PTOC & District Hosted
​Lunch & Learn

A special thank you to Dr. Kim Tew
for helping to organize the sessions

Lunch & Learn:
Local Resource Organizations
Thursday, April 24
11:30am to 12:30pm ​(Virtual)


Several hyperlocal resource organizations serve the Princeton community, helping
​keep our neighbors
housed, fed, and engaged. 

Join us at our Lunch & Learn on April 24th


Representatives from each organization will present their work and answer questions.

​This virtual event is free and open to the public.
Click below to learn more about each and get the
Zoom link (soon).
We thank these organizations for their service and their cooperation in making this event happen!
Question 1 
Community Park Elementary School expansion/renovations and
Princeton High School HVAC upgrades
​ 
Estimated cost: $37.9 million 
Annual tax impact (based on the average assessed home): $222
 
Community Park: 
  • Six classrooms, four small-group instruction rooms, and two flexible learning spaces that could adjust with programming needs 
  • Expanded cafeteria; new, larger gym/multipurpose room; larger music room and library, all to accommodate more students 

Princeton High School: 
  • Upgraded “end-of-life” HVAC throughout the building, including around 250 classroom units that control heating, cooling and air quality. The energy-efficient improvements are estimated to provide $150,000 to $200,000 in annual cost savings. State funding will cover one-third of the debt service for these projects. 
Question 2
Princeton Middle School expansion/renovations and
​Princeton High School renovations
​ 
Estimated cost: $38.3 million 
Total annual tax impact of Q1 and Q2 together (based on the average assessed home): $447 

​Princeton Middle School is already at capacity, with an undersized cafeteria, STEM, physical education, and music spaces. An expansion would better serve the current population and accommodate anticipated growth. 
  • Two new classrooms; three new flex spaces that can be used for larger or smaller classes according to needs; two new science labs 
  • Expanded vocal music and band rooms 
  • Expanded and appropriately sized cafeteria and kitchen 
  • New multipurpose room with space for assemblies, physical education, and indoor recess, with off-hours access for community use 
  • Expanded main office with small meeting and conference spaces 
  • Renovations to accommodate the move of the district technology department from the high school
 
Princeton High School Renovations: 
  • Convert current district technology offices into additional student instructional spaces 
  • Update Numina Art Gallery, which serves as instructional and presentation space
Question 3
Littlebrook Elementary School expansion/renovations
 
Estimated cost: $12.9 million 
Total annual tax impact of Q1, Q2 and Q3 together (based on the average assessed home): $532 
​
Littlebrook upgrades to add space would better support current programming and manage growth while maintaining small class sizes. 
  • Six new classrooms 
  • Two small-group instruction rooms 
  • Renovation of existing student support services area 
  • New vocal music room

By-Laws Discussion

 Special Thanks to our Guest Speaker
​Erica Dolci, CPA
[email protected] 609-586-3600 x206

PowerSchool vs. Canvas

 Krista Galyon
PPS Supervisor of Technology & Innovation
walks us through how to use PowerSchool:

Tips from Krista Gaylon:

Tip #1 -
start at the PHS main page
Go to the QUICK LINKS tab (far right)
​scroll down to PowerSchool Parent Portal
Log in!
If you are a new user new, contact your school for your personalized codes/information.
Tip #2-
Go to PowerSchool
Log onto the Parent Sign-in Tab
Create a new Password in the 
Account Preferences tab
Tip #3 - 
start at the PHS main page
Go to the QUICK LINKS tab (far right)
​scroll down to Canvas Access
Log onto the Parent and Community Login
If you are a new user new,
your UserName is the same as the one for PowerSchool.
Your starting PassWord is changeme 
​Create a new Password in the "Account Tab."

Engage & Connect

Engage & Connect
Plant Seeds of Positivity so Everyone Can Bloom. 
Marge Smith​

Marge hosted two workshops for PTO Presidents and their Executive Boards. The workshops focused on how to engage and connect to the school community and across your PTO Board.
Specifically, the teams participated in activities that focused on:

Engagement:  Engaging and empowering your school communities
Strategic Planning:  Vision, mission and values
Team Building:  Tools and techniques
Volunteers:  Recruitment, retention and recognition
Emotional Intelligence:  Working effectively with others 
Every other Wednesday from 12:00 - 1:15, Marge hosts a "Think Tank."
Find out more by contacting Marge:
​
Marge Smith ~  [email protected]  ~  609.213.5673

Mental Health Presentations

Middle and High
​School Levels
Effective Schools Solutions (ESS) ~ PMS & PHS

Was Held on TUESDAY, October 11th during lunch 11:30 - 1:00

​Effective School Solutions (ESS) partners with school districts to help them implement culturally inclusive mental health and behavioral support programs that improve care, strengthen outcomes, address trauma, and maintain students in their home district. Because every child deserves to reach their full potential. This PTOC meeting for community members is an introduction to ESS’s services at PMS and PHS. It will also contain a mini-session on “Learning the Language of Behaviors,” which will include information about adolescent behaviors and resources for families.

Below is the Presentation from the PMS/PHS Session

October 11, 2022

Elementary Levels
Responsive Classroom, Restorative Practices, and
​Social-Emotional Learning in K-5

WEDNESDAY, October 19th​ during lunch 11:30 - 12:30
This session will have a hard stop at 12:30 
​This session, led by
Principals Dineen Gruchacz and Angela Siso-Stentz,
will focus on social emotional programming at
​our elementary schools and how the district is creating
​warm, welcoming learning communities to support all our learners.

Below is the Presentation from the Elementary Session
Presented by Principals Dineen Gruchacz & Angela Siso-Stentz 

October 19, 2022

Executive Function Presentations

Executive Function
​Curriculum Presentation

Stacey Palant - April 21, 2022

Links to EF Resources & Tools:


Thank you for joining us for our 
PTOC Forum on PPS Students
Mental/Social Health &Wellness 
February 15th at 11:30a 

Dana Karas, Director of Student Counseling Services,
and her team, shared what they are doing to promote
Mental/Social Health & Wellness for PPS students.
PPS community members provided topics for discussion.

​Thank you!
The PTOC Executive Board
Milena DeLuca 
Beth Leman
Tara Oakman
Lori Pesnell  
Melodie Schweitzer

PUMS New Schedule for 2021-22 School Year

Presented on May 6th by Jason Burr, Tim Charleston, & Stephanie DiCarlo

Summer '21 @PPS 

Presented by Bob Ginsberg

Humanities Curriculum
​Meetings 2021

Below is the presentation from the meeting on 03.04.21
Please contact Ms. Greenberg if you have Qs about the presentation.  
(Her email is linked to her name)
​Stephanie Greenberg
Supervisor of Humanities
​(Grade 7 - Grade 12)
​609.806.4280 x3620
Below is the presentation from the meeting on 2.25.21
Please contact Ms. Smith-Carrington if you have Qs about the presentation.  
(Her email is linked to her name)

Keisha Smith-Carrington 
Supervisor of Humanities
​(PreK - Grade 6) 

Math Curriculum Meetings 2021

Stefenie Tidwell 
​Supervisor of Math & Business

Below are her presentations for Math from 01.27.21 (PUMS/PHS)  & 01.28.21 (elementary).
Please contact Ms. Tidwell if you have Qs about the presentation.  
Personal Qs should follow the outline below.
Thank you.
Information from the PUMS AND PHS Math Curriculum Meeting
Information regarding the Princeton High School Summer Advancement Program and Intro to Java/OOP Coding Prerequisite Assessment Process (PHS rising 10th-12th graders only) will be posted to High School Math Web Page on March 12, 2021.
Below is the slideshow from the Meeting (with active links).
Please click to move through the pages.

The Presentation from Thursday, Jan. 28th
    for elementary school parents.
Below is the slideshow from the Meeting (with active links).
Please click to move through the pages.