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 2020
- Dec. 14 · Regular meeting24 votesHopewell Area board voted 8-1 to resume athletics Jan. 4 if conditions allow
- Dec. 7 · Reorganization meeting7 votesHopewell board elected Jeff Winkle president and extended winter sports suspension
- Nov. 23 · Regular meeting23 votesHopewell Area moved to virtual learning until Jan. 15 and suspended winter sports
- Nov. 9 · Work session6 votesHopewell board approved COVID-19 labor agreement with teachers union
- Oct. 26 · Regular meeting17 votesHopewell board split 5-4 to make fourth grade social studies pass/fail
- Oct. 12 · Work session8 votesHopewell board raised assistant principal pay and moved to hire an elementary assistant principal
- Sept. 28 · Regular meeting22 votesLead testing found elevated levels in Hopewell Area school water samples
- Sept. 14 · Work session25 votesHopewell board approved five-year cyber services deal with Beaver Valley IU
- Aug. 24 · Regular meeting26 votesHopewell board added cyber teaching positions and cut a Junior High custodial job
- Aug. 10 · Work session10 votesHopewell Area board moved seven teachers to new K-6 cyber program
- July 20 · Regular meeting23 votesHopewell Area board approved hybrid schedule to reopen schools Sept. 8
- June 22 · Regular meeting12 votesHopewell Area adopted $42.9M budget and cut Latin, science teaching positions
- May 11 · Work session0 votesHopewell Area board reviewed 2020-21 budget and agenda ahead of May 18 votes
- April 20 · Regular meeting10 votesHopewell Area board appointed Lindsay Zupsic to fill Region 2 vacancy
- March 9 · Work session9 votesHopewell Area board rescinded vote on feasibility study Option 5
- Feb. 24 · Regular meeting25 votesHopewell Area board tabled plan to move fourth graders to junior high
- Feb. 10 · Work session2 votesHopewell Area board settled a bus driver grievance with the Teamsters union
- Jan. 27 · Regular meeting7 votesHopewell Area architects presented school feasibility study to packed meeting
- Jan. 13 · Work session9 votesHopewell Area officials pitched moving fourth grade to the junior high next year
How members voted in 2020
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel F. Caton Jr. School Director | 17 of 19 | 229 | 4 | 0 |
| Lindsay Zupsic School Director | 13 of 13 | 201 | 7 | 0 |
| Lesia Dobo School Director Former member | 18 of 19 | 231 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Erickson School Director Former member | 17 of 19 | 232 | 2 | 0 |
| Megan Harries School Director Former member | 5 of 5 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| Lori McKittrick School Director Former member | 18 of 19 | 253 | 4 | 0 |
| Darren Newberry School Director Former member | 19 of 19 | 261 | 1 | 1 |
| Kathryn Oblak School Director Former member | 19 of 19 | 262 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Santia School Director Former member | 14 of 19 | 211 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Winkle School Director Former member | 17 of 19 | 215 | 7 | 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.