Mars approves bond for upcoming projects
ADAMS TWP — The Mars School Board on Tuesday approved a $10 million bond for improvement projects.
Those include the renovation of the administration offices, construction of two ball fields at the Centennial School, a districtwide telephone system upgrade, air conditioning in the gymnasiums at the high school and middle school, replacement of the driveway from the Centennial School to Route 228 and renovations at the middle school.
Financial professionals from Janney Montgomery Scott told the board in February that while experts expected interest rates to increase, they are at the lowest rate in the past year.
The board on Tuesday also heard high school principal Todd Kolson report that of the nine students in remediation classes, eight scored proficient on the recent state Keystones tests and left remediation.
The other student is working on a project in lieu of the exam, which is permitted by the state Department of Education.
Kolson said he will reveal the schoolwide Keystone results at the school board meeting Tuesday.
