Riverside Beaver County 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 2017
- Dec. 4 · Reorganization meeting5 votesRiverside board reelected leadership, naming Shawn Plassmeyer president
- Dec. 4 · Regular meeting4 votesRiverside board approved a three-year contract for Assistant Superintendent Bret Trotta
- Nov. 20 · Regular meeting4 votesRiverside board approved a new three-year contract for Superintendent David Anney
- Oct. 16 · Regular meeting4 votesRiverside board approved $1.8 million in bills and a new music teacher hire
- Sept. 18 · Regular meeting4 votesRiverside parents raised kindergarten move, bus stop safety at school board meeting
- Aug. 14 · Regular meeting8 votesRiverside board voted 5-4 to move kindergarten to elementary building in 2018
- July 17 · Regular meeting3 votesResidents questioned Riverside board on status of kindergarten program
- June 19 · Regular meeting8 votesRiverside board rejected 67.77-mill tax levy, adopted 67.05 mills instead
- May 15 · Regular meeting7 votesRiverside board extended teachers contract to 2021 and adopted preliminary budget
- April 10 · Special meeting5 votesRiverside board hired Deborah Brandstetter as business administrator on a five-year deal
- March 30 · Special meeting1 voteRiverside board rejected a bond refunding tied to $280,000 in savings, 5-4
- March 20 · Regular meeting2 votesRiverside board approved Skyward student information system deal
- Feb. 21 · Regular meeting3 votesRiverside board accepted business administrator’s resignation, named interim replacement
- Jan. 9 · Regular meeting3 votesRiverside board approved bond refunding and resolution to stay within tax index
How members voted in 2017
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Plassmeyer School Board President | 14 of 14 | 61 | 6 | 0 |
| Christy Hughes School Board Vice President | 14 of 14 | 59 | 2 | 2 |
| David Steinbach School Director | 13 of 14 | 59 | 3 | 0 |
| David Bender School Director Former member | 11 of 14 | 52 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Carver School Director Former member | 12 of 12 | 52 | 4 | 0 |
| Katie Chrobak School Director Former member | 2 of 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Foley School Director Former member | 13 of 14 | 54 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Garvin School Director Former member | 11 of 14 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
| Roger Radevski School Director Former member | 11 of 14 | 47 | 3 | 1 |
| Chuck Sterner School Director Former member | 13 of 14 | 53 | 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: Riverside Beaver County School Board minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.