Vo-Tech Attendance – and District Expense – Increase in New Budget

“There has been a significant increase in numbers,” Superintendent Lisa Murgas told the Williamsburg Community School Board during Tuesday night’s meeting as the budget for Vo-Tech was presented.

Superintendent Murgas explained there was a cap on the number of students allowed to attend the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center years ago, and since that cap has been lifted, the numbers have steadily increased.

Superintendent Murgas presented that in the years of 2021-23, about 60 students have attended Vo-Tech regularly, with this year’s total hovering around 50 to 55 students.

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