Princeton BOE Members Sworn Into Office, Kendal Reelected President

PRINCETON, NJ – Three reelected Princeton Board of Education members were sworn into office last week, during the reorganization meeting.

Dafna Kendal, Debbie Bronfeld and Susan Kanter took their oath of office.

Meanwhile, Kendal was selected for a second term as board president. She was elected unanimously fellow board members.

In her remarks, Kendal said it was privilege to serve as president of the Princeton BOE.

She said the board accomplished a lot in the past three year, but touch upon three decision the board took.

It has been many years since the board has reconstituted itself exactly as the year before," Kendal said. "We passed a small referendum to upgrade the roof at all schools; we signing our teachers to a five-year contract through 2027 and finished our first full year with Dr. Kelley and welcomed Dr. Tew to the district; and we managed to get through an entire year still dealing with the pandemic.”

Kendal and Bronfeld are serving their third term on the Board.

During the November election, the three incumbents beat challengers Margarita "Rita" Rafalovsky and Lishian "Lisa" Wu.

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