In what he characterized as a “family decision,” Franklin High School Principal Frank Chmiel will most likely leave his position to be the educational leader at Princeton High School. He will replace Jessica Baxter, who left the Princeton Public Schools district in January to become the principal of Randolph High School.
Chmiel made the announcement in a 7 p.m. phone blast to high school families on Thursday, April 22. The move is not yet definite but is probable; Chmiel’s appointment as Princeton High School’s principal still has to be approved officially by the Princeton Board of Education.The Board is expected to take the vote at its April 27 meeting. If approved, Chmiel would fill out the remainder of this school year and start in Princeton in July.