7 year-old student left on Krapf’s bus for 5+ hours

KCSD statement: district ‘dismayed and disgusted’ By Kim Chiomento, News Editor, The Times KENNETT SQUARE – The Kennett Consolidated School District and other authorities are investigating exactly how a seven-year-old student was left on a Krapf-owned school van for more than five hours unattended, on March 31. KCSD issued a press release today, after alerting district parents to...

KCSD ‘springs forward’ with an eye on the future

New AP class & capital projects top the agenda; KMS’ John Carr to retire By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times KENNETT –  For The Kennett Consolidated School District (KCSD), March brings a continued focus on shaping the future of the District. Facilities improvements, a new AP-level course and Governor Wolf’s proposed budget were a few of the top items discussed at...

Kennett, Unionville unite for MLK service day

Students join forces to serve others throughout community in honor of Dr. King By Suzanne Misciagna, Staff Writer, The Times A great ending to a morning of hard work as Patton Middle School and Kennett Middle School students unite to clean up Anson B. Nixon Park in honor of MLK Day. KENNETT – Students in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and Kennett Consolidated School District honored...

KCSD formally renews Tomasetti’s contract

New pact, capital improvements lead busy board of ed. agenda By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times KCSD School Board Meeting – Bancroft Elementary School NEW GARDEN – The Kennett Consolidated School District Board of Directors formalized an agreement to renew the contract of Superintendent Dr. Barry W. Tomasetti at its first meeting of 2015 Monday evening at Bancroft Elementary...

Letter: Schools need to teach morality

Editor’s Note: The following is a open letter written to the Kennett Consolidated School Board. It’s author has asked that we publish it to offer a public perspective on the recent issue about books in the Kennett High School library. We welcome concurring and opposing viewpoints, of course, to better foster a public conversation on the matter. Dear members of the KCSD school board, I’m...

Letter: clarifying Kennett book request

To The Editor, My name is Angie John, and I am the parent who requested reconsideration of resource material regarding the book “Nineteen Minutes.” I am a concerned parent, but I also hold a Master’s Degree in Social Work and have extensive experience counseling troubled children and teens.  I have worked in schools in the Philadelphia area with children who are depressed, physically hurting...

KCSD board won’t ban Picoult book from Kennett High

District also welcomes new math/science supervisor, approves 3-year district level plan  By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times A large but civil crowd attended Monday night’s Kennett Consolidated School District Board of Education meeting to offer input as to whether the board should ban Jodi Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes from the Kennett High School library. Board voted 7-1 to keep...

Greenwood evacuated after bomb threat

600 students and faculty displaced while authorities searched building By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Greenwood Elementary School students return to the building Friday, as State Police and other law enforcement officials look on, after a bomb threat led to the evacuation of the building, Friday. KENNETT — Students were evacuated from Greenwood Elementary School Friday morning after a “very...

KEF hosts fun-filled, spooktacular October events

By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times Attendees at last year’s Kennett Education Foundation Masquerade Ball had a scary good time. Tickets remain available for the event, which helps fund scholarships, grants and special projects in the Kennett Consolidated School District. KENNETT — The Kennett Education Foundation (KEF) Board of Directors and friends of KEF encourage the greater Kennett...

KCSD announces six-year strategic plan

New focus on math, school transitions and boosting STEM just some of the planned upgrades By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times Kennett Consolidated School District Superintendent Barry Tomasetti (center) speaks with local residents, Monday night, immediately following the Board of Education meeting. KENNETT – Dr. Barry Tomasetti, Superintendent of the Kennett Consolidated School District...