Encouraging Residents to Support the PPS Referendum for Benefit of Entire Community
To the Editor:
We are writing in support of the PPS referendum and to encourage our neighbors to vote on January 28 (or earlier by mail).
As parents of children who have gone through the Princeton Public Schools starting in kindergarten at Community Park Elementary School, onto Princeton Middle School, and through to graduation from Princeton High School, we are quite aware of the condition of the buildings and of the increasing student population at all schools. These factors put pressure on our facilities, our teachers, and our students.
Upgrading the HVAC system at PHS will mean installing more efficient equipment to heat and cool the building while providing a more stable and consistent environment for learning. Expanding the elementary schools and Princeton Middle School will provide more spaces for learning core curriculum, special needs, and the arts with the small class sizes that make PPS such a desirable and successful educational environment.
However, these expansions will not only benefit the students. The community will gain much needed public gathering spaces for events in the evenings, over the weekends, and during the summer months. So even if you don’t have children in the system, if you take Adult School classes, attend performances, visit gallery shows, or organize meetings, you will have a place to go that is publicly owned, centrally located, and open to all.
So, for the benefit of our entire community, please join us in supporting this referendum.