Second administrator exits Coatesville schools

Athletic director joins superintendent on list of sudden departures By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times The turmoil continues: Less than a week after the abrupt retirement of the Coatesville Area School District (CASD) superintendent, the district’s high school athletic director has resigned, a school administrator said Tuesday. James Donato, a former football coach at Kennett...

CASD announces retirement of superintendent

In his resignation letter, Richard Como says ‘timing is right’  By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times In his resignation letter, CASD Superintendent Richard Como said it was time to leave after 42 years in education, half of them in Coatesville. After several days of rumors and speculation about the status of the Coatesville Area School District (CASD)’s Superintendent,...

Pride pervades Coatesville commencement

Hugs were plentiful at the Coatesville Area Senior High School commencement.
Nearly 550 celebrate moving to next chapter By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com COATESVILLE — When students from Kennett or Unionville asked him where he went to school, Branden Bauer said he heard a trace of disdain when they said, “You go to Coatesville?” “I’m proud to say, ‘Yes, I do,’” he proclaimed last night to thunderous applause. Bauer, a speaker at...