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 2018
- Dec. 3 · Reorganization meeting6 votesRiverside school board reorganized and named Sterner vice president for 2019
- Dec. 3 · Regular meeting3 votesRiverside board approved about $724,000 in bills and a tax duplicate audit contract
- Nov. 19 · Regular meeting3 votesRiverside board extended tax collection deadlines and favored random student drug testing
- Nov. 13 · Work session0 votesRiverside board weighed collecting student lunch debt and a student drug testing policy
- Oct. 15 · Regular meeting4 votesRiverside board approved $2.26 million in bills and a fund transfer to food service
- Oct. 8 · Work session0 votesRiverside district received $40,000 state grant for a school police officer
- Sept. 17 · Regular meeting5 votesRiverside board bought $6,200 cyber-insurance policy and revised school calendar
- Aug. 13 · Regular meeting8 votesRiverside board approved $164,982 in technology purchases and set $10,000 tuition rate
- June 18 · Regular meeting5 votesRiverside board adopted a $24.9 million budget with no tax increase
- May 31 · Special meeting1 voteRiverside board voted 9-0 to close the high school kitchen
- May 14 · Regular meeting5 votesRiverside board approved a $24.9 million proposed final budget with no tax increase
- April 16 · Regular meeting5 votesRiverside board approved wrestling and swimming co-ops with Ellwood City
- March 19 · Regular meeting4 votesRiverside board approved a three-year special education plan and paid $953,193 in bills
- March 6 · Special meeting1 voteRiverside board hired a school police officer and adopted a weapons policy
- Feb. 20 · Regular meeting5 votesRiverside board promised a school safety committee after residents raised security concerns
- Jan. 8 · Regular meeting5 votesRiverside board pledged not to raise taxes beyond the state index for 2018-19
How members voted in 2018
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Plassmeyer School Board President | 13 of 16 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Christy Hughes School Board Vice President | 16 of 16 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| David Steinbach School Director | 15 of 16 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bender School Director Former member | 10 of 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie Chrobak School Director Former member | 12 of 16 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Foley School Director Former member | 16 of 16 | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Garvin School Director Former member | 14 of 16 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Radevski School Director Former member | 14 of 16 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Sterner School Director Former member | 14 of 16 | 51 | 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: Riverside Beaver County School Board minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.