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Track and Field letter of support

September 1, 2018 update:  Princeton Public Schools Board of Education has unanimously rejected community use of track and field equipment.  Resolution from the June 12, 2018 board meeting copied below. Based on an Open Public Records Act request in August 2018, the mentioned recommendation of the Superintendent, Business Administrator, Athletic Director and Coaches does not exist as a document.

 

Track and Field letter of support – PDF version

PDF front side has the text of the letter (brief version below)

PDF back side has pictures from previous events.

Proposed resolution for Board of Education

 

July 1, 2018 update: Board of Education unanimously rejects proposal at June 12 meeting.  Agenda item P-4 – shown here – restricts equipment exclusively to Princeton Public Schools, no use by any facility user group, whether nonprofit, for-profit, or municipality.

RESOLVED, the Board of Education acknowledges the appeal of Mr. L. Smithline of the Princeton Athletic Club, a track and field non-profit group; said appeal is to address the denial of the use of the District owned specialized track/field equipment by his organization; RESOLVED, that the Board of Education’s Facilities Committee reviewed the noted appeal, the referenced Board Policy 9130 – Public Complaints and Grievances, related information, and suggested Board policy language offered by complainant; and RESOLVED, that the Board of Education acknowledges Mr. Smithline’s situation and assures him that the Committee considered both his appeal and recommendation by the Superintendent, Business Administrator, Athletic Director and Coaches; use of this specialized track and field equipment by facility user groups is not approved.  Reference:  Board Policy 7520 – Loan of School Equipment; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Education supports the decision made by its administration, and denies the appeal.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Education authorizes the administration to execute all necessary documents.
Motion by Betsy Baglio, second by Jessica Deutsch.
Final Resolution: Motion Adopted
Yes: Patrick Sullivan, Betsy Baglio, Beth Behrend, Debbie Bronfeld, Jessica Deutsch, Bill Hare, Dafna Kendal, Evelyn Spann, Gregory Stankiewicz, Michele Tuck Ponder

May 7, 2018 update: the proposal was submitted.  The Board of Education will respond by June 21.  The letter is still open to sign.

As many of you know, there have been organized track and field events at Princeton High School, under the auspices of Princeton Athletic Club, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. To go further, it is expected that the Board of Education will have to review and approve. We live in a democracy, and community support makes a difference.

The goal is to use the track and field facility at Princeton High School to conduct community track and field meets, offering the broadest range of events, open to the widest range of ages and abilities, as practicable to do in a safe, fun, fair manner.

This includes all the running events, as well as all of the other components of track and field: hurdles, throws, including discus and javelin, and jumps, including high jump, and, at some time, pole vault. Putting the full program together may be a project that extends over some time.

Track and Field letter of support – electronic signature – electronic signing closed

 

 

 

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