{"id":38756,"date":"2018-03-13T14:07:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T18:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=38756"},"modified":"2018-03-14T08:44:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T12:44:55","slug":"silva-named-new-uhs-asst-principal-suspension-policy-moves-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=38756","title":{"rendered":"Silva named new UHS Ass’t. Principal; Suspension policy moves forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JP Phillips<\/strong>, Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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Steve Silva, new UHS assistant principal, is flanked by his wife Christy and UHS principal Jimmy Conley.<\/p><\/div>\n

EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 The Unionville Chadds-Ford School Board unanimously approved the appointment of Steven Silva as the new Assistant Principal at Unionville High School.\u00a0 He is replacing Rudy Reif, who is retiring.\u00a0 Silva was formally the Assistant Principal at Penncrest High School, part of the Rose Tree Media School District.<\/p>\n

In other personnel news, former staffer Jim Fulginiti was nominated for the position of interim Assistant Principal at Charles F. Patton Middle School, replacing Devon Layton.<\/p>\n

The District also came to an early agreement with the teachers\u2019 union on a 2019-2023 four-year contract. It includes an annual 2.99% base salary increase.\u00a0 The contract will be voted on in April and is on the district\u2019s website<\/a> for review.<\/p>\n

The board settled on a suspension rescission policy that will be formally presented at the March 19th<\/sup> board meeting.\u00a0 The policy will be retroactive to the start of the 2017-18 school year.\u00a0 It would allow students with an otherwise clean disciplinary record to apply for the rescission of a single suspension.<\/p>\n

If it is approved–which, based on board member comments, is likely–Unionville will be the only school district in Pennsylvania offering such a program.\u00a0 Board member Bob Sage noted that though this program may be unique, it is actually very much in line with policies previously adopted by PA legislators.\u00a0 PA law allows for the expungement of certain minor infractions, such as traffic tickets, after a period of legal behavior.<\/p>\n

Board member Elise Anderson summed up many board members\u2019 views.\u00a0 \u201cWe have been looking–all of us\u2014have been looking at this from every angle for a very long time and thinking very deeply.\u00a0 None of this is taken lightly, and I think we\u2019d all like to be able to look at this policy–at least I would–without it being colored by anything that happened this fall in the school year.\u00a0 It\u2019s not the case, not the reality. However, that said, I believe the rescission is something that should<\/em> be in our policy regardless.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson continued, \u201cI think in light (that) everyone makes mistakes, and especially a first-time mistake, everyone should be afforded the opportunity to learn<\/em>.\u00a0 We have it (the mission statement) in our buildings, we subscribe to our mission and it seems very logical to me that rescission is a part of it, as an option that would have to be earned.\u00a0 It would not be earned by all, or maybe by not even many, but even in the process of applying for it, it would be a teaching moment and a self-reflection moment for students.\u00a0 And I think it\u2019s a win-win from that standpoint as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The district mission statement is, \u201cEmpower each student to succeed in life and contribute to society.\u201d<\/p>\n

The impetus for the six-month long discussion on modifying the suspension policy was an incident that occurred during a fall football game, where students were suspended for violating the alcohol policy.\u00a0 According to a resident\u2019s comment made during a previous meeting, some of those students were apprehended after the fact without any physical proof.\u00a0 Some in the community and on the board did not think the situation was handled justly.<\/p>\n

Although some board members thought the policy draft was still too prescriptive, it will be presented for a first read next week and voted on in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing is perfect,\u201d board member Gregg Lindner lamented.<\/p>\n

The rescission policy as presented can be found here.<\/a>\u00a0 Note that the last line of the policy will be changed.\u00a0 The district will still report suspensions, unless they are rescinded, on college applications.<\/p>\n

Next up:<\/em><\/strong> Board Meeting March 19th<\/sup> at 7:30 in Chadds-Ford Elementary.\u00a0 It will be broadcasted live on the UCFSD web site.<\/p>\n

All board meetings are open to the public.\u00a0 They are broadcasted live (and archived) on the UCFSD web site.<\/p>\n

Board documents related to the work session:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.boarddocs.com\/pa\/uncf\/Board.nsf\/public<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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