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.
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The Altoona Area School Board voted 5-4 to renew Superintendent Charles Prijatelj’s contract, extending his employment through the end of July 2024.
Prijatelj’s current salary is $176,800, and an increase for the first year of his contract will be contingent on his evaluation.
Voting in favor of renewing Prijatelj’s contract were board Vice President Dr. Frank Meloy, Mike Baker, Dave Francis, Rick Hoover and Ron Johnston. Votes against were from board President Sharon Bream, Eric Haugh, Kelly Irwin Adams and Ed Kreuz.
Prijatelj became the district’s superintendent in 2016 after serving as superintendent of the Tuscarora School District for three years. He will begin his three-year extension on Aug. 1.