Dunlap named as interim CASD superintendent

Dr. Richard Dunlap The Coatesville Area School District has a new leader — at least on an interim basis — Dr. Richard Dunlap has been tapped to take over the district after the resignation earlier this summer of Dr. Cathy Taschner. The CASD board voted this week to hire Dunlap at a rate of $17,000 per month while the search for a new superintendent is conducted.    Send article...

CASD approves service contracts, hires principals

Taschner to forego raise for 2015-16 school year By Lauren Parker- Gill, Staff Writer, The Times Jason Palaia gave a presentation to the school board and the public, outlining the process of hiring a new company for therapy and nursing services. CALN – The Coatesville Area School District Board of Education held its monthly committee meeting, followed by a special board meeting last Tuesday where...

Como, Donato face charges for ‘skimming’

Grand jury report slams Coatesville Area Board of Education for mismanagement, cover-up By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan details charges against former Coatesville Superintendent Richard Como and former Coatesville High School Athletic Director James Donato, as the new Coatesville Superintendent, Dr. Cathy Taschner looks on. WEST CHESTER — Following the...

CASD super candidates have vetting issues

Who looked into these folks and decided they were the best option? By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times There are times when reality trumps fiction for the completely incredible. I had no plans to write again today about our pals at the Coatesville Area School District and frankly, would have been happy to work on the half-dozen other topics I have going elsewhere in the county. But, alas, sometimes you...