News & Announcements

(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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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).

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

The school district’s comprehensive plan is an action plan that describes the local Board of School Director’s commitment to ensure that a quality education will be provided to each of its students. This plan guides PASD’s action over the next three years. A draft of this plan is available for public review prior to being presented to the School Board on August 9th for a vote. To review this plan, please click on this announcement's headline or visit the LATEST NEWS section of our website. Any feedback on the plan can be directed to Dr. Curt P. Vasas, Assistant to the Superintendent at [email protected]

For information regarding Occupation Tax Exoneration, please click on this headline or you can access it by visiting OUR DISTRICT --> DISTRICT FORMS at the top of the PASD home page. (Form updated in June 2022.)

Our recent PASD Facility Study is now available online. To review this study, click on this announcement's headline or go to Our District-->Superintendent's Page-->Punxsutawney Facility Study from the District homepage.