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K-12 education
School closing plan dominates Ligonier Valley board meeting
The majority of the discussion at Monday's Ligonier Valley School board meeting concerned the possibility of Laurel Valley Middle-High School closing. Parents and community members have been asking the board the same questions for several months, after the release of a study by Ohio-based Warner Concepts recommended the consolidation of Laurel Valley Middle-High School into... »
Ligonier Valley school board meeting chaotic as president resigns
Irvin Tantlinger announced his resignation as Ligonier Valley school board president, effective at the conclusion of Monday night's meeting. The board meeting later got so heated, Tantlinger adjourned the meeting suddenly and left the room before anyone could second the motion, leaving audience members and some board members unsure of what to do next. »
Consolidation plans face opposition
Sixteen-year-old Seward residents Morgan McLaughlin and Ashley Troyan came prepared to the Monday night Ligonier Valley School District Board of Education meeting. Each wore a homemade T-shirt that said, "Our school, our community, our choice," to show their opposition to closing Laurel Valley Middle-High School in fall 2010. »
Laurel Valley Middle-High School parents plead their cases on closing
Citizens crowded their way into a meeting of the Ligonier Valley School Board Monday at Laurel Valley Middle-High School to voice their concerns about the possibility of the school closing. The turnout was prompted by a study commissioned by the board to determine the feasibility of consolidating Laurel Valley Middle-High and Ligonier Valley High schools. »
Yough School Board adopt budget with no property tax increase
Yough School Board on Thursday adopted the final 2009-10 budget with no increase in the 75.60-mill levy on real estate. The spending plan lists $28.9 million in revenue and expenses. The revenue includes federal stimulus money, but the district has not received word whether it would be receiving any yet. »
Council airs concerns on new schools’ selection
COLUMBIA - The conference room on the fourth floor of the Daniel Boone Government Building was packed with people at a pre-council meeting Monday night. Latecomers had to wind their way through a maze of chairs and sit on the floor of the room. And although there was no option for public participation, many people... »
New Columbia high school site a matter of availability
It was the simple availability of land, not its location, that drove Columbia Public Schools officials to choose a farm southeast of Columbia as the site for a third major high school, Superintendent Phyllis Chase said. “Our primary concern was simply to find anyone who had 80 to 100 acres of land that would be... »