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Patton\u2019s renovations on track for summer; plans for new entrance and admin area reviewed<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Karen Cresta<\/strong><\/span>, Correspondent, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Young artists from the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District now have their artwork on display at the district’s administration building.<\/p><\/div>\n

EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2013 Unionville Chadds Ford School District\u2019s (UCFSD) Board of Education kicked off its work session on Monday night by streaming it live on the internet and honoring elementary students from the art enrichment program – Art Beat.<\/p>\n

John Sanville, Superintendent of Schools, welcomed the young artists and gave credit and thanks to Samantha Napier Hage who instructed the art group. \u00a0Each young artist received a certificate of artistic achievement while parents and board members applauded.<\/p>\n

The bright and creative artwork is displayed and now adorns the hallways of the entrance to the district offices at Unionville High School.\u00a0 Hage selected about 18 elementary students by challenging them to persevere and champion the artwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe now have beautiful student art work that\u2019s up and I will speak personally – it brightens my day when I walk in, in the morning, to see the work that each and every one of you has done but more importantly it speaks to me that we advertise a lot how well our students do on tests but it shows that our students are more than test scores and that the experience here is of a well-rounded experience that includes art,\u201d boosted Sanville.<\/p>\n

Board member Kathleen Do added, \u201cI walked into the building today and I was just overwhelmed by the colors and variety of the paintings.\u00a0 What a treat.\u201d<\/p>\n

The board also commended the efforts of Charles F. Patton Middle School (CFPMS) Family and Consumer Science (FCS) teachers, Betsy Ballard and Kim Hisler, and announced their first place win for a nationally recognized award, the Consumer Science Magna Award.\u00a0 The award will be given on March 21.<\/p>\n

Ballard and Hisler presented their Patton Gardens Project at the Pennsylvania Association for Middle Level Education (PAMLE) Conference in February.\u00a0 The project was the idea of Ballard and Hisler to teach students how to grow and create healthy meals.\u00a0 The food grown on the middle school grounds was used in the FCS labs, sent to the local food bank, and used in cafeteria lunches.\u00a0 Students learned the importance of sustainability and its impact.<\/p>\n

CFPMS Principal, Tim Hoffman, announced, \u201cWe\u2019re really proud of the FCS program and the kids especially, who make it happen. \u00a0I just think it\u2019s vindication for a lot of work over the years and I think it\u2019s an unbelievable national award to bestow and I give all of the credit to Betsy and Kim and the kids.\u00a0 And again, it\u2019s one of those hallmark programs that when you think of Patton it\u2019s one of those things you think about so I\u2019m glad it\u2019s getting the recognition it deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n

The board mentioned that the district-wide magazine, UCF Connect<\/i>, will be featuring an article on the Patton Gardens Project in its March publication.\u00a0 The magazine\u2019s second publication will be distributed at no cost to all homeowners in the district.<\/p>\n

Rick Hostetler presented a review of the work to be done this summer at CFPMS.\u00a0 The work will begin immediately at the close of school.\u00a0 The highlights include a new entrance and administrative area.\u00a0 The awning at the current entrance will be removed and the entrance relocated at the corner of the building facing route 82.\u00a0 The redesign focuses on a new entrance and main office area that promotes safety, security and better operation.\u00a0 This is part of year two of the Ten-Year facilities plan.\u00a0 A recent bond refinancing resulted in $1,056,000 that will be used to fund some of the project.\u00a0 Hostetler informed the board that the district will not incur any debt for this phase of the plan based on funds available.<\/p>\n

In addition to the redesign of the building for a more secure footprint, emphasis will be placed on additional and new lighting and flooring and a yellow and purple color scheme to update and modernize the building.\u00a0 The redesign also includes additional space from the auditorium for the band and music classrooms and strings classrooms as well as relocating the health rooms near the gym,\u00a0 a new nurse\u2019s suite and guidance offices housed in the same area.<\/p>\n

The cost of year two of the plan will be slightly higher than year one at 1.3 million.\u00a0 This also is inclusive of renovations at Hillendale.\u00a0 The board will be authorizing to seek bids for the work at next week\u2019s regular meeting and approval in April.<\/p>\n

The board discussed the proposed goal by the Curriculum Council to have the elementary schools follow a trimester system instead of a current quarterly system by next school year.\u00a0 The results would give teachers more instructional time instead of being assessment driven.\u00a0 The board will discuss the recommendation to move in this direction at next month\u2019s meeting and it will become a voting item before the end of this school year.<\/p>\n

Board member Michael Rock reviewed Governor Wolfe\u2019s recent budget and education main proposals and the impact to the district. The proposed school funding increase for 2015-2016 is listed at $200,046. A copy of the presentation can be found at www.ucfsd.org<\/a> under board documents.\u00a0 The work session in April will include a budget overview.<\/p>\n

In other finance news, the board discussed the pros and cons of purchasing extended warranties for parts and labor on five new full-sized school buses.\u00a0 They will do a cost analysis on the purchases of ten-year\/$200,000 warranties for the new buses based on the current increase cost of replacement parts.<\/p>\n

The district has applied for trademarks for the middle and high school\u2019s logos in order to reap the benefits of receiving monetary royalties from retailers and to gain control of spirit wear marketing.\u00a0 An exclusive vendor will need to be chosen and approved by the board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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