South Side 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 2017
- Dec. 6 · Regular meeting15 votesSouth Side school board voted 8-1 to renew Superintendent Tammy Adams for three years
- Dec. 6 · Reorganization meeting5 votesSouth Side board re-elected Donald Parsons president on a 6-3 roll call
- Nov. 8 · Regular meeting12 votesSouth Side school board accepted the resignation of Vice President Ronald Garvey
- Oct. 11 · Regular meeting14 votesSouth Side residents urged the school board to renew the superintendent’s contract
- Sept. 13 · Regular meeting22 votesSouth Side school board named the auditorium after late music teacher Pamela Coladonato
- Aug. 9 · Regular meeting21 votesSouth Side school board joined the Anti-Defamation League’s No Place for Hate initiative
- June 14 · Regular meeting30 votesSouth Side school board adopted a $23.1 million budget with the real estate tax at 54.9 mills
- May 10 · Regular meeting22 votesSouth Side board advanced a $23.1 million 2017-18 budget with a 54.9-mill tax rate
- April 12 · Regular meeting14 votesSouth Side board approved an early retirement incentive and a district staffing review
- March 8 · Regular meeting17 votesSouth Side board agreed to sign a DEP civil penalty consent assessment
- Feb. 8 · Regular meeting18 votesSouth Side board adopted a preliminary 2017-18 budget over one director’s objection
- Jan. 11 · Regular meeting16 votesSouth Side board approved a proposed preliminary 2017-18 budget for public display
How members voted in 2017
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Tellish School Board President | 11 of 12 | 188 | 0 | 1 |
| George Conkle School Director Former member | 2 of 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Ronald Garvey School Director Former member | 7 of 10 | 138 | 1 | 0 |
| Brenda McCarrell School Director Former member | 11 of 12 | 176 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Parsons School Director Former member | 11 of 12 | 184 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rounds School Director Former member | 12 of 12 | 206 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Smith School Director Former member | 12 of 12 | 206 | 2 | 0 |
| Farin Weltner School Director Former member | 11 of 12 | 192 | 2 | 0 |
| Bernice Woodling School Director Former member | 12 of 12 | 206 | 3 | 0 |
| Shelly Youree School Director Former member | 12 of 12 | 206 | 3 | 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: South Side Area School Board minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.