UPDATE: After School Activity Bus Routes (ROUTES UPDATED 10/27/23): The activity bus stop times are planned based on the bus needing to go to all of the stops. There may not be a need for the bus to go to all areas every night, so the drop off times may vary. The buses will be in front of the high school each day prepared to leave at 5:15 PM. To view an updated list of Bus drop-offs and times, please click on this announcement's headline.
P-EBT Program Update Attention PASD families: The Punxsutawney Area School District would like to inform families that the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program ended nationally on 9/30/2023. The Department of Human Services (DHS) will leave the family P-EBT support center open for family P-EBT inquiries until November 30th, 2023. For more information, please click on this announcement's headline or visit the Latest News section of our website.
Virtual Series for Parents Attention PASD Parents/Guardians: Workforce Solutions, along with regional partners, is hosting an online virtual series for parents throughout the 2023-2024 school year! For more information, please click on this announcement's headline.
PASD Parent Advisory Council (PAC) PASD is again going to have a Parent Advisory Council (PAC) for any district parent or guardian who wants to share their input/perspectives on current district initiatives or upcoming programs. This voluntary council is a formal mechanism for parent voices to be part of district policy discussions and decision making. This council will meet three times during the school year. The first meeting will be in October. If you are interested, please contact Shelley Smith at [email protected] or 814-938-5151 ext. 5001 by September 29, 2023.
Annual Notice of Special Education Services According to state and federal special education regulations, annual public notice to parents of children who reside within a school district is required regarding child find responsibilities. To view this notice, please click on this announcement's headline.
Transportation Update PASD Parents/Guardians and Students: please click on this announcement's headline or visit the LATEST NEWS section of our website for important updates and information regarding bus transportation for the 2023-24 school year.
Support Staff Employment Opportunities Punxsutawney Area School District is accepting applications for a variety of support staff positions! For more information and a list of open positions, please click on this announcement's headline to visit the Support Staff Job Openings page on our website! If interested, contact Donna Newcome at 814-938-5151 ext. 5005. If hired Acts 34, 114, 151 clearances less than one year old, Act 24, Act 126 certificate, and Act 168 disclosure release(s) will be required. Come and join our PASD Team!
Motor Skills Parents, if you have any concerns in regard to your child's fine or gross motor skills, we invite you to check out our Motor Skills parent information by clicking on this announcement's headline of visiting the LATEST NEWS section of our website.
UPDATE TO THE PASD SCHOOL HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN (9/6/22) On September 6, 2022, the PASD School Board updated the PASD Health and Safety Plan regarding isolation and quarantine guidelines. To view the entire updated ESSERS Health and Safety Plan, click on this announcement's headline or visit our COVID-19 Updates Page (Our District-->PASD COVID-19 Updates).
New Online Payment System for Student Cafeteria Accounts The Food Service Department is excited to announce that we have upgraded our point of service software and computers. We will no longer be accepting online deposits via myschoolaccount.com. Instead, we will be using schoolcafe.com. For more information, click on this announcement's headline or visit our Cafeteria page by clicking on Services-->Cafeteria at the top of our site. The additional information is listed to the right under Parent Information, Notice Regarding New Online Payments, and schoolcafe.com