UCF bond refinance could save $1 mil.
Comprehensive plan OKd; strategic plan, length of school year discussed
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – The Unionville-Chadds Ford (UCF) Board of Education met on Tuesday night at a combined work session and regular meeting – last week’s work session was cancelled due to icy conditions and last night’s meeting was held despite the cancellation of school that day...
UCF Board thanks students for ‘a day on and not a day off’
Board OKs 15 motions during busy meeting
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – The Board of Education held their regular meeting on Tuesday night. The board had a very productive meeting approving more than 15 items up for vote but took time to acknowledge the students and community for a day of service on Martin Luther King (MLK) Day.
Samantha Seidenberger, a senior at Unionville...
Op/Ed: Why UCFSD is not redistricting
By Vic Dupuis, President, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Board of Directors
Victor Dupuis
The Unionville ChaddsFord school board has decided not to change boundary lines for our elementary schools. Since there has been a great deal of discussion about it among our parents and some misinformation in the media, we are writing to clarify the reasons for our decision.
More than a year ago, the...
No redistricting for UCFSD in 2015-2016
Redistricting results by McKissick Associates presented to the school board
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – There were no voting items on the agenda for a special Unionville-Chadds Ford School District (UCFSD) Board of Education meeting held on Tuesday night. Instead, it was an interactive process with the board and the public to review the enrollment and population projections...
Como, Donato face charges for ‘skimming’
Grand jury report slams Coatesville Area Board of Education for mismanagement, cover-up
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan details charges against former Coatesville Superintendent Richard Como and former Coatesville High School Athletic Director James Donato, as the new Coatesville Superintendent, Dr. Cathy Taschner looks on.
WEST CHESTER — Following the...
UCF board reelects Dupuis, Lindner
Presidential race uncontested, VP race won 6-3
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education voted Monday night to continue with the same leadership for the next year, electing Victor Dupuis as board president and Gregg Lindner as Vice President, Monday night during the annual board reorganization meeting.
Dupuis was the only candidate nominated...
Democrats, Republican team for school board Region C ‘fusion’ ticket
Brookes to run with Do, Lindner for UCF Board of Education in 2015
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Bev Brookes, left, a former area leader for the Chester County Republican Committee announced Tuesday she would run for Board of Education with current incumbent Democrats Greg Lindner and Kathleen Do.
CHADDS FORD — In a bid to create a non-partisan, “fusion” ticket, two incumbent Unionville-Chadds...
UCFSD students continue to excel
District presents high-flying 2014 student achievement report
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The regular Unionville-Chadds Ford school board meeting held Monday night was full of test acronyms, measurements, percentages and rankings along with discussions of how to continue growth for students, especially when there is not much more room to increase scores for advanced...
UCF Board work session is full of energy
Session focuses on health and wealth of the buildings…and students
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Rick Hostetler, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, reported to the Board of Education on the status of the facilities, focusing on energy costs and savings, during the board’s work session Monday night.
One of the action items...
Letter: Going backwards in Unionville-Chadds Ford?