KCSD Board renews Tomasetti’s contract

Superintendent’s new five-year pact approved unanimously By Kim Chiomento, Correspondent, The Times Dr. Barry Tomasetti KENNETT —  The Kennett Consolidated School District (KCSD) School Board moved unanimously to renew the contract of Superintendent of Schools Barry Tomasetti at its meeting, Monday. Tomasetti was unanimously re-elected for a 5-year term beginning January 27, 2015 continuing...

New summer reading program targets in-need kids

Kennett focuses efforts on young, struggling readers with summer program By Kim Chiomento, Correspondent, The Times Educators in the Kennett Consolidated School District are using a new program to keep kids reading over the summer. KENNETT — Tracey Marino, the Principal at Greenwood Elementary, is passionate about mitigating summer learning loss.  She has turned her passion into developing a new...

KEF announces $10k Super Grant & outstanding teacher awards

Six KCSD teachers honored, super grant awarded for library reading program By Kim Chiomento, Correspondent, The Times The 2014 Kennett Education Foundation “Outstanding Teachers” awardees are: from left to right: Marybeth Kufen, Mary D Lang Kindergarten Center, Patti Tatum, Kennett Middle School, April Reynolds, Bancroft Elementary School, Jodi Davidson, Kennett High School, Jennifer Miller, Greenwood...

Unionville & Kennett host breakfast, June 7

EAST MARLBOROUGH — One again the administrations of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and Kennett Consolidated School District will team up for a free community breakfast, Saturday, June 7 at Unionville High School. The event will be held in the Unionville High School Cafeteria and coincides with the Kennett/Unionville Relay for Life fundraiser.    Send article as...

New school resource officer comes full circle

For Kennett High grad, cause for cheering again By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Kennett Square Police Officer Sarah London, the new school resource officer at Kennett High, points to a 2001 photo that shows her on the school’s cheerleading squad. In the hallways at Kennett High on Wednesday, a woman in blue quietly generated head-turning during an unconventional homecoming of...