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North Allegheny School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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North Allegheny board hears NAI design plan estimated at $165 million; pool advocates speak 7:38

  • Consultants presented the completed schematic design for a new North Allegheny Intermediate High School building, with overall project costs estimated at $165 million. 7:38
  • Board members asked about athletic field availability during construction, the cost comparisons, exterior walls and access for people with mobility issues. 38:02
  • The board approved the minutes and a consent agenda, with the vote announced as passing unanimously. 50:46
  • Speakers at public comment asked the board to move the pool renovation and expansion forward, and also raised the use of AI in instructional materials and gym floor conditions. 57:25

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Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and calendar review 5:09
    • Elizabeth M. J. Warner called the meeting to order, led the Pledge of Allegiance and said the board's combined meeting on November 18th would include presentations on the preliminary budget and the capital funding and facilities report. 5:09
  2. Intermediate high school design presentation 6:01
    • A staff member said the project had finished the schematic design phase, with the goal of putting it out to bid in the fall of 2027 and beginning construction in early 2028. 7:38
    • A presenter described a courtyard-shaped building organized around dining, career and innovation, library and classroom commons, with a new roadway into the site. 9:34
    • A staff member said overall costs were estimated at $165 million, with a 5% design contingency and about 216,000 square feet of new construction, not including the $1.25 million RCAP grant for the pool. 27:37
  3. Board questions on the design 35:19
    • Dr. Robert Gibbs asked how disruptive it would be if fields were unavailable, and a staff member said the football field would be available during the entire construction phase while the baseball field would be unusable for a period. 38:02
    • Dr. Anisha Shah asked how the cost comparisons were calculated and how the design served people with mobility issues; a staff member said an escalation factor was applied to past bids and that the building would have elevators on each side and no stairs between areas. 39:25
    • Paige Hardy said the district began the process in 2022 and found that neither campus could support one large high school. 44:35
  4. Student activities report 47:17
    • Student representatives reported on speech and debate, the fall musical and service activities of an Interact Club. 47:56
  5. Minutes approval 49:46
    • Elizabeth M. J. Warner said no speakers had pre-registered on voting items and no one in the audience asked to speak. 49:46
    • Paige Hardy moved to approve the minutes of the September 9th and September 23rd meetings. 50:10
    • The motion passed unanimously, according to the announced result. 50:46
  6. Consent agenda 50:52
    • Elizabeth M. J. Warner noted two items added since the last meeting, including a McClure Company statement of work on demolition of a residential building. 51:04
    • One board member said they would abstain from item number 14. 51:25
    • All items passed unanimously, according to the announced result. 51:56
  7. Board member reports 52:01
    • Libby Blackburn said the Citizens Advisory Committee would meet December 14th from 1 to 2 PM and that North Allegheny has 225 students attending the A.W. Beatty Career Center. 52:23
    • Emily Theys said a new state law, SB 1014, requires schools to adopt policies prohibiting cell phone use during the school day beginning next school year, and that the district would consider its policies. 56:05
  8. Public comment 56:44
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about the use of AI in instructional materials, and another asked for a formal evaluation of temperature and humidity conditions in both gyms. 57:25
    • Several speakers at public comment urged the board to move forward with a new aquatics facility, with one proposing a fundraising committee and a 10-lane design. 1:04:48
    • Another speaker asked who would cover a funding difference and whether the pool could be placed at the intermediate high school site. 1:37:05
  9. Announcements and adjournment 1:39:19
    • A speaker noted a presentation the next evening in the NAI auditorium at 6 PM before the meeting was adjourned. 1:39:19

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Video: posted by the district as “NASD School Board Regular Meeting—Wednesday, October 28, 2026”