Unionville looks to boost activity fees

Maximum fee to top out at $100 per sport in 2014-15 By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH — It looks like most participation fees for sports and other school activities will be increasing for the 2014-15 school year in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District. The increases will be the first since the fees were put into place for the 2012-13 school year, although a handful of activities...

Unionville set to standardize activity fees

Four-tiered system likely to be presented Tuesday night for middle, high school student sports, clubs By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com While football an other sports will be at the top of fee range — $75 — most middle school and high school activities will come with a fee. EAST MARLBOROUGH — After months of focus groups, studies and analysis, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District...

School officials working to balance student, family needs on activity fee policy

Focus groups, continued data mining likely until formal recommendation made in January By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Girls' rugby, a club sport at Unionville, already sees its participants paying fairly high activity fees. District officials are working to balance fees to keep them fair, while still generating additional revenue for the district. EAST MARLBOROUGH — The question...

Formal presentation on activity fees on tap Monday for Unionville school board

Unionville High School baseball players and others involved in school activities may see some increases in activity fees for the 2011-12 school year.—File photo.
Unionville High School baseball players and others involved in school activities may see some increases in activity fees for the 2011-12 school year.—File photo. Research, conversations with coaches, athletes, families, taxpayers used to create picture of current status By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com EAST MARLBOROUGH — A formal presentation on the topic of activity fees will be made...