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 2025
- Dec. 17 · Regular meeting6 votesHopewell Area board appointed Monte Buckins to fill vacant Region 2 seat
- Nov. 18 · Regular meeting22 votesHopewell board rejected $20 million New Horizon School borrowing, hired superintendent
- Oct. 28 · Regular meeting15 votesHopewell Area board extended facilities director’s contract three years
- Oct. 14 · Regular meeting13 votesHopewell Area board approved a Ruder Law settlement and fired a transportation employee
- Sept. 23 · Regular meeting28 votesHopewell Area board approved $587,530 high school boiler purchase
- Sept. 9 · Regular meeting12 votesHopewell Area board hired a search firm to find its next superintendent for up to $12,500
- Aug. 26 · Regular meeting29 votesHopewell Area board accepted Superintendent Jeffrey Beltz’s resignation
- Aug. 12 · Regular meeting20 votesHopewell Area board approved nearly $80,000 in building repairs and maintenance contracts
- July 22 · Regular meeting28 votesHopewell Area board approved $235,000 in vehicle, boiler and security purchases
- July 8 · Regular meeting13 votesHopewell Area board hired four teachers and bought a $39,822 tractor
- June 24 · Regular meeting31 votesHopewell Area adopted a $49.8 million 2025-26 budget and kept taxes at 12.613 mills
- June 10 · Regular meeting8 votesHopewell Area board approved $222,640 in paving at the senior high school
- May 27 · Regular meeting32 votesHopewell Area board approved 136 diplomas, CSIU contract and policy updates
- May 13 · Regular meeting20 votesHopewell board awarded $1.88 million high school roof replacement contract
- April 22 · Regular meeting24 votesHopewell Area school board approved $1.1 million in bills and two staff retirements
- April 8 · Regular meeting10 votesHopewell Area board approved a five-year dual credit agreement with Pitt
- March 25 · Regular meeting28 votesHopewell Area board voted to take Longvue Avenue property by eminent domain
- March 11 · Regular meeting7 votesHopewell Area board approved a five-year cyber school services agreement
- Feb. 25 · Regular meeting20 votesHopewell Area board bought a $155,850 wheelchair-lift bus and approved bills
- Feb. 11 · Regular meeting5 votesHopewell Area board set tax collector pay at $5 per parcel for 2026-2029 term
- Jan. 28 · Regular meeting20 votesHopewell Area board approved $10,000 settlement of federal lawsuit by insurer
- Jan. 14 · Regular meeting17 votesHopewell board hired Matt Mottes as varsity football coach, kept tax hike within Act 1 cap
How members voted in 2025
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanette Miller School Board President | 22 of 22 | 389 | 2 | 0 |
| Anitre’ Bell School Director | 19 of 22 | 347 | 0 | 0 |
| Carla Buxton School Director | 22 of 22 | 389 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel F. Caton Jr. School Director | 19 of 22 | 310 | 0 | 0 |
| Victoria Gill School Director | 19 of 22 | 338 | 0 | 0 |
| Anissa Klesser School Director | 20 of 22 | 356 | 0 | 1 |
| David Piroli School Director | 1 of 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Zupsic School Director | 17 of 22 | 323 | 0 | 1 |
| Bethany Pistorius School Director Former member | 17 of 20 | 295 | 1 | 3 |
| Daniel Santia School Director Former member | 20 of 21 | 377 | 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.