More than a dozen students and parents commented during the Nov. 19 Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board meeting on plans to change the curriculum status of the high school marching band. The lengthy discussion led to the board tabling voting on the recommended policy change until the Jan. 22 meeting. Unionville High School policy requires music students who want to ...
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School board tables vote on marching band curriculum status
Posted by Jim Phreaner on November 21st, 2012
Unionville High School renovations near completion
Posted by Jim Phreaner on October 17th, 2012
Rick Hostetler, supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, told school board members that the high school renovation project is ahead of schedule. “Our original project completion date was January 2013. Except for a few punch list items, the renovation is now complete and all the construction trailers and equipment are gone,” Hostetler said during the Oct. 15 school board ...
Police to watch ‘Devil’s Road’
Posted by Jim Phreaner on October 17th, 2012
Cossart Road in Pennsbury Township’s, also known as “Devil’s Road”, will get some extra patrolling by the Pennsylvania State Police during the Halloween season. Township Manager Kathleen Howley asked State Police Cpl. Michael Stoner during the Oct. 17 Board of Supervisors’ meeting to step up patrolling Cossart Road during “mischief season”. Howley told Stoner, who ...
Sheriff’s sale for Pennsbury Village project
Posted by Jim Phreaner on September 20th, 2012
The Pennsbury Village project has an uncertain future. Eagle National Bank has filed for an Oct. 18 sheriff’s sale against PVA, so financing for the townhouse development project is in doubt. “We don’t know what the status of the Pennsbury Village Associates development is currently,” said Supervisors’ Chairman, Aaron McIntyre at the Sept. 19 supervisors meeting. ...
School district to save money
Posted by Jim Phreaner on September 12th, 2012
School District taxpayers will enjoy hearing that more than $175,000 in savings are on the horizon. At the Sept. 10 school board work session finance meeting, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Director of Business and Operations Robert Cochran said the district has “an opportunity to refinance some outstanding debt which will generate about $100,000 in interest ...
National Park study includes Chadds Ford
Posted by Jim Phreaner on August 30th, 2012
More than 1,000 acres of land, including 220 in Chadds Ford Township, could be turned into a national park covering parts of Pennsylvania and Delaware. Delaware’s congressional delegation, a host of Delaware state government officials, local non–profit group officers and Jon Jarvis, U.S. National Parks Director held a public meeting to discuss options for the ...
School board welcomes new school year, seeks wall of fame nominations
Posted by Jim Phreaner on August 22nd, 2012
Excitement and enthusiasm are the two best words to describe the tone of Aug. 20 Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board Meeting. Superintendent John Sanville jokingly opened the meeting by reciting the three good reasons for choosing teaching as a career. “The good reasons to teach are June, July and August.” He continued his remarks with an enthusiastic report on ...
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No Comments »School board puts EIT on back burner
Posted by Jim Phreaner on August 15th, 2012
West Marlborough Township’s recent passage of a 0.5 percent earned income tax triggered a brief discussion among Unionville-Chadds Ford School District board members at their Aug. 13 work session. Keith Knauss, director of the finance committee said the board doesn’t want to tackle the issue at the present time, especially since it was rejected a few years ago. “The ...
Thornbury Farm offers community sponsored agriculture
Posted by Jim Phreaner on August 8th, 2012
According to Thornbury Farm owner Randell Spackman, on average, carrots travel 1,780 miles to a retail super market. Although Thornbury Farm has been growing produce since 1709, community involvement is part of a food production revolution. The idea of cooking with locally grown produce was popularized by Alice Waters’ restaurant, Chez Panisse, and her cookbooks. ...
School board approves personnel matters
Posted by Jim Phreaner on July 18th, 2012
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board met for six minutes in a rare July meeting and approved various district personnel matters including hiring eleven new teachers. Superintendent John Sanville explained the reason for having a meeting in July. “July school board meetings are not a normal happening,” he said. “However, we have been hard at work selecting new ...
School board approves proposed budget
Posted by Jim Phreaner on April 19th, 2012
The Unionville Chadds Ford School District directors voted 8-1, Monday, for the preliminary maintenance budget. In the budget becomes final, Chadds Ford Township taxpayers will see a 1.74 percent decrease in their school taxes next year while Chester County taxpayers will see a 2.69 percent tax increase. The net result will mean an average household for Chester ...
