UCF to shift school start times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Board of Education voted Monday night to approve a change in school start times, delaying the start of the school day by 25 minutes, beginning with the 2017-18 school year.
The move comes after years of study of the impact on sleep on teenagers — the changes were drive by a desire to allow teens to get more sleep, officials said. The...
Chadds Ford students display STEM projects at school board meeting
By Julianne Besznyak, Correspondent, The Times
CHADDS FORD – Monday nights Unionville–Chadds Ford School District Board of Education meeting took place at Chadds Ford Elementary School and featured students display projects related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
The meeting started off with School Principal Shawn Dutkiewicz highlighting the STEM activities that are taking...
Hoffman named to UCF curriculum post
By Julianne Besznyak, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — As was the case with the job of Assistant Superintendent, a familiar face will be filling the job of Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Director of Curriculum and Instruction — current Patton Middle School Principal, Tim Hoffman.
The district Board of Education moved Monday night to appoint of Hoffman to replace John Nolen,...
UCF board appoints Day to open seat
By Julianne Besznyak, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Monday night’s Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board Work Session opened with a roll call vote by board members to fill the Region B. Board Member Vacancy. The board unanimously approved the appointment of Thomas Day to fill the unexpired term, Region B, through December 4, 2017.
When the time for public comment opened up, Karen Finley,...
UCF board interviews candidates; Sanville gets new 5-year deal
Revised: Corrects which board member advocated for diversity training.
By Julianne Besznyak, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Monday night’s Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education was largely focused on filling openings — and extending the contract of the current superintendent of schools.
Before the regular meeting began, four candidates to fill the Region B Board Member vacancy...
Letter: HES mom tells her side of PTO rift
To The Editor,
Editor’s Note: due to a legal demand, we are forced to pull this letter from publication.
We disagree, and would prefer a free, open and frank exchange of ideas. But, the legal burden of defending such a case in court is prohibitive.
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Letter: Rock’s statements unfair and inaccurate
To The Editor,
As President of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District School Board, I am compelled to respond to the inaccurate and unfair characterizations made by School Board Member Dr. Rock, who resigned this week. Upon resigning Dr. Rock shared with the Board a letter outlining his concerns. I am troubled by and disappointed in Dr. Rock’s statements, as he is still refusing to share critical...
Letter: Michael Rock’s resignation from UCF Board of Education
Editor’s Note: The following is the letter read by Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education Director Michael Rock — who provided the letter to The Times and asked for it to be published.
I remained stunned and dumbfounded by our continuing unwillingness to honor the heartfelt requests from several of our minority parents who asked us, following the election, to send a letter to everyone in...
UCF mourns the passing of Miller
Board reluctantly OKs resignation of Batchelor, hired as new Radnor Superintendent
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
With no small amount of sadness, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Board of Education said goodbye to two long-time pillars of the district while welcoming a new senior administrator, Monday, during its annual reorganization meeting.
Denise Miller, who long served as secretary...
Letter: Did UCF board violate the law?