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 2022
- Dec. 6 · Reorganization meeting24 votesHopewell Area board reelected Daniel Santia president, chose Lori McKittrick as vice president
- Nov. 22 · Regular meeting25 votesHopewell Area moved $300,000 to capital reserve and approved $52,960 turf change order
- Nov. 8 · Work session11 votesHopewell Area reported about $835,000 surplus for the 2021-22 school year
- Oct. 25 · Regular meeting28 votesHopewell Area board named Jeffrey Beltz superintendent and appointed Victoria Gill
- Oct. 11 · Work session9 votesHopewell Area board accepted Bufalini resignation, elected Santia president
- Sept. 27 · Regular meeting38 votesHopewell Area board hired after-school learning teachers with ESSER III funds
- Sept. 13 · Work session13 votesHopewell Area board approved dugout fencing at high school baseball field
- Aug. 23 · Regular meeting35 votesHopewell Area board hired pupil evaluation firm partly owned by director
- Aug. 9 · Work session11 votesHopewell Area board hired Donna Steff as assistant elementary principal
- July 19 · Regular meeting33 votesHopewell Area board created assistant elementary principal post on 7-1 vote
- June 28 · Regular meeting30 votesHopewell Area board approved five-year contract for athletic director Donald Short
- June 14 · Work session36 votesHopewell Area board adopted 2022-23 budget, set real estate tax at 84.45 mills
- May 24 · Regular meeting43 votesHopewell Area board split 6-3 to reappoint solicitor; business administrator resigned
- May 10 · Work session14 votesHopewell Area board approved $718,000 in new stadium turf and track over two no votes
- April 26 · Regular meeting18 votesHopewell Area school board appointed Carla Buxton to fill its Region 1 seat
- April 12 · Work session10 votesHopewell Area board ratified a six-year Teamsters contract and accepted Winkle’s resignation
- March 22 · Regular meeting24 votesHopewell Area board approved a $31,525 booster pump over Director Jeff Winkle’s no vote
- March 8 · Work session6 votesHopewell Area school board fired a transportation aide and reviewed student progress data
- Feb. 22 · Regular meeting24 votesHopewell Area school board voted 7-1 to make masks optional starting March 7
- Feb. 8 · Work session7 votesHopewell Area’s acting superintendent recommended keeping the school mask mandate
- Jan. 25 · Regular meeting20 votesHopewell Area board approved $445,500 lease for five new buses
- Jan. 11 · Work session15 votesHopewell Area board pledged to keep any 2022-23 tax hike within 4.5% index
How members voted in 2022
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanette Miller School Board President | 22 of 22 | 469 | 3 | 0 |
| Carla Buxton School Director | 14 of 14 | 345 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel F. Caton Jr. School Director | 22 of 22 | 469 | 2 | 0 |
| Victoria Gill School Director | 3 of 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Zupsic School Director | 18 of 22 | 389 | 5 | 0 |
| David Bufalini School Director Former member | 13 of 18 | 319 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew Erickson School Director Former member | 18 of 22 | 422 | 0 | 2 |
| Lori McKittrick School Director Former member | 20 of 22 | 424 | 1 | 0 |
| Bethany Pistorius School Director Former member | 21 of 22 | 459 | 2 | 1 |
| Daniel Santia School Director Former member | 20 of 22 | 414 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Winkle School Director Former member | 4 of 6 | 65 | 1 | 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.