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 2018
- Dec. 10 · Regular meeting20 votesBeaver Area board approved license plate reader near school with Beaver police
- Dec. 3 · Reorganization meeting4 votesBeaver Area board elected Longo president over Petersen in 5-3 vote
- Nov. 19 · Regular meeting38 votesBeaver Area board reappointed Superintendent Rowe and gave her a 3% raise
- Oct. 22 · Special meeting5 votesBeaver Area board accepted high school principal’s resignation settlement
- Oct. 15 · Regular meeting37 votesBeaver Area board kept library donation at $30,000 after 6-3 vote rejected a cut
- Sept. 17 · Regular meeting38 votesBeaver Area board renewed business manager’s contract at $103,827 a year, 8-1
- Aug. 20 · Regular meeting45 votesBeaver Area board tabled business manager John Hynes’ contract after closed session
- Aug. 13 · Special meeting11 votesBeaver Area board hired two teachers and tabled the 2018-19 student handbooks
- July 9 · Regular meeting16 votesBeaver Area board awarded $93,500 contract to replace high school library HVAC
- June 18 · Regular meeting30 votesBeaver Area board rejected $329,800 pool liner contract 0-8
- May 21 · Regular meeting52 votesBeaver Area board adopted $32.2 million 2018-19 budget at 80.0 mills on a 6-3 vote
- April 16 · Regular meeting24 votesBeaver Area board advanced a $32.3 million proposed final budget for 2018-19 on 7-1 vote
- March 19 · Regular meeting22 votesBeaver Area board approved electricity deal projected to save $95,720
- Feb. 26 · Regular meeting24 votesBeaver Area board added two contemporary U.S. history electives for 2018-19
- Feb. 12 · Special meeting3 votesBeaver Area board approved a $32.1 million preliminary budget for 2018-19
- Jan. 22 · Regular meeting32 votesBeaver Area board rejected refunding a $130.37 tax penalty to a Beaver property owner
How members voted in 2018
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Bovalino School Director | 15 of 16 | 392 | 2 | 0 |
| Denise Yates School Director | 13 of 16 | 318 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Bickerton School Director Former member | 15 of 16 | 366 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Bovalino School Director Former member | 15 of 16 | 386 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Deitrick School Director Former member | 15 of 16 | 362 | 1 | 2 |
| Wende Dikec School Director Former member | 15 of 16 | 380 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Longo School Director Former member | 16 of 16 | 396 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Petersen School Director Former member | 15 of 16 | 379 | 9 | 1 |
| Bruce Woodske School Director Former member | 14 of 16 | 334 | 1 | 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.