Freedom 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. 5 · Reorganization meeting2 votesFreedom Area board kept Jennifer Sayre as president at reorganization
- Dec. 5 · Regular meeting6 votesFreedom Area School District received a clean audit for 2016-17 finances
- Nov. 14 · Regular meeting8 votesFreedom Area board approved school resource officer deal with New Sewickley police
- Nov. 7 · Work session4 votesFreedom Area board approved synthetic turf on stadium field
- Oct. 10 · Regular meeting12 votesFreedom Area board approved $1.44 million FieldTurf stadium upgrade deal
- Oct. 3 · Work session2 votesFreedom Area board reviewed Field Turf agreement and test scores, hired staff
- Sept. 12 · Regular meeting9 votesFreedom board voted to end athletic co-ops with New Brighton and Quigley
- Sept. 5 · Work session4 votesFreedom board faced $66,000 budget shortfall from rising CTC enrollment
- Aug. 8 · Regular meeting11 votesFreedom board awarded up to $1.74 million stadium renovation contract to FieldTurf
- Aug. 1 · Work session4 votesFreedom board chose bond refinancing option projected to save up to $370,362
- June 13 · Regular meeting9 votesFreedom board adopted $23.25 million budget, keeping 58.9-mill property tax
- June 6 · Work session2 votesFreedom board reviewed stadium turf options and high school project plans
How members voted in 2017
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Inman School Director | 11 of 12 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Colorito School Director Former member | 8 of 12 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Gilarno School Director Former member | 10 of 12 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawn Greene School Director Former member | 10 of 12 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| Julie Leindecker School Director Former member | 11 of 12 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| Lori Pail School Director Former member | 11 of 12 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| Mary Ann Petcovic School Director Former member | 10 of 12 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorraine Rocco School Director Former member | 12 of 12 | 73 | 1 | 0 |
| Jennifer Sayre School Director Former member | 12 of 12 | 73 | 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: Freedom Area School Board minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.