Ed. Association to hold free shredding event, May 12

EAST MARLBOROUGH – The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association is sponsoring a community free shredding event on Saturday May 12th at C. F. Patton Middle School from 9am-12pm.      Send article as PDF   

Letter: What does Keith Knauss really want?

To The Editor, In a recent Unionville Chadds-Ford Board meeting, Director Keith Knauss advocated for stalling the negotiations process so that the contract with UCF teachers expires and goes into status quo. Watch the video of Mr. Knauss’s comments here. By entering status quo, the teachers would not receive any salary increases thereby, in Mr. Knauss’s mind, save the District money.  At the same...

Teachers’ union hits school board over negotiations briefing

Board honors retirees including UHS principal  By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH – Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association President Scott Broomall responded with anger during the public comment portion of Monday night Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education meeting, over his surprise at the board’s decision to go public early in the process to negotiate a new...

Letter: Going backwards in Unionville-Chadds Ford?

To The Editor, Unionville-Chadds ford High School is ranked seventh in Pennsylvania and is a top 500 school nationally, according to US News and World Report.  More than 50% of UCF students take AP courses and more than 92% of students score proficient on benchmark exams.  If parents are looking for a place to settle down and raise their kids, you can’t go wrong with UCFSD. Look at the School...

UCF, teachers appear far apart in contract talks

Sides sparring over benefits, salary as negotiations continue By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH — New talks for a contract between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and its teachers may be more protracted and complicated than similar talks two years ago, as both sides appear to be far apart on terms for a new three-year deal to replace the pact that expires June 30. The...

New teacher deal gets board, union OK

Drama-free talks a marked contrast from 2010-11 negotiations By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times POCOPSON — Two years ago, it was the height of drama. Monday night, it was little more than a footnote. With little in the way of discussion and even less ceremony, the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education voted 7-2 Monday night to approve a new two-year contract with the the district’s teachers....

UCF budget OK’d; new teacher deal likely to be ratified next week

Budget calls for 2.01% balanced tax hike; new teacher pact increases costs by 2.19% per year By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH — The final shape and form the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District 2013-14 budget took one step closer to becoming clear when the Board of Education voted 7-1 to give preliminary approval to a budget that would increase taxes by a 2.01% on average. Meanwhile,...

Letter: Knauss, Hellrung say no to teacher pact

To the Editor: Tonight, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School board will release to the public the Tentative Agreement reached between the School Board and the UCF Education Association Negotiating Teams. We’re pleased that the negotiations between the parties have been professional and cordial and that the board has not had a need to hire expensive legal or public relations representation. We’re also...

Kudos for teacher pact, budget, but pension bill is a lemon

Common sense prevails in UCF budget, teacher pact, not so much with pension scheme By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times With so much going on in Unionville this week, one almost doesn’t know where to start. Okay, almost. The tentative deal announced Monday by the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association happened with very little fuss, very little noise...

Unionville schools, teachers reach contract deal

Both sides must ratify new pact, after ‘quiet’ talks net two-year deal UPDATED, 11:07 a.m.: Corrects detail on negotiation representation. By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and its teachers union have reached tentative agreement Monday on a two-year contract, potentially avoiding a repeat of the contentious 2010-11 wrangling...