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Altoona board approves GoTo telephony contract, UDNI onboarding and other new-business items
Summary
Trustees authorized participation in the TIPS cooperative, approved a GoTo telephony contract (one-time startup ~$45,566; monthly ~$7,784 for 68 months), UDNI onboarding not to exceed $41,250, fieldhouse use for elementary wrestling, and authorized the board president to sign paperwork for a confidential student settlement.
The Altoona Area School District board approved multiple new-business items including procurement and operational requests under item 10.
The board authorized participation in the TIPS national cooperative purchasing program (Region 8). It approved a proposal from GoTo to provide telephony, voice conferencing and related support services with an approximate one-time startup cost of $45,566 and an estimated monthly recurring cost of $7,784 for the contract term (68 months), with monthly recurring costs reported as neutral with existing services. The board also approved UDNI to install and provide onboarding services for the GoTo system at a price not to exceed $41,250.
Trustees approved a facilities request from the Altoona Area School District Athletics Office for Altoona Elementary Wrestling to use the AHS Fieldhouse on Nov. 15, 2025; maintenance, overtime and security costs will be paid by Altoona Elementary Wrestling. Finally, the board approved a confidential settlement agreement with the parents of student #956786 and authorized the board president to sign any necessary paperwork to effectuate the settlement; the speaker noted the signing is confidential and involves a settlement and general release.
The board approved items 10 a through e by voice vote; the transcript records an aye voice vote but no roll-call tally by name.
