Votes at a glance: Unionville‑Chadds Ford board approves routine business, facilities contracts, policies and student activities

The Unionville‑Chadds Ford School District board approved multiple routine and business items at its Oct. 21 meeting.

Key approved items included: the consent bundle (agenda items 3.1–3.4: meeting minutes, ratification of bill list, budget transfers), the renaming of three 8th‑grade art courses (relief sculpture → ceramics; 3‑D sculpture → sculpture; traditional art → drawing and painting), and a set of policies for approval after standard multi‑month review (items 5.1–5.7). Votes on these items were called and recorded as passing unanimously.

Facilities decisions approved by the board included: a $25,425 indoor design proposal with Marauder Main Architects for full‑day kindergarten improvements at Chatsford and Hillandale Elementary Schools; a $33,215 outdoor design proposal (funded by Longwood Grants) that includes covered pavilions and an amphitheater; and a $24,740 construction contract to replace building automation system controllers at Unionville High School. All passed on voice votes recorded in the meeting.

Personnel actions included separate approval of substitute guest teachers (item 8.11) with one abstention from a candidate on that list, and approval of the broader personnel slate (8.1–8.10 and 8.12–8.13). The board also approved a no‑cost contract option with Epic Special Education to provide services if needed.

Student activities actions: the board authorized a sponsorship agreement with Premier Orthopedics for stadium advertising at $4,200 per year (renewable up to five years) and approved a Patton Travel Club trip to U.S. national parks in June 2026 with a flexible date window; the trip cost was listed at $3,044 per student.

Votes were taken by voice; the meeting minutes record the listed items as passing under the recorded tallies (voice votes noted as unanimous unless otherwise stated).