Unionville adding days to school year
Large number of snow days again force addition of days to district calendar
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Mother nature takes away, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District restores.
In an attempt to keep the school year from extending too deeply into June, the Board of Education is expected to approve adding student days on a pair of days originally planned to...
Unionville teachers reject fact-finding report
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association voted to reject the a teachers’ contract settlement proposal offer by a state-appointed mediator — a fact-finding process request initiated by the teachers’ union — as the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board voted unanimously to accept the terms of the proposal, Monday night.
Although...
District, teachers union make case for contract proposals
One director suggests current teacher proposal could lead to layoffs while union says it’s unfair for teachers to be blamed for HS renovation costs
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Unionville school board finance chair Keith Knauss presents his take on the implications of the teacher contract talks, Tuesday night.
PENNSBURY — In the end, it will come down to numbers.
When representatives...
Unionville set to standardize activity fees
Four-tiered system likely to be presented Tuesday night for middle, high school student sports, clubs
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
While football an other sports will be at the top of fee range — $75 — most middle school and high school activities will come with a fee.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — After months of focus groups, studies and analysis, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District...
Unionville school board to speak more publicly on teacher talks
Board to offer its side of negotiations at Tuesday night’s meeting
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — New year, new approach.
The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education has decided to take a more public stance relative to the ongoing negotiations with its teachers union and plans to offer a full report, Tuesday, on the state of the negotiations, seemingly currently...
Unionville board keeps budget options open
Will apply to state for budget exceptions allowing tax hike as high as 3.3%; will still look to cut budget down to a 1.4% increase
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Unionville-chadds Ford Board of Education member Keith Knauss said he will continue to fight to keep the schools tax increase to 1.4%, Monday night.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education opted Monday...
Teachers’ request for non-binding arbitration gets OK
40-day process by state-appointed ‘fact-finder’ will create new settlement proposal by end of January
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association — the teachers union — has asked for a form of non-binding arbitration to break the currently stalled negotiations for a new contract between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and...
Price questions outsourcing proposal requests
Board member argues administration either biased or incompetent; colleagues call on him to apologize
Controversy surrounds a request for proposal that could put outside workers in Unionville school lunchrooms, such as Unionville High School
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — A school board member alleged Monday night that members of the administration are sabotaging...
Trigg reelected Unionville board president; Murphy new VP
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Timotha Trigg
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Timotha Trigg was unanimously reelected as president of the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education Thursday night and Frank Murphy was elected as Vice President of the board during a brisk board reorganization meeting.
Trigg won by an 8-0 vote, winning the support of all directors at the meeting. Paul Price was not at...
Progress seen in Unionville teacher talks
Sources say talks more productive, as students, parents express worries about potential strike
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — After a stormy start, negotiations between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and its teachers union are said to be moving in a productive direction, with the pace of meetings picking up and progress being made toward a new agreement,...
