Altoona board approves routine business: minutes, contracts, discipline and facility rentals
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Summary
The board approved minutes from Nov. 10 and passed several consent items including finance payments, a transportation reimbursement agreement, contracted services for drama set design, a recommended expulsion, an educational affiliation with Penn State Kinesiology, a Central IU10 special education services agreement, and two fieldhouse rental dates for elementary wrestling.
The Altoona Area School District board approved several routine business items during its regular meeting, including minutes, finance items, personnel actions and agreements with outside partners.
On finance, the board approved a list of payments, a transportation mileage reimbursement arrangement that allows parents to transport certain students under special circumstances (such as foster placements or homelessness) where it’s advantageous and permissible, and a contracted services agreement to hire a set/paint designer for the drama club at $500 per day.
Under education, the administration recommended and the board approved the expulsion of secondary student number 853436 as outlined in the disciplinary hearing. The board also approved a clinical education affiliation agreement with the Pennsylvania State University Department of Kinesiology and a list of secondary field trips. A special education services agreement between Central Intermediate Unit 10 and the Altoona Area School District effective 12/01/2025 was approved as presented.
Athletics approved a rental request allowing Altoona Elementary Wrestling to use the AHS Fieldhouse on Jan. 11 and Jan. 25, 2026; the rental agreement and certificate of insurance will be provided and costs for maintenance, overtime and security are to be borne by the wrestling program.
Why this matters: The approvals cover student discipline, interagency partnerships for clinical education and special education services, and routine financial and facility arrangements that support district operations.
What’s next: Implementation steps include executing agreements with Central IU10 and Penn State, processing authorized payments for Dec. 2025 and Jan. 2026, and confirming logistics for athletic rentals.