Bids from Sprinturf to replace and repair the playing surface at Roosevelt Field were approved 7-1 Monday at the Altoona Area School Board’s regular meeting, with member John Romanowicz absent. The approved contract shows the board will pay $566,140 out of its capital reserve fund to replace the turf carpet as well as the stone […]
The Altoona Area School Board approved a general fund budget with a smaller tax increase than planned. The board was unable to get the votes for a proposal to
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The Altoona Area School Board voted 7-2 to approve compensation plans for nonunion employees at a special meeting Thursday.
Employees affected are those in bill management, central office administration, support staff and noninstructional administrators.
The plan includes adjustments to health care as well as a four-year timeline for employee raises.
From 2021 through the 2025 fiscal year, the district will not make health insurance coverage available to employee spouses who work for the state, a public school district or a State System of Higher Education or state-related university.
Workers will get a 3% raise for next academic year followed by 2.5 percent increases each of the following three years.
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Irwin Adams
Altoona Area School District board member Kelly Irwin Adams will seek both the Republican and Democratic nominations for another term on the school board.
Irwin Adams, 43, lives in the Highland Park area, and has three children in the Altoona Area School District. She owns and operates a women’s clothing boutique, and works part time as a bookkeeper for Irwin Financial Inc. As a former graduate of AAHS and Penn State University, she taught elementary school in Pennsylvania and Virginia. She hopes to continue to use her educational background to enhance the district.
Irwin Adams is willing to work with all stakeholders parents, school employees, administrators and community members. Currently, Irwin Adams serves as the chairman of the AASD Educational Committee and GACTC Educational Committee. She also is a member of the following subcommittees: athletics, Central Blair Recreation Commission, comprehensive plan, and wellness committee.