Board member Lawrence Hamm urged the Chester-Upland School District to recognize and incorporate the local history of Penn’s Landing — marking William Penn’s arrival in 1682 at an original landing site in Chester — into district curriculum and representation at community events.

Hamm told the board he has attended the city’s Penn’s Landing celebration for several years and urged district representation at the upcoming event on Friday the 24th. “We have to recognize our value here in the city of Chester,” Hamm said, and he asked that the district “incorporate the value of history just to rep and we need to put this in our curriculum.”

Hamm connected the request to a curriculum item on the agenda he described as an online history curriculum submitted by Dr. Parker, saying he had discussed representation at the city event with Parker and would like the district to be part of the commemoration. He advised the public of broadcast channels carrying the event and encouraged attendance.

Ending: The board did not take a formal vote on curriculum changes during the meeting. Hamm said Dr. Morales will present her DCIU-related report at the next meeting and that further curriculum discussion could be scheduled in subsequent meetings.