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Chester-Upland receiver reports staffing, facilities and program updates; clean-school-bus rebate application pending
Summary
At the Jan. 23 receivers meeting, the district receiver provided updates on staffing, audits, special-education initiatives, planned facility work at Toby Farms and a pending clean-school-bus rebate application to replace six diesel buses with zero-emission vehicles.
Dr. Mameen, the receiver for Chester-Upland School District, told the Jan. 23 receivers meeting with the public that district leaders are moving forward on several staffing, facilities and program items aimed at stabilizing operations and expanding student supports.
The update covered business-office staffing, an ongoing effort to complete the district's 2021 audit, restroom renovations and the removal of underground storage tanks at the Toby Farms campus, and human-resources work tied to contract bargaining. "The business office has been fully staffed with support from the HR department," Dr. Mameen said, and bargaining sessions with teachers are scheduled to begin in February.
Why it matters: the district is balancing near-term facilities repairs and long-pending financial audits with recruitment and bargaining activity that officials say affect classroom…
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