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The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board is scheduled to
discuss the extent of clearance for volunteers working in the schools. The
question of whether all volunteers will be required to have the state police
clearance plus the Child Abuse Clearance will be discussed. Some
volunteers with minimal student interaction might be exempt. The clearances cost $10 each for each
person.

The board will also decide on participation fees
for students in athletic and extra-curricular programs. The board will review
the results of community focus groups on the subject. An update on the subject can be found on the web athttp://www.ucfsd.org/userfees.html.

A request for proposal went out to
seek consulting services to determine the whether student transportation services
should be maintained within the district or contracted out. The responses to
the RFP are expected in this week, and the selection of consultant is scheduled
to happen at the next meeting.

The board will consider obtaining equipment to
allow members to participate remotely in the case of an emergency that
precludes the member’s attendance at the board meeting.

Advanced Placement physics will be divided into two
courses, mechanics (grades 11-12) and electricity and magnetism (grades
11-12). The new structure
corresponds to the AP test the students will take. The board anticipates the high school will need $12,000 for
new computers in the physics lab, but that expenditure would be necessary even
with the old course structure.

School year extended days will be offered for
special education support from June 27 to July 28. Grades K-5 will be held at
Hillendale. Grades six-12 will be
held at Patton Middle School.

That next meeting is next 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 15
at Patton Middle School.

As mandated by the state, the re-organization of
the school board will be Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the district boardroom.
The next full board meeting will be 7 p.m., Dec. 13.