Meetings in 2022

• Dec. 8 · Reorganization meeting4 votesFreedom Area school board re-elected Sharon Geibel president, Leslie Rizzi vice president
• Dec. 8 · Regular meeting6 votesFreedom Area board added 20 minutes to school day, awarded HVAC equipment bids
• Nov. 29 · Work session0 votesFreedom Area board reviewed facilities plan options and HVAC bid timeline
• Nov. 10 · Regular meeting7 votesFreedom Area board awarded $1.1 million roof bid and $1.18 million in roofing materials
• Nov. 3 · Work session1 voteFreedom Area roof project low bid came in at $2.3 million, with award expected next meeting
• Oct. 13 · Regular meeting5 votesFreedom Area board moved $600,000 to capital reserve and paid $1.27 million in bills
• Oct. 6 · Work session1 voteFreedom Area board approved high school hallway lighting bid and new math interventionists
• Sept. 8 · Regular meeting5 votesFreedom Area board hired firms to design middle school HVAC and school roof projects
• Sept. 1 · Work session1 voteFreedom Area board approved an updated ARP ESSER health and safety plan for 2022-23
• Aug. 22 · Work session1 voteFreedom Area administrators sought more interventionists after low preliminary test scores
• Aug. 11 · Regular meeting4 votesFreedom Area board paid $1.3 million in bills and heard complaint over nepotism policy
• Aug. 4 · Work session1 voteFreedom Area board hired two teachers and tabled a dean of students appointment
• July 7 · Regular meeting1 voteFreedom Area board hired Diane Workman as superintendent on a five-year contract
• June 27 · Work session1 voteFreedom Area board adopted a $26.9 million budget with a 1.5-mill tax increase
• June 9 · Regular meeting5 votesFreedom Area board approved nearly $845,000 in bills and a COVID health and safety plan
• June 2 · Work session1 voteFreedom Area board named Steven Mott high school principal, approved gym and lighting work
• May 23 · Work session0 votesFreedom Area board discussed 3.2-mill tax hike averaging $82 per homeowner
• May 12 · Regular meeting8 votesFreedom Area board approved 2022-23 preliminary budget on a split vote
• May 5 · Work session1 voteFreedom Area preliminary budget shows $877,633 deficit with 4.6% tax hike
• April 25 · Work session0 votesFreedom Area board reviewed preliminary 2022-23 budget and renovation plans
• April 21 · Regular meeting5 votesFreedom Area board authorized up to $12.05 million in general obligation bonds
• April 7 · Work session1 voteFreedom Area board approved 2022-23 calendar and accepted two teacher retirements
• March 10 · Regular meeting9 votesFreedom Area board hired PNC to start refinancing the district’s 2017 bonds
• Feb. 10 · Regular meeting6 votesFreedom Area board voted 6-2 to require masks after exposure instead of isolation
• Feb. 3 · Work session3 votesFreedom Area board ended isolation for masked students exposed to COVID
• Jan. 13 · Regular meeting10 votesFreedom Area board named William Deal director of teaching and learning at $112,364
• Jan. 6 · Work session3 votesFreedom Area board loosened its COVID health and safety plan, tying masks to absence rates

How members voted in 2022

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.