Coatesville Area School District

The Coatesville Area School District (CASD) covers the City of Coatesville, the Boroughs of Modena and South Coatesville and Caln Township, East Fallowfield Township, Sadsbury Township, Valley Township, West Brandywine Township and West Caln Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The district operates Coatesville Area High School (10th-12th), 8/9 Center (8th-9th), North Brandywine Middle School (7th grade), Scott Middle School (6th Grade), Caln Elementary School (closing scheduled)[2] (K-5th), East Fallowfield Elementary School (closing scheduled) (K-5th), King's Highway Elementary School (K-5th), Rainbow Elementary School (K-5th) and Reeceville Elementary School (K-5th).

Coatesville Area School District
Address
3030 C G Zinn Road
Thorndale
, Chester, Pennsylvania, 19372
United States
District information
TypePublic
Motto"Rich in Diversity, Committed to Excellence"
GradesK-12
SuperintendentTomas Hanna [1]
Students and staff
ColorsRed, black, white
Other information
Websitecasdschools.org

Coatesville School District resides in the only city in Chester County (the richest county[3] in Pennsylvania). The district has long been the center of the Coatesville community and prides itself as being “Rich in Diversity”. Not only is Coatesville the most diverse school district in Chester County, but it also ranked second in the state and 26th nationwide.[4]

Coatesville's Athletic Programs are ranked top 10 in Pennsylvania (2019).[5]

History and overview

The first school established and recorded in Coatesville was the Moses Coates School in 1789 which was run by Sallie Coats until 1814 when Joseph Ridgeway donated the land and building off the corner of third & Harmony (now MLK Drive) to the newly established “Trustees of Coatesville School Association”. They named the school The Valley School but was also known as the Little Red School House.[6]

Schools within the Coatesville Area School District

Elementary schools

There are five elementary schools in Coatesville Area School District

  • Caln Elementary School
  • East Fallowfield Elementary School]
  • King's Highway Elementary School
  • Rainbow Elementary School
  • Reeceville Elementary School

Secondary schools

There are four secondary schools in Coatesville Area School District

  • Scott 6th Grade Center
  • North Brandywine Middle School
  • Coatesville Area Intermediate High School
  • Coatesville Area Senior High School

Athletics

Coatesville Area High School joined the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) 1922. In 1950 the Ches-Mont League was formed, originally comprised of eight schools in Chester County. Coatesville (National Division) is the only original member still part of the league today.[7]

PIAA Championships
  • 1936 Swim Team won the District One Swim Title
  • 1937 Swim Team won the District One Swim Title
  • 1941 The Boys Basketball Team won Championships
  • 1941 Girls Tennis Team won District Champions.
  • 1941 Boys Tennis Team won Section II Champions
  • 1943 Swim Team won the District One Swim Title

Ches-Mont Champions
  • 1950 Track and field won the Ches-Mont League Championships
  • 1950 Cross country (boys) Ches-Mont Championship

Board of School Directors
Coatesville school district regions

The nine members of the board are elected at-large that serve 4-year terms. They are elected by voters in Region I (Coatesville City & Valley Township), Region II (Caln & West Brandywine), and Region III (East Fallowfield, Sadsbury, Modena, South Coatesville & West Caln).

  • Rob Fisher, President
  • Tom Keech, Vice President
  • Andy Finkbohner
  • Becky Harlan
  • Mary Harris
  • James Bookman
  • Henry Assettoo
  • Amelia Mills
  • open


Significant events

In August 2013, district superintendent Richard Como and athletics director Jim Donato left their jobs following the discovery of racist text messages[8] on their district-provided mobile phones.[9][10][11] Both were arrested in 2014 on charges of theft and state ethics violations.[12] Donato pleaded guilty in June, 2016 with an agreement to pay restitution to the district for the $15,000 he admitted stealing. March 18, 2018 Chester County Common Pleas Judge Thomas G. Gavin sentenced Richard Wallace Como to a jail term in Chester County Prison of three to 23 months, followed by three years of probation, on the charges that he was found guilty of at trial in January – dealing in unlawful proceeds, theft by unlawful taking, theft by failure to make required disposition of funds, and conflict of interest.[13]

Angelo Romaniello Jr. had been appointed acting superintendent following Como's departure, following which Taschner was voted in by the board in a 7–2 vote for a five-year contract running July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022.[14] Taschner resigned on (Tue, approx Aug 15, 2019).

References
  1. https://www.casdschools.org/domain/524
  2. "Master Facility Planning" (PDF). June 27, 2017.
  3. https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/report-this-is-pennsylvanias-wealthiest-county/
  4. https://vista.today/2020/10/chester-county-home-to-the-second-most-diverse-school-district-in-pennsylvania/
  5. https://www.pennlive.com/sports/g66l-2019/02/efdfd0fe655380/these-50-public-high-schools-are-the-best-for-sports-in-pennsylvania-says-report.html
  6. https://historycasd.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_2.html
  7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ches-Mont_League
  8. Readers may find offensive. "WARNING Readers may find offensive: Transcript Excerpt Copies".
  9. Aubrey Whelan and Michaelle Bond (September 23, 2013). "Coatesville parents demand firing of officials over racist texts". The Inquirer. Philadelphia. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  10. Bender, William (September 23, 2013). "Racial epithets litter text messages of Coatesville school officials". Daily News. Philadelphia. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  11. Williams, Mary Elizabeth (September 24, 2013). "A school official's unbelievably racist texts". Salon. Salon.com. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  12. Bond, Michaelle. "Coatesville shakes up school district staff after scandal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  13. "Como Sentenced to Prison". March 16, 2018.
  14. "Taschner Voted In". August 27, 2017.
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