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Northern Cambria board expects $1.5 million state payment, approves routine contracts and hires
Summary
Facing near-term cash‑flow constraints, the Northern Cambria School Board was told it expects a $1.5 million state payment on April 30 and approved routine motions including cooperative paper purchasing, the NCEA one‑year agreement, summer maintenance hires at $9/hour and payment of April bills.
The Northern Cambria School Board heard a business‑manager update that the district is holding bills amid short‑term cash‑flow constraints but expects a $1.5 million state payment on April 30 that will ease the pressure.
That financial update, reported during the board’s April 21 regular meeting, set the context for a series of routine approvals. The board voted to approve the treasurer’s financial reports for March 2026 and the payment of bills for April 2026; both motions were made, seconded and carried. The business manager said the district historically receives a larger state payment around June 1 (noted in the meeting as typically a little over $2 million).
The board approved participation in the Appalachia IU8 cooperative paper‑bidding program for the 2026–27 school year; white copy paper will be purchased through IU8 from Contract Paper Group Inc. at $29.80 per carton, a figure reported in the meeting as $2.31 less per carton than the previous year. The board also approved continuation of IU8’s ESL consortium for 2026–27 at a stated cost of $5,200 to help ensure compliance with state and federal requirements referenced in discussion (Every Student Succeeds Act was cited by name).
Under personnel and contract items, the board approved a one‑year NCEA bargaining agreement covering July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, with members thanking the association for cooperative work. The board authorized hiring summer maintenance workers at $9 per hour for June through August 2026. The meeting also added two drivers, Michael Hall and Rebecca Thomas, to the 2025–26 bus driver list and approved a 2026–27 agreement with Tetram Golf Course to serve as the district’s home golf course; no substantive changes to that golf contract were reported.
The business manager said a dust‑collector installation is complete but still requires a power box connection, and the district’s audit will be presented at the next board meeting by Cal Turnley Robertson and Associates.
The meeting adjourned at 6:27 p.m.
