Coatesville Area School District board votes to close Ken and East Fall elementary schools

The Coatesville Area School District board voted June 23 to close Ken Elementary School and East Fall Elementary School on or after Aug. 26, 2026.

Board members moved and seconded the recommendation under operations and approved the motion on a roll‑call vote. The board recorded affirmative votes and the motion carried; no detailed operational plan or student‑reassignment schedule was presented during the public meeting.

The decision came as part of the operations agenda item. Board members did not expand on the rationale on the public record during the meeting; superintendent remarks earlier in the session focused on hiring needs, facility projects and summer programs but did not lay out specific enrollment or budget figures tied to the closures. The board announced committee meetings on July 14 and the next regular meeting on July 28 at the district learning center.

The district’s executive session earlier in the evening had covered confidential personnel and potential litigation matters and included cases docketed in the Chester County Court of Common Pleas and matters before the Pennsylvania Department of Education, but the board did not link those executive-session items publicly to the school‑closure vote during the open meeting.

The board did not provide an implementation timetable beyond the “on or after Aug. 26, 2026” effective date stated in the motion. The administration and board must still provide details on student reassignment, transportation changes, and staffing adjustments; those specifics were not provided at the June 23 meeting.