Many new hires were made at the River Valley School Board meeting Wednesday night, but chief among them were the new assistant superintendent and a co.
On Tuesday night, the River Valley School Board approved the 2023-2024 school year calendar with some changes. The next school year will feature 14 ha.
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Tonight will be the final graduation ceremonies for both the Blairsville and Saltsburg High Schools.
Both schools’ ceremonies are expected to be filled with emotion, according to District Superintendent Philip Martel, not only for the great accomplishments for the students, but also it being the last commencements for both schools.
The graduation ceremonies come a few days after a federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Save Our Saltsburg Schools meant to stop the reorganization process, which would close the Saltsburg Middle-High School, bus all Saltsburg Middle-High school students to Blairsville, and reopen the Saltsburg Middle-High School as a STEAM academy for the district. The group claims that the reconfiguration would be detrimental to the students education, and cause hardships for the Saltsburg community.
SALTSBURG MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL CLOSURE DISCUSSION CONTINUES AT BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG MEETING By Hometown2
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At Tuesday night’s Blairsville-Saltsburg School Board meeting, discussion continued on the closure of the Saltsburg School District, including what the next steps are going to be in the process, and an amendment o the resolution passed last Thursday night.
During his presentation, superintendent Philip Martel showed that one of the biggest advantages to the district reconfiguration plan was the eventual savings from early retirement incentives. Martel said that about $7.1 million would be saved in five years time and about $10.6 million in savings in nine years.
During the meeting, the board approved by a 6-3 vote a resolution that makes a change to the resolution detailing the permanent closure of Saltsburg Middle-High School. The change was to have the final day of operations at the school be June 30th. Not only does that have the closure