Big Beaver Falls 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 2025
- Nov. 13 · Special meeting24 votesBig Beaver Falls board backed $20 million IU borrowing to fix New Horizon School
- Sept. 18 · Regular meeting19 votesBig Beaver Falls board cut graduation credits by 0.5 for Tiger Academies, 7-1
- Aug. 28 · Regular meeting33 votesBig Beaver Falls board settled tax appeal, approved Act 93 pact and new hires
- July 16 · Special meeting6 votesBig Beaver Falls board awarded $60,876 bid to replace middle school dishwasher
- May 15 · Regular meeting3 votesBig Beaver Falls board settled a tax appeal cutting a parcel’s value by nearly half
- April 10 · Regular meeting15 votesBig Beaver Falls board approved $8.1 million CTC budget and March bills
- March 20 · Regular meeting27 votesBig Beaver Falls school board hired new student services, special ed directors
- Jan. 16 · Regular meeting17 votesBig Beaver Falls board accepted student services director’s retirement
How members voted in 2025
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Cook School Board President | 8 of 8 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Miller School Board Vice President | 6 of 8 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| Susan Smith School Board Treasurer | 8 of 8 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
| Terri Ellinwood School Board Secretary | 8 of 8 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
| Michele Manno School Director | 6 of 8 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
| Carla Schriver School Director | 7 of 8 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcelle Slappy School Director | 7 of 8 | 117 | 1 | 0 |
| Kayla Stevenson School Director | 3 of 8 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Karczewski School Director Former member | 7 of 8 | 120 | 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: Big Beaver Falls Area School Board minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.