AASD Board of Directors Regular Meeting

At the Altoona Area School District Board of Directors regular meeting on October 19, 2026, the board approved several procurement and facilities-related items. It authorized an EADS Group agreement, not to exceed $7,400 from the general fund, for a feasibility study comparing a new water-treatment system at the Juniata Gap site with extending Altoona public water to the school. It also approved an EADS Group agreement, not to exceed $9,900, for conceptual plans and construction-cost estimates for upgrades to the high school building science labs, and an ARPO Consulting agreement, not to exceed $4,320, for groundwater sampling and laboratory analysis at Juniata Gap Elementary. Each motion passed. The board also approved capital-reserve payments and repository bids, and authorized the advertised sale of unused cafeteria equipment.

Other spending-related approvals included initial general-fund allocations of up to $10,000 for a Boxing Club and $8,000 for an Esports Club, subject to applicable purchasing controls; a $150,000 Blair County opioid-settlement grant submission to compensate three counselors; and a Waterfront Learning agreement to provide an AP Calculus BC course unavailable through the district. The board also approved the remaining agenda items, including personnel and athletic-pay matters. No vendor award or bid details were provided for the repository bids.