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 2017
- Dec. 11 · Regular meeting30 votesBeaver Area board tabled business office job descriptions on split 5-4 votes
- Dec. 4 · Reorganization meeting5 votesBeaver Area school board re-elected Frank Bovalino as president at reorganization
- Nov. 20 · Regular meeting42 votesBeaver Area board gave its athletic director a $10,000 raise and donated $35,000 to library
- Oct. 16 · Regular meeting19 votesBeaver Area board gave the superintendent an extra 0.5% raise and tabled five field trips
- Sept. 18 · Regular meeting26 votesBeaver Area board approved a tax settlement making Beaver Meadows 30% taxable
- Aug. 21 · Regular meeting32 votesBeaver Area board approved a five-year Pepsi deal that excludes elementary schools
- Aug. 14 · Special meeting17 votesBeaver Area board hired teachers and aides and adopted a $11,161 precalculus textbook
- July 17 · Regular meeting27 votesBeaver Area board hired three kindergarten teachers and approved a Pre-K Academy lease
- June 19 · Regular meeting37 votesBeaver Area board adopted a $31.1 million budget with a 77.6-mill property tax
- June 12 · Special meeting4 votesBeaver Area board approved $100,000 in asbestos, gym floor and fitness equipment work
- May 15 · Regular meeting41 votesBeaver Area board approved full-day kindergarten and advertised a $31 million budget
- April 17 · Regular meeting20 votesBeaver Area board renewed student insurance and raised substitute custodian pay
- March 20 · Regular meeting26 votesBeaver Area board adopted 2017-18 school calendar, approved $1.68 million BVIU budget
- Feb. 27 · Regular meeting23 votesBeaver Area board granted tenure to two teachers, hired spring coaches
- Jan. 23 · Regular meeting22 votesBeaver Area board approved 10-year busing contract with Frye Transportation
- Jan. 9 · Special meeting3 votesBeaver Area board appointed Wende Dikec to fill vacant seat in roll call vote
How members voted in 2017
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Bovalino School Director | 1 of 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Denise Yates School Director | 16 of 16 | 370 | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Bickerton School Director Former member | 12 of 16 | 256 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bovalino School Director Former member | 15 of 16 | 353 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Deitrick School Director Former member | 14 of 16 | 310 | 2 | 2 |
| Wende Dikec School Director Former member | 14 of 15 | 350 | 2 | 0 |
| Deborah Hogue School Director Former member | 15 of 15 | 340 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Longo School Director Former member | 14 of 16 | 318 | 2 | 0 |
| Keith Neeley School Director Former member | 13 of 15 | 276 | 11 | 3 |
| Scott Petersen School Director Former member | 1 of 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Woodske School Director Former member | 13 of 16 | 306 | 0 | 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.