Correspondent
TROY — The Troy School Board held its meeting on Oct. 20.
They started out with a presentation by Mrs. Angela Keating on the results of a Learning Pathways Survey sent out to district students.
The survey garnered 151 responses, 61 from parents and the rest from students grade 8-11. The first question regarded potential languages respondents would like to see taught at Troy. Of the choices available, French garnered the most votes, with German and Chinese following. Troy currently only teaches Spanish as a second language.
Survey takers were also asked to pick a “career cluster.”
Career clusters represent different learning pathways students could take at Troy and corresponded to different classes and programs students can try to better prepare themselves for professional life.
Respondents were asked what programs they felt would best prepare them for work in Bradford County and Troy.
Of the many choices ranging from Health Science to Art to Marketing, the top three choices were STEM, Agriculture, Business Administration. The results were encouraging as Troy has a strong Agricultural program and STEM
programs currently.
The board voted to approve a contract with Alparon Park to host its football games there. The contract would be for $1,000 per game hosted with a minimum of $5,000 paid. Also included is a provision that for $300 a week the district may use the field for practice of any sport be it football, cheerleading, or any other outdoor sport.