Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
Superintendent Sharon Parker’s May 15, 2011 letter to UCF families posted on
the school district Web page at http://www.ucfsd.org/pdf/superintendents_msg_051511
and the May 16 school board meeting put to rest the concerns of many UCF
families regarding possible reconfiguration of the district’s four elementary
schools.
Parker said, “The internal study of
current elementary school building utilization was undertaken to meet emerging
state and federal government mandates regarding fiscal responsibility. There has been no recommendation
to the school board to take any action on the internal elementary school
building utilization.”
The May 16 school board meeting was a
forum for many public comments from district residents opposing change to the
elementary grade configuration. The concerned parents attended the session in
response to widely circulated parent emails inaccurately reporting comments
made by school board directors at the April board meeting.
Board President Timotha Trigg said, “The
April Board Meeting discussion of the internal report of the elementary school
grade configuration was in response to the board’s view of the sunshine act. Any
matter like this grade configuration report provided to the school board should
be discussed with the public. There was never any proposal before the board to
take any action on the report. The school board strives to be transparent. ”
Parker also said that “Studies like the
elementary school building grade utilization are a response to parent concern
about the varying number of students in a particular grade at different UCFSD
elementary schools. School district grade population imbalances occur from year
to year. Currently the number of
third-grade students per class at Chadds Ford Elementary are less than
Hillendale Elementary.”
School Board Vice President Frank Murphy
said, “I assure you the board never had any formal proposal for voting to
reconfigure the elementary schools.”
About Jim Phreaner
After 41 years of auditing large NYSE global corporations, former IRS Agent Jim Phreaner was looking for a project in retirement with fewer regulations and more people. He joined the staff at Chadds Ford Live more than a year ago. James Edward “Jim” Phreaner, 64, died suddenly in his Birmingham Township home on Dec.17, 2012. Jim was a devoted husband, son, father, friend, and neighbor.
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