To the Editor:

Corporations, businesses, and professional associations often promote from within to fill positions that become available. Why? Because existing employees are loyal, have proven their capabilities, and have knowledge of the company culture, staff, and the issues that need to be addressed.

When qualified Princeton teachers and staff respond to a superintendent posting, the BOE should consider this when soliciting a new superintendent. Procuring someone from the outside with the right credentials and fresh ideas that may not mesh with our schools situation and has not always been effective.

From my recollection of previous years, we now have two superintendents who were either terminated or resigned, with payment of their salaries well beyond the date of their service, a situation that should be addressed in future contracts.

Peter Madison
Snowden Lane