Unionville board opts for $1.1 M in cuts
Board votes 6-3 not to boost tax hike, some staff positions likely to be cut for 2011-12 school year
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Although the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District approved $1.1 million in cuts to the 2011-12 budget, the impact to the district's four elementry schools, including Pocopson Elementary, is expected to be minimal.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville...
Column: When good people make bad decisions
School board, teachers failing to make coherent public case in labor talks
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
I’m sure, somewhere, there’s a self-help book called “When good people make bad decisions.” If so, I’d kind of appreciate it if someone would send a crate here to Unionville.
The latest wrangling by the school board and the teachers’ union is a case in point — and neither...
Patton Middle School honored with Environmental Service Award
WaWa, NBC-10 among others to award school for growing needed crops for local food bank
By Eddy K. Foster, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
Terry Ruggles (left) from NBC-10 presents Patton teacher Besty Ballard with a check for a $5,000 grant awarded for the school's efforts to grow crops for a local food bank. The school will be featured on NBC 10 on April 22.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Students and...
Unionville three-sport stars shine at Viking Invitational
Pancoast, McDonald highlight good day for local athletes
By Hannah Christopher, Track and Field Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Unionville's Susie Pancoast shows off her medals following the Viking Invitiational, Saturday.
COLLEGEVILLE — A number of Unionville High School athletes possibly best-known for their exploits on the court turned in exceptional track and field performances, Saturday, at...
Unionville-Chadds Ford Community Conversation, April 14
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District will hold a community conversation related to proposed budget cuts on April 14 at Unionville High School.
All community members are welcome at the event, which will take place at 7 – 9pm in the Unionville High School Cafeteria
Interested residents can reserve a seat here.
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Hillendale students get hands-on lesson about agriculture
Farm Bureau trailer spends a week at school, helps grow students minds
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Fourth grade students at Hillendale Elementary School learn about making glue from cow's milk during a lesson in the Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab, which visited Hillendale this past week.
PENNSBURY — While Pennsylvania’s farms have been feeding people for hundreds of...
Around Town: Unionville news tidbits and information
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Hillendale Elementary prinicipal Steve Dissinger, Unionville-Chadds Ford Superintendent of Schools Sharon Parker, Board of Education President Timotha Trigg, Hillendale parents Lisa Samulewitz and Tammy Mears and Ann Bell and Hillendale head custodian Anthony Massari. The schol board and administration formally praised the parents and staff for their work...
Parents express concerns about Hillendale class size
Large fourth grade means classes as big as 28
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Mahalet Tegenu, a fifth-grade student at Hillendale Elementary School, was honored by the Board of Education for leading a drive to provide pencils for a school in native Ethiopia. It was the second straight year she led a drive benefitting an Ethiopian school. From left: Hillendale Elementary prinicipal Steve...
Unionville board to teachers: please reconsider
Board members ask teachers union to rethink rejection of fact-finder’s report
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education seemed to have one message for its teachers Monday night: please reconsider.
The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association’s rank-and-file members voted down a proposed settlement to the year-long talks...
UCF Food service outsourcing brought into question
Board of Ed. members ask why it makes to sense to tamper with self-sufficient operation
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The march to privatizing school district food services — and potentially other services — may hit a bump in the road if the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education decides later this month not to hire a consultant to look at outsourcing.
During...
