Education

Parents of students in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District will have to wait another month before learning whether the district will disallow “moral/philosophical” reasons for vaccine exemptions. School board members tabled a vote on the proposed policy change during their Aug. 15 meeting. If the change goes through, students in the district will no longer be exempted from certain vaccines due to moral or philosophical…

School board directors are still kicking around possible changes to school start times in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District. A previously proposed change may be tossed, going from a “flip” to a “push.” A previous board enacted a change in the start times for the 2017-2018 school year after two years of talking and researching the need for more sleep time for older students, those…

The onsite sewage system at Chadds Ford Elementary School is old, outdated, and wouldn’t pass inspection for its scheduled re-permitting in 2023. It needs to be upgraded or replaced. As yet though, no firm plans have been made, according to U-CFSD Director of Facilities James Whitesel. He said the district is still looking at renewing the current permit for the plant. “We expect we'll get…

• Ithaca College student Thomas Oakes of Chadds Ford was named to the Dean's List for the spring 2022 semester. • Widener University named two students from Chadds Ford to the school’s Dean’s List for the spring semester. They are Nicholas DiCostanza and Matthew Winnick. DiCostanza is studying biology while Warrick is studying business administration. To be eligible for the school’s Dean’s List, a student…

Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors voted in 2017 to have high school and middle school students start classes 25 minutes later than they had. Now the board is considering moving start times again. Now, instead of starting at 8 a.m., the thought is to start those classes at 9 a.m., while elementary classes would start at 8. A vote on that possible change — 9…

• Jenna Robertson of Chadds Ford earned dean's list honors at The University of Tampa for the Spring 2022 semester. Robertson was a sophomore majoring in nursing. Students must maintain a GPA of 3.75 or higher to be eligible for the dean's list. • William Richardson of Chadds Ford earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The Citadel. • Philip Gow of Chadds…

Update below The Chester County Intermediate Unit was recently approved for the first-ever state-certified pre-apprenticeship program. Build Your Trade will be offered at the CCIU's three Technical College High Schools beginning in September 2022. The program will focus on meeting the demand for workers in the construction trade industry and will as provide students with access to all the resources necessary to excel in this…

• Stephanie Moran of Chadds Ford was named to Alvernia University's dean's list for the spring 2022 semester. Moran is studying psychology with a minor in theology. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must carry a semester GPA of 3.5 or better and take a minimum of 12 credits. • Philip Gow received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College on Sunday,…

Former Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board Director Robert Sage is back on the board and for the same reason he was on before—an early resignation of a sitting director. In 2014 he was elected by board members to replace Eileen Bushelow, who resigned before the expiration of her term. On Monday night, the current board elected him to replace Mabel Yu, who stepped down last week…

• The University of Delaware named six students from Chadds Ford to the Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester. They are Clare Catanzaro, Madison Holt, Adam Kerzner, Arnav Patel, Emma Holt, and Kelley MacKinnon. To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester. •…