To the Editor:

This week’s edition of Town Topics includes a flyer insert that outlines Jean Durbin’s background and candidacy for a seat on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education. Please take a look.

This is an important Board election. There are eight candidates for three seats on the Board. We need Board members who contribute to the business of the Board in a professional, constructive, and collaborative way. We need members who take seriously the Board’s role, and who see that improving education for all our kids requires investments up front.

We need members who have the humility to know that consulting experts is sometimes needed to equip the Board with the information it needs to make complicated and weighty decisions for our schools. Jean Durbin would be one of those Board members. She has my strong support as a careful thinker who is professional, collaborative, and progressive.  Jean is deeply committed to making our schools an equitable environment for all of our children.

Again, please take a look at Jean’s flyer so you can see the depth and breadth of her experience and  commitment to our kids and our town. I hope you’ll join me in supporting Jean Durbin for a seat on the Board of Education, and vote column L on your ballot.

Kathy Taylor
Jefferson Lane