Board approves consent items, policies, purchases and personnel changes in unanimous votes

Unionville‑Chadds Ford School District Board members on Feb. 18 approved a slate of routine and formal items, voting unanimously on multiple bundled motions that ranged from policy changes to equipment purchases and a personnel restructure.

The board approved the bundled routine business items (agenda 3.1–3.3) and then approved a package of policy and administrative guideline changes covering educator misconduct and discipline (317 series), personal necessity leave (336), suicide awareness/prevention/response (819), professional adult‑student boundaries (824), and public attendance at school events (904). The board also ratified a combined investigative administrative guideline for harassment and cyberbullying (policies 247 and 249). Board members tabled policy 800/Administrative Guideline 1 (guest speaker definition) for further review next month.

Facilities purchases cleared the board. The district approved buying a rough‑terrain vehicle (RTV) from Stoltzmann Farm Service Inc., with a net cost of $27,115 after a $1,500 trade‑in (listed pre‑trade cost ~ $28,615), to replace a roughly 30‑year‑old vehicle used for grounds upkeep. The board also approved $20,298 in fitness center equipment from Webster Fitness Products to replace damaged strength equipment and two treadmills.

On finance, the board approved a settlement agreement with Collegium Charter to reconcile a past bill that was paid outside the usual channels; district staff stated the payment was already budgeted and that the item was a routine truing up of accounts.

Personnel actions included approval of routine personnel agenda items and a structural change in human resources: the board voted to eliminate the assistant director of human resources position effective July 1 and to create a director of human resources position effective the same date.

Additionally, the board approved a student trip: Unionville High School’s Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) will attend a student leadership conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

All motions reported in the meeting were approved by voice vote and recorded as passing 9–0. The board chair indicated most items were previously discussed during committee or work‑session meetings.

The board does not plan further action on the tabled guest speaker policy until it returns for review next month.