In March, 2019, Superintendent Steve Cochrane created a panel of school board members, parents and experts to advise and inform him on all things food, from edible school gardens to curricular connections to school meals to sustainable procurement.
One triumph before Dr. Cochrane’s retirement in spring 2020 and the school closures from the pandemic was securing a .4 position for a K-12 Food Systems Literacy Coordinator. The Princeton School Gardens Cooperative has fundraised in support of the position. We are awaiting the arrival of the new superintendent, Dr. Carol Kelley –– and what we can build together.
Members of the Superintendent’s Kitchen Cabinet:
Betsy Baglio, PPS board member
Debbie Bronfeld, PPS board member
Karla Cook, PSGC co-founder and board chair
K.Lee Dixon, Nutri-Serve food service coordinator
Jennifer Jang, parent
Amy Mayer, parent
Fran McManus, PSGC co-founder
Mia Sacks, Sustainable Princeton and Princeton Council
Christine Symington, Sustainable Princeton