AASD Board of Directors Regular School Board Meeting - November 9, 2026

The Altoona Area School District Board of Directors’ regular meeting on November 9, 2026, included public comments from education support professionals (ESPs) and teachers urging the district to offer a living wage in ongoing contract negotiations. The superintendent said the district remained available to meet with the bargaining unit and had provided its leadership with information about proposals; no contract agreement or wage decision was announced. A parent also raised concerns about student harassment and safety. The board approved the finance items presented, first readings of several policies, and education items that included proposed high school courses and other program and activity approvals. A donation from the Sheets family and Heights was cited as supporting a planned, phased expansion of Project Lead the Way engineering courses; no amount was stated.

For procurement and spending, the board approved administration’s request to advertise RFPs and solicit PEPPM mini-bids to replace end-of-life network hardware and obtain related licensing and support, with the process intended to meet deadlines for federal E-rate discounts. The superintendent described E-rate as covering about 80% of eligible infrastructure and hardware costs. The board also approved the listed capital-reserve payments and, under new business, a repository bid, a fieldhouse rental agreement for the elementary wrestling team, and an agreement with Learnwell to provide educational services to students in hospital placements. No contract values or repository-bid amount were given.