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Upper Darby officials schedule Jan. 28 hearing as district outlines options for Charles Kelley and pool upgrades
Summary
District Superintendent Daniel McGarry said the board will hold a Jan. 28 hearing on options for Charles Kelley Elementary and has directed staff to pursue short‑ and long‑term plans for repairs to the Upper Darby pool; public comment on Charles Kelley will remain open through April 29.
At the Jan. 14 meeting of the Upper Darby School District Board of School Directors, Superintendent Daniel McGarry said the district will hold a public hearing on Jan. 28 to review options for Charles Kelley Elementary School and that an open comment period will run through April 29.
Why it matters: Charles Kelley is housed in a leased, nondistrict building, and the district is weighing whether to continue leasing, build a new school, or redistrict students back to neighborhood schools. The decision affects class sizes, staffing and transportation across multiple elementary schools and raises community concerns about extracurricular facilities, most prominently the Upper Darby pool used by the Marlins swim program.
Student representatives Tasneem Yasmin and Timothy Bijou told the board, “There will be a hearing soon on January 28 about the…
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