At the Unionville-Chadds Ford] School Board’s special meeting on Oct. 28, I asked four questions about students attending Unionville-Chadds Ford schools while they resided in their parent’s primary residence that was outside of our district’s boundaries. UCF Superintendent of Schools John Sanville stated in a letter to me dated Nov. 4, that he decided to treat my queries as a right to know request I…
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Superintendent John Sanville said the district does not make deals when it comes to residency violations. Yet, just such an allegation was leveled at the district administration in Holly Mazone’s resignation letter on Oct. 21. Manzone abruptly stepped down with only one month remaining in her four-year term on the school board. In the letter, she listed a number of board…
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 preparation for the Aug. 27 return of…
The school district is looking for ways to cut some programs that have low enrollment. By Jim Phreaner Unionville Chadds Ford School District faces at least three years of challenging financial issues that Superintendent John Sanville described as an “economic tsunami.” The UCFSD Board Finance Committee Meeting held met Monday night prior to the monthly work session was the forum for the grim financial…