Coatesville teachers present petition with 2K signatures to CASD board

By Lauren Parker, News Editor, The Times School board members Ann Wuertz, Dean Snyder and superintendent Dr. Cathy Taschner, listening to public comment during Tuesday’s meeting. CALN – Another tumultuous school board meeting of the Coatesville Area School district was held Tuesday, during which, the primary focus was yet again on contract negotiations with the Coatesville Area Teachers Association,...

Coatesville School District continues admin reorg

Working to improve middle school curriculum  By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times CALN – The Coatesville Area School District board of directors continued efforts to correct previous questionable moves by the previous administration and school board by updating employees’ titles and eliminating a key position in the district. School board president Dean Snyder read a statement regarding...

CASD continues plans to implement preschool program

Also discussed, policy on students’ use of electronic devices By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times Coatesville Area School Board continued with plans for implementing the Head Start preschool program with the Chester County Intermediate unit at the Gordon Early Literacy Center. CALN – The Coatesville Area School District continues to move forward with plans for the Head Start preschool...

School board continues its affront to electorate

But aggrieved taxpayers can – and should – continue pressure for change   By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Entrenched members of the Coatesville Area School Board thumbed their noses at the community once again on Saturday by defiantly ignoring not only the sentiments that citizens voiced at meetings but the ones that they expressed at the ballot box. Regrettably, the decision...

Retired state police corporal to fill CASD Board vacancy

Public voices dismay as James Hills beats out Robert Beckershoff, 5-3 By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times James Hills takes his oath to fill the vacant school board seat. “The children are my biggest passion,” said the mentor and retired state police corporal. CALN – The Coatesville Area School District Board of Education voted in James Hills to take the vacant school board seat during...

Political news and notes: 2014 legislative races kicking off

Final write-in results show poor turnout, participation in 2013 By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times The political news cycle never seems to end these days, on the heels of the final write-in election results being posted Friday, we have a batch of new candidate announcements or pending announcements in 2014 state legislative races — and even, it seems — an early hint about a 2016 race. First to the...