Letter: Unionville’s own George Bailey
To the Editor:
I am a rank sentimentalist. I’m not embarrassed to admit that my all time favorite movie is It’s a Wonderful Life. I’m sure I’ve seen it over 100 times and could quote most of the dialogue in my sleep. My favorite scene is at the cemetery when George Bailey finally comes to the realization that he had made a real difference in the lives of many people. “Strange, isn’t...
Letter: Candidates manipulated K-5 discussions
To The Editor:
As an attendee at the UCFSD School Board meeting on Monday night, I was touched by Timotha Trigg’s comments at the end of the meeting. School directors work hard on behalf of the entire community. They get massive amounts of e-mails and many of those are complaints or problems that need to be resolved or solved. They deal with unfunded mandates, litigation cases involving...
Unionville school board rejects K-5 reconfig study
Parents argue for keeping current ‘neighborhood’ school plan; board splits vote 4-4
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Pocopson Elementary and its three sister grade schools appear destined to remain in their current kindergarten through fifth grade format, after the Unionville Chadds Ford Board of Education rejected a proposed district goal to study building utilization.
POCOPSON...
Letter: K-5 plan remains best option for students
To The Editor,
I have been a resident of and teacher in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District since 1976. Prior to the construction of Pocopson Elementary School, a committee researched the elementary school configuration plan. This study took place over a period of approximately three years. In the end, the recommendation was to house four K-5 elementary schools. The one stipulation was that...
School board to vote whether to investigate school reconfig
Supporters say moving away from ‘neighborhood’ school plan could save $1m, parents worry about impact on education
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — “What is sometimes difficult is to do what is right,” Unionville-Chadds Ford School Superintendent Dr. John Sanville told the crowd near the conclusion of Monday night’s Board of Education Work Session.
Sanville...
Jones has ‘passion’ for school issues
Region C candidate brings county fiscal management experience to candidacy
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a series of profiles of the candidates running for Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education.
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Sharon Jones
PENNSBURY — When you talk to Sharon Jones, the word “passionate” comes up a lot.
Particularly in talking about her kids. That might...
Letters: Weigh board options carefully
To The Editor:
As a current Unionville Chadds Ford school board director I’m asking the public to carefully weigh their choices in the upcoming UCF school board election. The candidates who will continue the positive behavior of the past two years are Rob MacPherson (East & West Marlborough) and the trio of Timotha Trigg, Frank Murphy and Sharon Jones (Chadds Ford, Pennsbury).
In contrast,...
Parents upset over coach’s hiring process
Unionville Baseball Boosters say they were ‘shut out’ until after the fact
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
PENNSBURY — Members of the Unionville High School Baseball Booster Club say they feel like the school district failed to get them in the lineup when selection process for a new varsity baseball coach was underway.
Monday night, they unsuccessfully asked the Board of Education...
New school buses weighed vs. used models
Unionville board of ed. awaits cost analysis to see which is less expensive over the long haul
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Unionville schools officials will be working up numbers to determine whether buying new school buses, such as the Thomas/Frieghtlininer pictured above will be more cost effective than buying used 2009 models.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — More school buses are coming, but...
Board, teachers ratify new contract
Three-year deal calls for status quo, then 3% raises, givebacks on health care in next two years
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — It’s all over, even the shouting, although there was a bit of that at the end.
The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education and its teachers union formally ratified a new three-year contract through the 2012-13 school year, Monday night,...
