• Avery Flubacher of Chadds Ford was named to Washington College's Spring 2025 Dean's List. In order to earn this academic honor, a student must achieve at least a 3.50 grade point average for the semester. • Nathan Chaclas of Chadds Ford received a medical doctorate from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton on May 10.
Unionville Chadds Ford School Board directors authorized the spending of more than $375,000 on a group of five facilities projects during the May 19 board meeting. Projects include replacing the flooring in six classrooms at Unionville High School, upgrading some plumbing at Chadds Ford and Hillendale Elementary schools, painting at HES, Unionville Elementary School and UHS, some concrete and asphalt work at Patton Middle School…
Praises were tossed about freely when the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board voted to appoint Tim Hoffman as the new superintendent. Hoffman was appointed assistant superintendent in May of 2021 after four years as district director of curriculum and instruction and five years as principal at Patton Middle School. His contract as superintendent of schools will run for five years beginning Aug. 1 of this year,…
In addition to voting to approve Tim Hoffman as the new superintendent of schools, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board will be voting on several facility upgrades next week. The board did, however, vote during its May 12 meeting to approve the proposed final budget for next school year. The board was also updated on the status of the middle school project. As previously reported, the…
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board announced in an email that it will be voting next week, May 19, on whether to name Tim Hoffman as the new superintendent of schools. “After a rigorous selection process that included a diverse and highly qualified pool of educators (47 candidates from 17 states) and multiple rounds of interviews, Dr. Hoffman emerged as the clear choice. His vision and…
Unless there’s a major change in numbers, taxes in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District will increase again. During a presentation of the proposed final budget, Director of Finance Joe Deady said during the May 5 budget meeting that the proposed budget increases anticipated revenue and expenditures, and with an increase in the school property tax. Expenditures are anticipated at almost $108.42 million, an increase of…
Pennsylvania Department of Education has dropped an Educator Misconduct Complaint filed against Unionville-Chadds Ford School Superintendent John Sanville. That word came in an email from the school district on April 29, but the person who filed the complaint, Chad Williams of Birmingham Township, is challenging the district’s reaction. (The educator misconduct complaint pertained to the district’s COVID policies. See story here.) Sanville, who announced on…
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board voted to spend almost a quarter of a million dollars on facility upgrades during the April 21 board meeting. Directors voted unanimously on four projects. Board members voted to convert the high school auditorium's house lights from dimmable 500-watt incandescent bulbs to dimmable 50-watt LED lamps. Director Rashi Akki explained that the new lights are easy to care for.. Switching…
Unionville High School topped 23 other schools in Chester County in the Chester County Academic Competition. The win brings in $2,000 and the academic team will now represent the county in at the Pennsylvania State Academic Competition in Harrisburg on Friday, May 2. Unionville Academic Team Coach Kevin Long spoke highly of the students’ achievement. “These students bring a vast amount of knowledge to the…
Federal grant freezes are affecting the local area in more ways than one. As reported, those freezes have put the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District’s plan for electric buses on hold, but now they’re potentially affecting local libraries. And that can affect everything from doing research to simply checking out books. “If the book system goes dead because we can’t afford to pay for it, you’ll…
There won’t be any decision on new school buses for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District until later this month. School board directors voted Monday night to table a decision on whether to attempt going forward with the goal of buying five electric buses or to shift gears and buy four new diesel buses. There will now be a special 10 a.m. Zoom meeting on March…