Pennsylvania / School Districts / Altoona Area SD
Auditor Dave Scott told the board the district’s audited fund balance was about $33,000,000 on June 30, 2025; an operating deficit of roughly $2.2 million resulted largely from a $3 million transfer to a capital reserve. The board approved the single audit.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Altoona Area SD
Trustees approved meeting minutes, financial items including polling-place agreements with Blair County, a one-year lease with Goodwill, education calendars, summer-school and club proposals, charitable grants, personnel items and software and staffing-contract addenda.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Altoona Area SD
Board approved contracts for mitigation and reconstruction at Altoona Area Junior High after a sprinkler waterline break and authorized capital-reserve transfers funded by recent property sales; district insurance will cover costs except a $25,000 deductible.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Altoona Area SD
A resident urged the board to vet textbook and photo vendors after references in recently released Epstein files to companies that supplied schools; the board said it would 'take into consideration and explore' the concern.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Altoona Area SD
District officials reported notable attendance improvements at the junior high and high school levels, credited to targeted interventions including home visits and teacher outreach; staff described how a newly adopted junior‑high reading program was selected and implemented.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Altoona Area SD
The district board certified an accelerated opt‑out tax‑rate ceiling tied to the Act 1 index, approved a one‑year cybersecurity advisory renewal with ARIT totaling $57,948.75, and approved routine consent agenda items including a DonorsChoose grant and several RFP authorizations.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Altoona Area SD
After interviewing a field of applicants, the Altoona Area School District board selected Dave (David) Francis in a secret-ballot process and approved his appointment by voice vote; finalists addressed community representation and student supports during follow-up questioning.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Altoona Area SD
The board approved the Altoona Area High School ATSI plan for the 2025–26 school year, contracted services for junior-high drama props and costumes, multiple personnel items, and authorized public sale of surplus equipment and a two-year parking lease with Blair Family Solutions.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Altoona Area SD
Donors in honor of Dr. Malloy gave funds to the district foundation to support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a program that provides a free monthly book to children birth through age 5; organizers reported enrollment approaching 950 children and described eligibility limits to Altoona ZIP codes.
Pennsylvania / School Districts / Altoona Area SD
The board approved minutes, finance items (including a contracted set/paint designer), an expulsion recommendation for a secondary student, a clinical affiliation with Penn State Department of Kinesiology, a special education agreement with Central Intermediate Unit 10 effective Dec. 1, 2025, authorization to pay Dec. 2025 and Jan. 2026 obligations, and facility rental for elementary wrestling events in January.