News & Announcements

Parents/guardians and students can check their bus information at any time using their respective portal on Synergy (ParentVUE or StudentVUE). For more info, please click on this announcement's headline or visit the new My Bus Info page located under Services-->Transportation from the District's homepage.

This year, PASD has implemented electronic student verification for many of our beginning of the year student forms rather than sending home paper copies. For more information on how to complete these forms through ParentVUE, please click on this announcement's headline.

Parents and Guardians, please click on this announcement's headline for details on an update to our Elementary School campus traffic pattern for drop-off and pick-up for the 2025-26 school year.

The High School track will be open for community use after school until dusk while school is in session; however, sporting events and practices take priority and no public use is available until sporting events/practices are over. Weekend hours for the track are Saturday 7am – 7pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm. (The security gates close at 7pm on Saturday and 4pm on Sunday.)

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 2025-26 school year.

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.

Parents/Guardians and Students--please be advised that we have an updated Activity Bus Route Schedule posted on our website. (Updated October 2024). Click on this announcement's headline to view the new schedule or visit SERVICES-->TRANSPORTATION-->ACTIVITY BUS INFORMATION to view the updated schedule.

(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.

The Punxsutawney Area School District will be live streaming school board meetings. Please click Our District--> School Board--> School Board Streaming Page from the top of this page or click on this News and Announcements headline to view the School Board Live Stream Page for the link.

PASD's Special Education Plan is an action plan that describes the District’s commitment to ensure that a quality education will be provided to each of its students with a disability eligible for special education. This plan is required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and must be updated every three years. The plan describes the special education programs and services that are provided within the District and those special education programs and services within district boundaries. This draft plan will be posted for a 28-day public review period, and all PASD stakeholders are encouraged to review the plan and provide feedback. Feedback can be provided to the following email: [email protected]. To review this plan, please click on this announcement's headline or visit the LATEST NEWS section of our website.