Upper Darby School District board adopts budget, hears superintendent update on facilities and possible hospital purchase

Upper Darby, Pa. — The Upper Darby School District Board of School Directors approved a series of routine reports and moved forward with budget items during its Aug. 12 combined work session and regular meeting, while the superintendent outlined summer capital projects, staffing progress and a potential acquisition of Delaware County Memorial Hospital.

Superintendent (S6) opened the meeting with a summary of summer facilities work at multiple buildings — including asbestos abatement, new gym floors, new furniture and HVAC upgrades at Beverly Hills, Hillcrest, Gowerford, Westbrook Park and Primus elementary schools — and progress on the new Clifton Heights Middle School, where steel is already erected. “We are getting ready to open another school year,” the superintendent said, and added the district will hold public meetings about Clifton Heights construction and related redistricting.

The superintendent said district leaders aim to open on schedule and noted staffing progress: “Right now, we have approximately 98% of our professional staff positions filled,” he said,…