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BLANCHARD Liberty-Curtin Elementary School’s multipurpose room was filled earlier this week as parents, teachers both past and present, school board me ....
CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com IMAGE PROVIDED The main entrance of Bucktail High School will get an upgrade as part of a $1.3 million project. RENOVO Bucktail High School will have a new look very soon. At a special meeting on Thursday night, the Keystone Central school board approved a project for facade improvements at the high school. The project will cost around $1.3 million. The board unanimously approved the contract for the low bidder, J.C. Orr and Son, Inc., of Altoona. Orr’s winning bid was $1,325,520, along with another $37,000 in board-approved alternates. “This is a big project,” said Rob Pacella, supervisor of property services in the Keystone Central School District. “We’re upgrading the facade, windows, entrances and exterior doors.” ....
CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com MILL HALL In a year that has been anything but normal, the Keystone Central school board heard some good news at Thursday night’s work session. KCSD superintendent Jacquelyn Martin said that the district will receive millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding. Earlier this week, it was announced that Pennsylvania schools would get nearly $5 billion from the federal COVID-19 aid package. According to the Department of Education’s website, KCSD is expected to receive $10,677,162. “(We) are continuing to look at how we believe we can best effectively use this one-time stimulus money,” Martin explained. “We’ve been attending seminars and presentations, making sure that we have the best information. I’ve been collaborating with other superintendents on how they plan to strategically use these funds.” ....