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West Area Chester School Board Approves $302M Budget For 2023-24

May 25, 2023 by patch.com Leave a Comment

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The budget calls for no tax increase for Chester County residents and a $5 tax increase for Delaware County residents.

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WEST CHESTER, PA – The West Chester Area school board Wednesday night adopted a $302.2 million school budget for the 2023-24 school year, amounting to a $5.3 million, or 1.8 percent, increase over this year’s spending plan.

The 2023-24 budget has no tax increase for Chester County property owners and a .1 percent increase for Delaware County property owners, which amounts to $5 for the average property owner.

The district has 11,972 students. The district has 16 schools, including three high schools, three middle schools, and 10 elementary schools.

The differences in county average assessments account for formula differences resulting in the differing tax rates.

The property tax millage rate for West Chester remains one of the lowest in Chester County.

The average assessed home value in Chester County is now $189,850, which is approximately one-half of the home’s market value. The district is comprised of the West Chester borough and the surrounding townships of East Goshen, West Goshen, East Bradford, West Whiteland, Westtown, and Thornbury in Chester County.

The average assessed home value in the Delaware County portion of the district is $502,336, which represents 100 percent of the market value. Delaware County section is Thornbury Township.

The district used savings from the 2022-23 operations to help offset the need for millage increases for the 2023-24 budget. The millage rate is 22.43 in Chester County and 9.94 in Delaware County.

The district’s undesignated fund balance is approximately $19.7 million.

The largest component of the budget is the salaries and benefits for the district’s 1,549 employees, which rose $6.9 million, a 4.7 percent increase.

The 2023-24 budget includes the addition of $1.9 million in staffing costs in the following areas:

Pupil Services

  • 3 special education teachers
  • 12 behavior specialists for our intensive autistic and emotional support K-12 classrooms
  • 3 behavior specialists
  • 1 school nurse
  • 1 psychologist
  • 3 intervention specialists at the middle school level
  • 1 community engagement specialist

Secondary Education

  • 3 instructional coaches
  • 3 athletic trainers

Other:

  • 1 custodian
  • 2 technology specialist
  • 1 human resources specialist
  • 1 electrician

The increases in staffing costs are partially offset by reductions in services that were previously outsourced as contracted services.

“The 2023-24 budget reflects a strong commitment to providing enhanced resources and experiences for all of our students as they strive to achieve their personal best,” said Dr. Kalia Reynolds substitute superintendent.

Other increases include more than $1.5 million directly related to the following state and federal mandates:

  • $850,000 million increase in state-mandated pension expenses, a 2.1 percent increase over the current year’s budget.
  • $700,000 in transportation expenses, a 4.1 percent increase over the current year.

“Each year, we are tasked with balancing the best interests of all stakeholders while creating engaging and effective learning environments,” said Sue Tiernan, school board president. “I am grateful for the collaborative process that this board and district administration have developed to ensure that responsibility is clearly understood and the strategic goals of the district are achieved.”

Gary Bevilacqua, director of the board’s finance committee, said the school board encourages the community to explore the budget documents, attend committee presentations, and ask questions at our monthly property and finance committee meetings.


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Hanfu meets paper-cutting at primary school

May 29, 2023 by global.chinadaily.com.cn Leave a Comment

Recently, a group of students from the Naoma Primary School in Xinghualing district of Taiyuan, Shanxi province gave a special hanfu show — using the traditional Chinese style of clothing — at a sports meet.

The clothes, made of paper cuttings, were created by Wu Wenxiu and her students.

The 54-year-old math teacher at the school has shown great interest in paper-cutting since her childhood, and now she integrated the skills into her teaching — for example, using principles of paper cutting in her math lessons.

Around four years ago, Wu and her students began to make cut paper hanfu in their spare time. So far, they have created more than 40 pieces of paper clothing items, 10 of which were presented at the sports meet.

“It typically takes at least 10 days to finish a work, including designing, cutting shapes and sewing,” Wu said. “I hope the performance can make more people understand and gain an interest in the traditional art and that the culture can be passed on from generation to generation.”

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Marshallton Walk Housing Development Opens In West Chester

October 4, 2016 by patch.com Leave a Comment

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It’s the only housing development in the Marshallton Walk Historic District.

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WEST CHESTER, PA — A new housing development in the West Chester area will hold their grand opening celebration this Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18, beginning at 11 a.m.

Marshallton Walk, a community of single family and paired homes, is located on 1440 West Strasburg Road.

The developers aimed to create a community that “mingles modern living with the timeless charm of Marshallton Village Historic District.”

“From its Craftsman-inspired homes to its quaintly modern lifestyle, Marshallton Walk is unique in every way,” said Chris Gillen, Pennsylvania Division President of CalAtlantic Homes, in a statement. “Nothing has been left out in our effort to integrate these homes into the rich history and wonderful tradition found in Marshallton Village. It is a rare combination that homebuyers are responding to with tremendous interest.”

Marshallton Walk is the only new construction in the historic district, developers said.

It includes 13 home sites, six paired home options, and one single-family detached home.

Homes range from 2,641 to 3,171 square feet, with three to four bedrooms and 2.5 to 4.5 baths, according to CalAtlantic. Homes are based on a traditional “carriage house design.”

It is within walking distance from the Marshallton Inn and Four Dogs Café, and only a few miles from the Station Taproom and Johnsontown Park, a 14-acre recreation area situated along the banks of the Brandywine Creek. The community is within the Downingtown School District.

Image courtesy Marshallton Walk.


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Getting Screened Early for Breast Cancer

May 29, 2023 by www.nytimes.com Leave a Comment

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To the Editor:

Re “ Earlier Screening, Yes. Overtreatment, No ,” by Mehra Golshan (Opinion guest essay, May 18):

When I was 44, my routine annual screening mammogram detected a distortion that turned out to be a highly aggressive and dangerous form of breast cancer. Fortunately, because I was screened annually, it was caught at an early stage and was treated with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.

That was 22 years ago. Now that I’m well into my 60s, I’m grateful every day for the mammogram that caught that deadly cancer early enough to save my life. It has given me so many rich and wonderful years that I surely would never have had if screening mammograms weren’t available till age 50.

Statistically, annual mammogram screening for breast cancer before age 50 may not “save enough lives,” but it surely saved mine.

Deborah Schueneman

To the Editor:

Like Dr. Mehra Golshan, I am a breast cancer surgeon, and I wholeheartedly agree with his view of the new screening guidelines. Screening women in their 40s saves lives and also substantially reduces the need for toxic, burdensome and costly care.

Modern imaging detects small cancers with fewer “false positives.” Many patients can keep their breasts, and those who need or choose mastectomy can have reconstruction. “De-escalation” of systemic therapy achieves better outcomes with less treatment. And radiation oncologists now offer less burdensome treatments with improved outcomes.

So we need to ask ourselves: Why do so many women present with advanced cancers, and why do some choose mastectomy when they can be equally well treated with a lumpectomy? Certainly there are racial and socioeconomic disparities, and these need to be addressed. But the overwhelming reason is fear.

Let us strive to reduce the fear and the stigma of a breast cancer diagnosis, and use the tools we have to reduce unnecessary procedures and treatment. The new guidelines will go a long way toward accomplishing this goal.

Robert Buras

To the Editor:

As Mehra Golshan points out, we have a way to go before we can make more individualized screening recommendations. But the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial addresses some of his concerns.

The trial is currently enrolling more than 100,000 women to give us information about how to move beyond our current “one size fits all” approach in which we screen most women the same way based on age-specific guidelines. The trial randomizes women to digital mammography (2-D mammography) or breast tomosynthesis (3-D mammography). Images and data from every mammogram are collected, along with blood and tissue samples that researchers will be able to study in the future.

Nearly 130 sites are currently enrolling across the country from large urban academic medical centers to smaller community hospitals like mine. As a result, participants represent the great diversity of women in our country.

The trial will help us move toward a more personalized approach that tailors mammography for each woman based on her own genetics and individual risk factors for developing breast cancer.

Amarinthia Curtis Dr. Curtis is a radiation oncologist and a community co-chair of the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial. Dr. Pisano is a radiologist and the study chair of the trial.

Outdoor Dining in New York City (Some of the Time)

To the Editor:

Re “ Outdoor Dining Is Here to Stay in New York City ’’ (news article, May 19):

The New York City Council’s bill on outdoor dining is a scandal. The bill allows restaurants to erect outdoor dining structures, but only from April through November — a rule that will discourage their use overall.

New Yorkers deserve more from our public space, and our public officials. In the most dense, transit-friendly city in the nation, our leaders have decided to kill year-round outdoor dining sheds in order to protect outdoor parking. These lovely, lively gathering places will once again become free parking spots for many of the city’s wealthiest residents.

Even worse, the bill also disincentivizes restaurants from investing in well-made outdoor structures. After all, they’ll have to tear them down each winter and rebuild. Think the sheds look shabby now? Just wait.

Nicholas Teddy

To the Editor:

It’s good to read that the City Council is considering a bill to license outdoor dining structures. We New Yorkers who enjoy outdoor dining also want to restrict the rats, maintain sufficient sidewalk areas for pedestrians, allow for roadway access to vehicles and keep our neighborhoods at tolerable noise levels with these outdoor sheds — all of which we hope the bill will address.

The one issue that never seems to be talked about is the wastefulness of the air-conditioning that comes spilling out through open doors and windows as waiters and customers move in and out of dining areas.

Restaurants are already overly air-conditioned in the summer months, often requiring patrons to wear sweaters to dine comfortably. But the air-conditioning is basically cooling the sidewalks in many of these indoor/outdoor situations. How will the City Council address this dilemma?

Pauletta Brooks

Employee ‘Belonging’

To the Editor:

Re “ The D.E.I. Movement Picks Up a Word: Belonging ” (Sunday Business, May 14):

Many of the organizations featured in the article misunderstand the importance of both “inclusion” and “belonging” as goals to achieve an equitable workplace.

Belonging and inclusion are not interchangeable. Inclusion is the how. It is the hard work of transforming systems, practices and policies to acknowledge and integrate the norms, values and experiences of the diversity of employees.

When inclusion is done right, employees, especially those who identify with traditionally marginalized identity groups, feel appreciated, accepted and treated fairly. They feel they belong.

Employee belonging is the outcome of an inclusive workplace. A more helpful article would have dug deeper into the workplace changes needed so that all employees, especially those who identify with traditionally marginalized identity groups, can bring their “whole self to work.”

Regis Anne Shields The writer is principal and co-founder of Equity Journey Partners, which works with school districts on D.E.I./Belonging issues.

Making Urban Rivers Swimmable

To the Editor:

Re “ Taking a Dip in the Seine Deserves a Medal ” (Sports, May 12), about Paris’s efforts to make the Seine clean enough to swim in:

If Paris can do it, why not Boston? Or every urban river in America? In 1972, the Clean Water Act set a goal of fishable, swimmable rivers by 1983, yet here we are 40 years later with too many of our urban waterways still being polluted from storm water runoff, sewage overflows and more.

We have made great progress since 1972 — we no longer have rivers routinely catching on fire — but the job is not done until our urban residents can cool off on a hot summer day by jumping or wading into the refreshing waters of a clean river.

Ian Cooke The writers are the executive directors of three watershed associations for rivers that feed into Boston Harbor.

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Hanoi launches Action Month for Children 2023

May 29, 2023 by hanoitimes.vn Leave a Comment

The family, the school, and the community are the three main pillars of society that are conducive to developing healthy and happy children in the community.

The launch ceremony of Action Month for Children in Hanoi 2023 with the theme “Joining hands to reduce harm to children” is held on May 29 at the Friendship Palace of Culture and Labour.

The launching ceremony of “AAction Month for Children in Hanoi 2023” takes place today, May 19. Photo: Pham Hung/ The Hanoi Times

The ceremony was attended by Nguyen Thi Tuyen, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, city leaders, and 500 children representing more than 1.9 million living in the capital.

According to Vu Thu Ha, Vice Chairwoman of the Hanoi City People’s Committee, the Action Month for Children is one of Hanoi’s action programs to concretize Uncle Ho’s teaching, “For the sake of ten years, we cultivate trees; for the sake of a hundred years, we cultivate people.”

“For years, Hanoi has always focused on implementing policies related to the protection, care, and education of children, especially children with special circumstances in the area,” she said.

She also called on Hanoi residents to enthusiastically respond to the Hanoi 2023 Action Month for Children with concrete, practical, and meaningful deeds for children.

Nguyen Thi Ha (left), Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, and Nguyen Thi Tuyen (right), Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, present gifts and bicycles to Hanoian children. Photo: Pham Hung/ The Hanoi Times

These vulnerable children need the help of both local authorities and society, of which family, school, and community are the three “main pillars,” according to Ha.

On occasion, the Hanoi People’s Committee issued the “Action Plan for Children 2023” with nine content groups and 17 tasks, urging authorities in Hanoi’s districts and towns to effectively implement it before, during, and after the “Action Month for Children” event.

“The municipal authorities must ensure that 100% of children with special needs receive care, support, and gifts on International Children’s Day, which falls on June 1,” she added.

In addition, at the launch ceremony of Action Month for Children in Hanoi 2023, leaders of the central government, Hanoi and Hoan Kiem District handed over 25 bicycles and gifts, as well as 40 scholarships to disadvantaged children with good academic performance in the past school year, and 150 scholarships and gifts to children living in orphanages in Hanoi City.

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