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Unionville‑Chadds Ford board approves routine policies, technology courses, facilities and safety purchases

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Board of School Directors · March 24, 2026

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Summary

At the March board meeting the Unionville‑Chadds Ford School District unanimously approved bundled routine business, new high‑school technology courses, E‑Rate network equipment, policy updates, contracts for a native garden and hydration‑station replacements, a cybersecurity 'purple team' assessment, and routine finance and personnel items.

The Unionville‑Chadds Ford School District board voted unanimously at its March meeting to approve a slate of routine and programmatic items, including curriculum additions, network purchases, policy updates and several facilities and safety expenditures.

Key votes and outcomes: - Agenda items 3.1–3.4 (routine business) were approved 8–0. The board directed the business office to review and file financial statements and activity reports. - Curriculum and technology: The board approved new high‑school technology electives (engineering; guitar 1 & 2; light and sound production that includes introductory AI topics) and an E‑Rate purchase for Wi‑Fi access points ($26,517) and Cisco equipment/licensing ($76,949). Both items passed unanimously. - Policies and guidelines: A bundle of policies (including updates on AI, surveys, graduation credits and safety procedures) passed 8–0 after the board noted a corrected typo in Policy 815.2. The records retention administrative guideline (800 AG‑1) was approved as well. - Facilities: The board approved a $9,930 contract with Green Bridal Landscaping to install a native garden at Unionville High School and a $33,350 purchase to replace approximately 23 hydration stations districtwide to reduce lead/PFAS exposure; both motions passed unanimously. - Finance and contracts: The board ratified CCIU joint fuel purchasing bids (heating oil, unleaded gasoline, propane) and approved a three‑year auditor agreement with CLA covering fiscal years through June 2028. Both votes were 8–0. - Personnel and contracts: The board bundled routine HR items (8.1–8.9, 8.11) and ratified a contract extension with Criticare Home Health and Nursing Services; all passed 8–0. - Safety/cybersecurity: The board approved a purple‑teaming assessment by CDW for $45,500 to test physical and cyber readiness; the motion passed 8–0.

Board members emphasized that many of these votes were routine approvals intended to sustain district operations. Several members also said they will continue community engagement and improve communications to ensure residents understand larger campus projects under discussion.