August 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Board Meeting
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1. MEETING OPENING
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1.A. Roll Call
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1.B. Roll Call Voting
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As the President of the Board conducts this meeting, it is not necessary to announce each director's name for each roll call vote. If, however, a director(s) wish to comment or have his/her comment or vote specifically recorded, the director(s) shall have the opportunity to so state. The President of the Board should announce before each roll call vote, that if she hears no objections from any member of the Board present, the vote will be considered a unanimous roll call vote and be recorded as such.
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1.C. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
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2. PRESENTATIONS
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2.A. Superintendent's Report on Preparations for the 2026-2027 school year.
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3. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
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4. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS
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4.A. Does Anyone wish to address the Board?
Description:
We value community and district employee input and welcome residents and employees of the Huntingdon Area School District to come to the podium with comments for the good of the whole. As outlined in Policy #903 (posted on our school district website), please state your name and address, complete your comment within three (3) minutes, and please understand that, as a general rule, the Board will not engage in discussion at this time. If your comment requires follow-up, the Superintendent or appropriate administrator will contact you. In addition, residents and employees may submit questions in writing to Mrs. Shaffer, Board Secretary, at jshaff@huntsd.org.
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5. MINUTES
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5.A. Approval of the minutes of the June 15, 2026 Regular Board Meeting.
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6. FINANCE
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6.A. Budget Status Report & Investment Report
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6.B. Payment of Bills
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6.C. Acknowledgment of a $500 donation to the Middle School from the American Lung Association in support of youth health and wellness efforts.
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7. PERSONNEL
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7.A. Approval of Personnel
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8. BUILDINGS & GROUNDS
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8.A. Approval for the removal or abandonment of surplus or obsolete items, as per list below.
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8.B. Approval of Community Use of Facilities Request
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8.C. Approval to accept the quote from McClure Contracting to replace the motor in the cooling tower at Standing Stone Elementary School.
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9. STUDENT SERVICES
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9.A. Approval of Atenea Molina Romera, a foreign exchange student through EF High School Exchange Year, to be placed in the Huntingdon Area School District for the 2026-2027 school year with the host family of Paige and Zachary Redman.
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9.B. Approval of the Pennsylvania Pre-K Supplemental Program Emergency Instructional Time for the 2026-2027 School Year.
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9.C. Approval of the Student Assistance Program (SAP) Letter of Agreement with Mainstream Counseling for the 2026-2027 school year.
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9.D. Acknowledgment for Student #29630, a 12th grader who has recently moved out of the district, to complete their senior year in the Huntingdon Area High School, as per Policy 202.
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10. ATHLETICS
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10.A. Approval to allow free admission to the August 28, 2026 Varsity Football Game for any community youth football players wearing a team jersey and to the September 18, 2026 Varsity Football Game for any Military or First Responders, active or veteran, showing ID.
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10.B. Approval of ticket prices for the 2026-2027 school year.
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Individual Adult Prices
$5 for adult admission and $3 for student admission to all Junior High, Junior Varsity and Varsity athletic events with the exception of Junior High Soccer, Swimming & Girl's Tennis, Softball, Baseball and Golf. In accordance with Policy 904, Board Members and Senior Citizens will be admitted free of charge. If there are multiple consecutive athletic events at the same venue, spectators will only pay the admission fee once. Season Ticket Prices All Sports - Adult - $75 / Student - $25 Fall Season Pass - Adult - $50 Winter Season Pass - Adult - $50 Note - The sports that are exempt from charging admission fees are exempt due to the inability to manage a ticketing process at the location where the event is held. |
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11. TRANSPORTATION
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11.A. Approval of Field Trips
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11.B. Approval of the Full-time Bus and Van Drivers and the Substitute Bus and Van Drivers for the 2026-2027 school year.
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12. CURRICULUM
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12.A. Approval of the Instructional Media Services Agreement with Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 for the 2026-2027 school year in the amount of $7,089.
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12.B. Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 for participation in Tuscarora Virtual Solutions (TVS) effective for the 2026-2027 school year based on the attached fee usage schedule.
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This is for the BILD vendor courses for the 2026-2027 school year and allows us a partnership and collaboration with various school districts across the state.
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12.C. Approval of the Proposal from the World of Learning Institute (WOL) to provide virtual language instruction for the 2026-2027 school year at a cost of approximately $27,591 based on student usage.
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12.D. Approval of the World of Learning Institute (WOL) proposal to provide a Substitute Spanish Teacher for the first marking period of the 2026-2027 school year at a cost of $__________.
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12.E. Approval of the 2026-2027 High School TSI Non-Title I School Plan.
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13. FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
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13.A. August 11, 2026 - JOC Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center
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13.B. September 8, 2026 - JOC Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center
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13.C. September 10, 2026 - Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 Board Meeting at 7 p.m. at the TIU.
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13.D. September 14, 2026 - Policy Committee Meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Middle School LGR
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13.E. September 14, 2026 - Board Meeting at 7 p.m. in the Middle School LGR
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14. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
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14.A. Buildings & Grounds Report
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14.B. Middle School Report
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14.C. High School Report
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14.D. Southside Elementary School Report
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14.E. Standing Stone Elementary School Report
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14.F. Director of Technology Services Report
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14.G. Food Services Report
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14.H. Student Services Report
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14.I. Athletics & Extracurricular Activities Report
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14.J. Online Learning Report
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14.K. Curriculum & Instruction Report
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14.L. Superintendent Report
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15. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS
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15.A. TIU 11 Board Member Update
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15.B. HCCTC Board Member Update
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15.C. Buildings & Grounds Committee
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15.D. Curriculum Committee
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15.E. Personnel Committee
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15.F. Policy Committee
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15.G. Transportation Committee
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15.H. Athletics & Extracurricular Activities Committee
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15.I. Technology Committee
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15.J. Finance Committee
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15.K. Negotiations Committee
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15.L. Health & Safety Committee
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15.M. Legislative Update
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15.N. Solicitor's Report
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15.O. Board President's/Vice President's Report
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16. ADJOURNMENT
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