Punxsutawney Area SD board approves minutes, personnel moves, RFPs, purchases and the IU6 operating budget
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Summary
The board approved routine business including minutes, athletics and transportation hires, RFPs for custodial services, cafeteria purchase orders, data and curriculum contracts, personnel items, financial reports, and a resolution adopting the IU6 2026–27 operating budget; motions carried after voice votes.
At its meeting, the Punxsutawney Area SD board handled a series of routine governance items and voted to approve several motions, including prior meeting minutes, personnel recommendations, procurement steps and an intermediate-unit operating budget.
The board approved minutes from the Jan. 13 meeting (motion by Katie; seconded by Cindy). It approved athletics personnel (motion by Doug; seconded by Jessica), hired a transportation driver and monitor (motion by Katie; seconded by Doug), and authorized advertising RFPs for custodial and cleaning services (motion by Cindy; seconded by Doug). The cafeteria purchase order for Turner Dairy to supply white milk was approved (motion by Katie; seconded by Jessica).
Under federal programs and curriculum, the board approved the EdInsight data software purchase and an agreement with Studer Education (motion by Jessica; seconded by Didi). The superintendent's items (conferences/field trips, the school calendar, the comprehensive plan, an adjudication report and the proposed 2026–27 calendar) were presented and items 1–6 were approved after brief discussion. The board also approved building principals' items and the high-school curriculum guide items presented during reports.
Financial items including summaries, an occupational-tax exoneration request, budget transfers and a recommendation to renew cyber insurance were approved (motion by Jessica; seconded by Katie). Personnel actions (substitute list changes, resignations, hiring a full-time head custodian, volunteer advisors, PSEA participation for vision benefits, permission to advertise for summer workers, adding a lifeguard and rejecting two RFP proposals) were approved together (motion by Cindy; seconded by Heather).
In special committees, the board heard a report on Jeff Tech and approved the IU6 operating budget resolution for 2026–27 (motion by Katie; seconded by Didi). The board also voted to approve payment of bills for the general fund and cafeteria fund (motion by Doug; seconded by Allen). Motions were carried with routine "Aye" voice votes recorded; no roll-call tallies or recorded oppositions were presented in the transcript.
The meeting adjourned by motion of Jessica, seconded by Katie.