Allegheny Valley School District board meeting, Sep 1, 2026
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Allegheny Valley board weighs temporary handrails, pre-K device options at planning meeting 4:04
- At the agenda planning meeting, a presenter said delivery of handrails for the Aquitonia project had gone from 8 weeks to 10 to 12 weeks and that a change order for temporary handrails was $5,853. 4:04
- Board members discussed two pre-K technology options, a shared model of 20 devices and a one-to-one model of 40 devices, and one board member said they would not be comfortable making either decision without information from teaching staff. 40:18
- Board members also discussed proposed purchases of chairs and tents, and a district staff member said the chair item would be revised. 56:10
- A motion to adjourn carried, and the meeting adjourned at 8:47 PM. 1:38:41
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Item by item (12)
- Opening and roll call 3:19
- Capital projects update 4:50
- A presenter said the Aquitonia project was substantially complete except for handrails, which may not arrive until November, and recommended temporary handrails under a $5,853 change order. 5:03
- The presenter said the temporary handrails were not engineered and recommended district personnel check that they were sufficient once installed. 6:58
- On the parking lot project, the presenter said drawing packages were going to the borough and the township and the project was on schedule to bid in February. 7:29
- Administrator report and drop-off discussion 9:42
- A district administrator said everything heard to date about rumors at the junior senior high school had been determined to be rumor and thanked those who filed reports. 9:42
- The administrator reported 59 students took AP exams and reviewed state mandates, including a requirement for at least 30 minutes of daily recess for K through 5 children beginning next year. 9:42
- Asked about bus and car pickup, a staff member said buses and cars now load simultaneously and everyone was out of the building at 3:09, and Kathleen Haas said children were not home until quarter after 4 on the first Thursday. 23:59
- Consent agenda and finance report 26:24
- The staff member said high school HVAC grant awards would not be announced until November, and Fred Derringer said the new system to be installed for the meeting room would be one of the systems a speaker had asked about. 29:37
- A district staff member said the district was awarded $160,000 toward additional door replacement and that the Aquitonia Elementary roof project was almost 90% complete. 31:09
- A food service staff member reported 46% directly certified free students across the district at the start of the year. 35:46
- Operations items and pre-K technology 36:06
- A district staff member reviewed drain repairs for the high school student parking lot and contract services for student data reporting through November. 36:42
- The staff member presented pre-K technology options of 20 shared devices or 40 one-to-one devices, at approximately $10,000 versus $17,000. 40:18
- One board member said they would not be comfortable making either decision without information from teaching staff, and a speaker asked for a show of hands on directing the education committee to look into the matter. 43:13
- Tables, chairs and athletic tents 53:01
- A district staff member suggested buying 18 chairs to test and moving the remaining 110 to budget time, and later said the item would be revised with tables staying at 30. 56:10
- The staff member said a quote for heavy-duty tents was $2,600 a tent and the district was looking at $600 to $800 a tent. 57:41
- One board member said the tents use 10-pound weights on the corners and are 10 by 20, and another board member said they wanted to know where responsibility for the tents would fall. 1:01:45
- Education committee and building updates 1:07:27
- Amy Sarno said the education committee would not meet the next day and would next meet on the first Wednesday of October, the 7th. 1:10:07
- A staff member said school picture day was September 21st and open house was on the 24th. 1:11:00
- A speaker reported 20 students in one pre-K class and 15 in another and said the virtual academy enrollment window closes September 8th. 1:16:00
- Technology, personnel and emergency management 1:17:30
- Antonio Pollino asked about scheduling a technology committee meeting before next month's agenda meeting. 1:17:36
- Kathleen Haas said the administration was asking the board to consider hiring athletic staff and independent volunteers. 1:20:01
- A staff member reviewed personnel items, including a tenure recognition and an assistant cook at $15 an hour. 1:20:25
- Athletics and policy reports 1:22:38
- Career center and jointure reports 1:24:17
- Fred Derringer reported 1,038 students enrolled at Forbes Road CTC for the 2026-27 school year, with cosmetology at 165 and culinary arts at 99. 1:24:30
- A speaker said about 40 students from the district attend. ~1:26:15
- Amy Sarno reported attending the Eastern Area meeting on August 27th and said litigation information would be shared with the board by email. 1:26:32
- Board discussion items 1:27:40
- A speaker presented a proposal for a smart vending machine with healthy options for students staying after school and said there was no cost to the district. 1:28:11
- A staff member described a portable weapons detection system called the Open Gate system at about $20,000 per item and said the PCCD grant covers it. 1:36:28
- Fred Derringer said they were going to call the resource officer at Plum. 1:38:11
- Public comment and adjournment 1:38:40
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