorded during roll calls): Daphne Bridal; Adam Bierman; Debbie Braunfeld; Eleanor Hubbard; Susan Kantor; Chris Santarpio; (others identified earlier in the meeting as present).