SALTSBURG MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL CLOSURE DISCUSSION CONTINUES AT BLAIRSVILLE-SALTSBURG MEETING
By Hometown2
Apr 27, 2021 8:50 PM
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 fall in line with the end of the district’s fiscal year, but it also will extend a notification window should the district need to furlough teachers, according to board president Rick Harper.