Beaver Area School Board: Meetings & Votes
Every board of school directors meeting and every recorded vote, taken from the official minutes. Canceled meetings are listed too, along with scheduled meetings whose minutes were never posted online. Minutes are posted after they are approved, usually at the next meeting.
Meetings in 2013
- Dec. 16 · Regular meeting26 votesBeaver Area school board tabled plans to sell its 855 Second St. building
- Dec. 2 · Reorganization meeting4 votesBeaver Area school board elected Hoback president and Bickerton vice president
- Nov. 18 · Regular meeting32 votesBeaver Area board voted 7-1 to let its discipline committee review expelled students’ cases
- Oct. 21 · Regular meeting24 votesBeaver Area board ratified student expulsions 7-1 and raised library funding to $30,000
- Sept. 16 · Regular meeting28 votesBeaver Area board approved $11,976 gym window contract on a 7-2 vote
- Aug. 26 · Regular meeting44 votesBeaver Area board promoted Carrie Rowe to assistant superintendent at $103,000
- July 22 · Regular meeting25 votesBeaver Area board set the superintendent’s salary at $132,648 and renewed administrators’ contract
How members voted in 2013
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bickerton School Director Former member | 7 of 7 | 183 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bovalino School Director Former member | 6 of 7 | 159 | 1 | 0 |
| Samuel Herstine School Director Former member | 7 of 7 | 183 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Hoback School Director Former member | 7 of 7 | 183 | 0 | 0 |
| Deborah Hogue School Director Former member | 6 of 7 | 179 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Longo School Director Former member | 3 of 5 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Matthews School Director Former member | 7 of 7 | 183 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Neeley School Director Former member | 2 of 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Terri Williams School Director Former member | 6 of 7 | 139 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Woodske School Director Former member | 7 of 7 | 183 | 2 | 0 |
Attendance counts the meetings held while each member was on the board of school directors. "Voted against the majority" counts no votes on motions that passed and yes votes on motions that failed. Tap a name to see every vote.
Many votes are taken by voice. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous, everyone present is shown voting yes. When they name members who voted no or abstained, everyone else present is shown voting yes. When they give only the result, individual votes are shown as not recorded.
Source: Beaver Area School Board minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.