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 2020
- Dec. 7 · Regular meeting21 votesBeaver Area school board pledged not to raise taxes above its 3.8% Act 1 index
- Dec. 1 · Special meeting6 votesBeaver Area school board extended remote learning, with Berardelli voting no
- Dec. 1 · Reorganization meeting10 votesBeaver Area school board elected Johnson president, Yates vice president for 2021
- Nov. 16 · Regular meeting36 votesBeaver Area board voted 5-4 to go virtual Dec. 1-4 and 5-4 to restart athletics
- Oct. 26 · Regular meeting34 votesBeaver Area board approved $20,850 boiler repair and reshuffled meeting dates
- Oct. 19 · Special meeting0 votesBeaver Area board took up middle school principal’s resignation and successor’s hire
- Sept. 28 · Regular meeting40 votesBeaver Area board voted 7-2 to bring students back four days a week this fall
- Sept. 21 · Special meeting1 voteBeaver Area board adjusted sports crowd capacity in athletic health and safety plan
- Sept. 14 · Special meeting1 voteBeaver Area board hired Sean Snowden as high school assistant principal
- Aug. 24 · Regular meeting53 votesBeaver Area board approved COVID-19 school reopening health and safety plan, 7-2
- July 27 · Regular meeting37 votesBeaver Area board approved hybrid reopening plan for 2020-21 school year on 8-1 vote
- July 20 · Special meeting5 votesBeaver Area board elected Robyn Johnson president and swore in Mark Korcinsky
- June 22 · Regular meeting37 votesBeaver Area board accepted President Scott Petersen’s resignation, appointed Mark Korcinsky
- June 8 · Special meeting6 votesBeaver Area board adopted a $34.2 million 2020-21 budget at 85.2 mills
- May 18 · Regular meeting25 votesBeaver Area board promoted Denise Sebek to lead business services in a 7-2 vote
- April 20 · Regular meeting30 votesBeaver Area board advanced $34.1 million proposed final budget for 2020-21
- March 16 · Regular meeting31 votesBeaver Area board named Joseph Askar district solicitor in 6-1 vote
- Feb. 27 · Special meeting2 votesBeaver Area board rejected halting pool work in 6-3 vote at special meeting
- Feb. 17 · Regular meeting34 votesBeaver Area board approved up to $3 million pool renovation in 6-3 vote
- Jan. 20 · Regular meeting21 votesBeaver Area board approved up to $3 million in Phase 2A renovations
- Jan. 13 · Special meeting1 voteBeaver Area board approved chorus students’ overnight trip to festival
How members voted in 2020
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Bovalino School Director | 21 of 21 | 426 | 2 | 0 |
| Denise Yates School Director | 21 of 21 | 425 | 4 | 0 |
| Luke Berardelli School Director Former member | 19 of 21 | 391 | 10 | 1 |
| Robert Bickerton School Director Former member | 21 of 21 | 424 | 4 | 2 |
| Wende Dikec School Director Former member | 20 of 21 | 424 | 5 | 1 |
| Merilu Hill School Director Former member | 19 of 21 | 392 | 2 | 0 |
| Robyn Johnson School Director Former member | 15 of 21 | 300 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Korcinsky School Director Former member | 12 of 12 | 241 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Petersen School Director Former member | 8 of 9 | 147 | 1 | 1 |
| Jarrod Thomas School Director Former member | 21 of 21 | 426 | 11 | 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.