The curriculum, instruction and technology report presented at the Sept. 9 work session outlined voting items to be taken up at the regular board meeting next week, including four international field trips and a district field-trip list.

Details given included: a Unionville High School Art trip to Paris and London (June 20–29, 2025) estimated at $5,359 per student; a broader Unionville High School international-club trip proposed for South Africa (June 8–28, 2026) at roughly $6,319 per student; a Patton Middle School trip to Quebec City for 7th–8th graders (Jan. 16–20, 2025) estimated between $1,180 and $1,460 per student depending on group rates; and a Spanish-language immersion trip to Peru (July 20–28, 2025) estimated at $5,049 per student. Presenters said the trips are run through EF Tours and will be voted on at next week’s meeting.

The board also heard a request to ratify a Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) contract to migrate student-health data from the Sapphire system into PowerSchool for a one-time migration cost of $10,000; administrators described the migration as a year-long parallel process intended to preserve data security and enable future onboarding. Separately, the continuation of CCIU-supported science/STEM curriculum work was presented with an anticipated agreement cost between $11,160 and $13,200, depending on rollout choices.

Administrators reminded families that the field-trip list does not guarantee every trip will run, but provides commonly used destinations. Trustees and a student representative spoke in favor of the opportunities and accessibility the travel and field trips provide.