At their meeting Tuesday night, members of the Blairsville-Saltsburg School Board unanimously approved the proposed district budget for the 2021-22 sc.
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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
At Thursday night’s special voting meeting, the Blairsville-Saltsburg School Board held a preliminary vote to determine the fate of the Saltsburg Middle-High School and the road ahead.
The meeting started with a public comment section, which featured testimonials from district parents from both Blairsville and Saltsburg. The board then proposed the motion to either consolidate the district or to keep the schools separate.
Board members Linda Brown, Beverly Caranese and Holly Hall spoke out against the motion. Caranese referenced the meeting date, which was held during Saltsburg’s musical. She said it excluded 120 district members that could’ve spoke out during the public comment period, but couldn’t.
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