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 2018
- Dec. 17 · Regular meeting20 votesHopewell Area board named Matt Weiss head varsity football coach
- Nov. 19 · Regular meeting17 votesHopewell Area board paid $617,002.73 in bills and adopted two policies
- Oct. 1 · Work session4 votesHopewell Area board weighed roughly $100,000 in short-term junior high roof repairs
- Sept. 17 · Regular meeting19 votesHopewell Area board hired VEBH for a $19,886 districtwide facilities feasibility study
- Sept. 10 · Work session15 votesHopewell Area board approved a four-year contract with its teachers union
- Aug. 20 · Regular meeting39 votesBoard hired six teachers as softball parents pressed for a new head coach
- Aug. 6 · Work session12 votesBoard approved about $293,000 in paving and $166,466 for two new buses
- July 16 · Regular meeting23 votesBoard hired Andrew Falletta as varsity boys basketball coach
- June 18 · Regular meeting32 votesBoard raised property taxes 1 mill to 74.2 mills in 7-2 vote
- June 4 · Work session0 votesBoard reviewed security upgrade bids and final 2018-19 budget ahead of June vote
- May 21 · Regular meeting26 votesBoard raised graduation requirement to 25 credits starting with the class of 2022
- May 7 · Work session7 votesBoard adopted proposed $41.4 million budget drawing $2 million from reserves
- April 16 · Regular meeting32 votesBoard deadlocked 4-4 on two girls soccer coach candidates, rejecting both
- April 9 · Work session1 voteHopewell Area school board exonerated tax collectors from uncollected 2017 taxes
- March 19 · Regular meeting25 votesHopewell Area school board accepted donated basketball Dream Court at Margaret Ross
- March 5 · Work session0 votesHopewell Area superintendent gave school safety update after Parkland shooting
- Feb. 12 · Regular meeting22 votesHopewell Area school board OK’d classroom video recording pact with teachers’ union
- Feb. 5 · Work session0 votesHopewell Area school board reviewed coaching changes and CD purchases, took no action
- Jan. 15 · Regular meeting11 votesHopewell Area school board vowed to keep 2018-19 tax hike within 3.1% index
- Jan. 8 · Work session1 voteHopewell Area school board approved a four-year contract with cafeteria workers’ union
How members voted in 2018
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel F. Caton Jr. School Director | 20 of 20 | 302 | 2 | 0 |
| John Bowden School Director Former member | 14 of 20 | 169 | 1 | 0 |
| Lesia Dobo School Director Former member | 17 of 20 | 268 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Harmotto School Director Former member | 17 of 20 | 262 | 0 | 0 |
| Lori McKittrick School Director Former member | 17 of 20 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Newberry School Director Former member | 18 of 20 | 237 | 0 | 0 |
| Kathryn Oblak School Director Former member | 19 of 20 | 287 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Santia School Director Former member | 16 of 20 | 248 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Winkle School Director Former member | 17 of 20 | 286 | 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: Hopewell Area School Board minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.