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Altoona Area School District board approves routine finance items, contracts and fee adjustments
Summary
The Altoona Area School District board approved a package of routine finance and operational items including an insurance renewal with no premium increase, leases and rentals, a $20,000 scholarship donation, a staff lunch price increase to $4.85, and multiple education service agreements.
The Altoona Area School District board on a unanimous voice vote approved a slate of finance and operational items covering insurance, facility leases, donations, vendor payment authority and service agreements for the 2025–26 school year.
Administration asked the board to renew the student accident insurance with RPS Bollinger Specialty Group (Mutual of Omaha) for 2025–26 and noted there was “no increase in the premium from last year,” a point the board acknowledged as favorable. The board also approved a three‑year lease renewal with Lexington Mall Partners (2025–2028) and a $100‑per‑month lease of five parking spaces at Logan Elementary to Child Advocates of Blair County.
The board accepted a $20,000 donation from the estate of Charlotte A. Miller to establish two scholarships: the Jimmy G. Miller Business Education Scholarship and the Jimmy G. Miller and Charlotte A. Miller Scholarship. Administration said the funds will be used to establish the named scholarships.
On food service, administration recommended increasing the adult lunch price to $4.85 "to be in compliance with funding regulations." Board discussion clarified the change applies to staff adult portions during the instructional year, not to student subsidized meals.
The board also approved multiple education contracts and memoranda of understanding: a Speech‑Language Pathology contract with Blair Therapies (effective 06/16/2023–06/30/2026), a 2025–26 MOU with Blair Senior Services’ Foster Grandparent Project, district participation in the Pennsylvania mental health education program (PA Helps), an MOU with the Penn State Center for Childhood Obesity Research to provide classroom programming, and a one‑year (2025–26) agreement with Phi‑Cycle financial education not to exceed $2,500. Administration noted outside providers will be used when internal provider rosters are full or a student’s IEP requires an independent educational evaluation.
All motions to approve the financial and contract items were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
The board meeting also granted authorization for prompt payment of listed vendors for 2025–26 (general fund and cafeteria vendors) to take advantage of early‑payment discounts and approved listing district equipment (snowblower attachment, backhoe attachment, trailer, generator set) for public sale.
The meeting record shows the board approved these items as part of the consent/finance portion of the agenda; no roll‑call tallies were provided in the transcript beyond recorded "ayes."
