(File Photo of the Aliquippa School Board logo)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) The Aliquippa school board made several motions at Wednesday night’s regular meeting. The board announced the approval of the cost of the plaques for the Gene Karmazyn Blackbox Theater, one estimated to cost $205, another estimated to cost $285. LSSE Civil Engineering also received a payment of $33,252.17 for surveying, engineering design and consulting services for the fieldhouse and education center at Heinz Field. On Wednesday, a transportation agreement for related services as a supplementary related service was in case of an emergency for the meeting. The school board approved the Act 1 Index and made the decision not to raise any tax for the support of the district for the 2025-26 school year at a rate that exceeds the index by the PA Department of Education, as the state rate is 6.2%. The school board entered into a memorandum of understanding  with the Mentor Partnership and the Aliquippa School district. This program will provide supports to Student Services at no cost to the district. The program is valued at $15,000. The board meets on Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 at 6 p.m. for its work session and the regular meeting is on Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 at 6 p.m. in the Gene Karmazyn Black Box Theater.