Hopewell 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 2016
- Dec. 20 · Regular meeting8 votesHopewell Area board approved $3 million in bills and payments, tabled camera project
- Dec. 6 · Reorganization meeting3 votesHopewell Area board re-elected David Bufalini president, chose Lesia Dobo as vice president
- Nov. 22 · Regular meeting23 votesHopewell Area board approved $4.3 million in bills and payments
- Nov. 8 · Work session10 votesHopewell Area board approved a 3.5-year technology support deal with Questeq
- Oct. 25 · Regular meeting17 votesHopewell Area board voted to seek bids for security cameras at its secondary schools
- Oct. 11 · Work session8 votesHopewell Area board approved a revised dress code for teachers, aides and secretaries
- Sept. 27 · Regular meeting36 votesHopewell Area board bought three school buses for $247,120 and rejected a staff dress code
- Sept. 13 · Work session6 votesHopewell Area board approved a $7,500 consulting deal and created Christa Harmotto Day
- Aug. 23 · Regular meeting24 votesHopewell Area board approved a four-year cyber services deal with Seneca Valley
- Aug. 9 · Work session5 votesHopewell Area board approved new junior high electives and several teacher hires
- June 21 · Regular meeting17 votesHopewell Area board adopted a $39.2M budget and kept the tax rate at 72.2 mills
- June 14 · Work session3 votesHopewell Area board accepted three retirements and reviewed a $39.2M budget plan
- May 24 · Regular meeting24 votesHopewell Area board awarded $510,844 in high school auditorium renovation contracts
- May 10 · Work session6 votesHopewell Area board adopted a proposed $39.2 million budget that draws $1.5 million from reserves
- April 26 · Regular meeting19 votesHopewell Area board approved $3.7 million in bills and a three-year Comcast contract
- April 12 · Work session3 votesHopewell Area board hired Michelle Miller as its next superintendent
- March 22 · Regular meeting17 votesHopewell Area board approved the 2016-17 pay schedule and about $2.4 million in bills
- March 8 · Work session2 votesHopewell Area board hired a contractor to demolish the Markel house for $4,774
- Feb. 23 · Regular meeting23 votesHopewell Area board approved the 2016-17 calendar and new high school electives
- Feb. 9 · Work session2 votesHopewell Area board voted to fire a bus driver and adopted findings in a discipline case
- Jan. 26 · Regular meeting17 votesHopewell Area board fired a bus driver after a closed-door personnel session
- Jan. 12 · Work session2 votesHopewell Area board heard a proposal to replace Family and Consumer Science with InnovatED
How members voted in 2016
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bowden School Director Former member | 16 of 22 | 182 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bufalini School Director Former member | 20 of 22 | 264 | 0 | 0 |
| Lesia Dobo School Director Former member | 16 of 22 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Galzerano School Director Former member | 1 of 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Harmotto School Director Former member | 20 of 22 | 263 | 0 | 0 |
| Lori McKittrick School Director Former member | 16 of 22 | 206 | 0 | 0 |
| Daria Minton School Director Former member | 10 of 13 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Santia School Director Former member | 16 of 21 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Anna Segner School Director Former member | 19 of 22 | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Winkle School Director Former member | 15 of 22 | 200 | 2 | 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: Hopewell Area School Board minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.