SALEM Board approves buying two buses
A nursing school overseen by the school district will have its tuition raised.
By NORMAN LEIGH
VINDICATOR SALEM BUREAU
SALEM -- The city school district will spend $113,332 to add two new buses to its fleet.
The school board approved the purchase during its meeting Monday to replace aging vehicles. The state and the school district will pay for the new buses, which are being bought from Myers Equipment Corp., Canfield.
The school district has a fleet of 15 buses, only 11 of which are able to perform regular service.
The two new 71-passenger buses will replace vehicles that each have more than 200,000 miles on them.
Nursing school: In other business, the board approved a tuition increase for students attending the Hannah E. Mullins School of Practical Nursing.
Beginning with the class starting in February, students will pay $5,000 in tuition, up from $4,600.
City schools Superintendent Dr. David Brobeck said the increase was necessary to cover costs for the nursing course. The last tuition increase was in March 1996.
Although Hannah E. Mullins provides nursing courses for adults, it operates under the auspices of the city school district.
End of terms: The school board said goodbye to members Jim Newman and William Thorne, who also is the panel's president.
Both men are completing their first terms on the board. Newman chose not to run again. Thorne sought re-election but was defeated.
Their places will be taken in January by Cindy Rottenborn and Kathryn Gano.
The school board set 7 p.m. Jan. 2 as its annual organizational meeting, during which a new board president will be elected.