MILL HALL — There is now a timeline for the Liberty-Curtin Elementary School project.

During Thursday night’s voting session, held at Central Mountain High School, KCSD superintendent Jacquelyn Martin announced that she received an update from Jeff Straub of consultant Crabtree, Rohrbaugh and Associates. Earlier this month, Crabtree, Rohrbaugh and Associates gave the board and community a list of options for Liberty-Curtin.

“I received a draft timeline from the architects and will be providing the board with an update in November,” Martin explained.

KCSD set up an email for community feedback about the project. Thus far, Martin said, feedback has been somewhat limited.

“As of last evening, there were only two community members who submitted feedback to the email address we provided and both of them were in favor of the project,” Martin said.

During last week’s work session — which was held at KCSD’s Bucktail campus — Martin said that the board was exploring a single-story new building potentially at the same site where Liberty-Curtin currently sits. The other option would be to simply upgrade and repair the current school. That option may not make financial sense, however.

If the project is approved and stays on its timeline, the new construction could open as soon as August of 2025.

In other business Thursday:

— Martin spoke about a new articulation agreement with Johnstown-based Penn Highlands Community College. She said she spoke earlier Thursday with Trish Corle, Vice-President of Student Services with PHCC. She said Corle told her Penn Highlands is looking to expand into Centre County and Martin encouraged her to consider Clinton County. The school presently has facilities in Altoona, Ebensburg, Huntingdon and Somerset, in addition to Johnstown. The board approved the agreement with Penn Highlands Community College. It also approved one with Commonwealth University and its campuses in Lock Haven, Bloomsburg and Mansfield, guaranteeing admission for qualifying students from the Keystone Central School District. Commonwealth University would also provide scaled tuition assistance when certain criteria are met. The agreement with Commonwealth University was made official during a ceremony at Lock Haven University’s Durrwachter Center. Martin was one of several superintendents on hand who took part in the ceremony, which was held earlier this week.

— The board saw a PowerPoint from Central Mountain High School’s clay target team, which is now two years old. The team showcased its successes. Clay target leagues have grown by leaps and bounds since their inception. According to the USA High School Clay Target League, there were just three teams nationwide in 2007-2008, with 30 participants. In 2021-22, there were 1,466 teams nationwide with 43,309 participants.

At CMHS, the team had 14 participants in spring of 2021. This fall, there are 25 students taking part.

“We are so grateful for the volunteers who make this program possible and I am so proud of our students for their hard work and dedication,” said Martin. “It has been paying off with their many successes.”

The Keystone Central school board will meet for a work session at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3 at Central Mountain High School. The meeting is open to the public and will also be streamed live through the district website.