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Apr 19, 2021 ∫ The Alpena Community College Board of Trustees approved the purchase of 10 ThinkPad laptop computers in the amount of $20,250 from Lenovo which will be used during TRiO Talent Search summer camps. The purchase was made using TRiO Talent Search funds. During the five-day summer camp, students will learn the fundamentals of game design through the development and planning of game maps, character creation, Java coding, using programming logic and animation, with the end result of creating and publishing a game on the site platform. The college received three bids for the comput...

Apr 12, 2021 ∫ The Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Educational Service District Board of Education’s Facility Committee is recommending the district get a second opinion from a second architect about the scope of work needed for the roof at Pied Piper School. District officials are currently working with Livonia-based architects OHM Advisors and construction manager Wolgast Construction to address heat loss from the building, which has led to some leaks in the school’s roof. Committee Chairman Nick Brege told the AMA ESD Board of Education last week the committee started a list prioritizing ...

Feb 15, 2021 ∫ The Alpena Public Schools Board of Education’s Property Committee recommends the board award an asbestos abatement contract to Total Environmental for the district’s asbestos abatement projects in the amount of $198,200. The district will be doing asbestos abatement at Hinks, Besser, Ella White, Sanborn, and Wilson elementaries, the former Sunset Elementary School, and Central Office as part of the $33.9 million property tax voters approved in March. The majority of the asbestos abatement will be completed in the boiler rooms of the schools. Total Environment is the lowe...

cnelson@thealpenanews.com News Photo by Crystal Nelson Alpena Public Schools Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Meaghan Gauthier on Monday addresses the board of education about a newly proposed project based learning course. ALPENA — The Alpena Public Schools Board of Education will allow the development of a newly proposed history course to continue and will make a final determination at a future date about whether students will be able take the class next year. The Perspectives of Democracy course was proposed to the board’s Curriculum and Finance Committee earlier this month, w...

Recent actions by school boards in Northeast Michigan. ∫ The Alpena Public Schools Board of Education’s Property Committee on Monday learned the committee overseeing the district’s bond-funded renovations had reviewed the design budget for changes at Ella White Elementary School. Trustee Steven Donajkowski, who serves on both committees, said the district is on track with its plans and the amount allotted for Ella White. He said bids for Wilson, Besser and Lincoln elementaries are expected in January and the committee will review those on Jan. 12. Associate Superintendent for Business ...