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 2022
- Dec. 7 · Regular meeting17 votesSouth Side board pledged not to raise 2023-24 real estate taxes above the state index
- Dec. 7 · Reorganization meeting3 votesSouth Side board elected Donald Parsons president and Bernice Woodling vice president
- Nov. 9 · Regular meeting30 votesSouth Side board appointed Brenda McCarrell to fill a vacant director seat
- Nov. 2 · Work session0 votesSouth Side board heard from six candidates for its open director seat
- Oct. 12 · Regular meeting20 votesSouth Side board accepted Director Ronald Garvey’s resignation, effective immediately
- Oct. 5 · Work session2 votesSouth Side board voted to remove/suspend a directive after hours of public comment
- Oct. 5 · Special meeting5 votesSouth Side board approved a modified teachers’ contract extension through June 2024
- Sept. 14 · Regular meeting20 votesSouth Side board approved $20,950 rooftop unit replacement and heating oil bid
- Sept. 7 · Work session0 votesSouth Side board reviewed September voting agenda at brief work session
- Aug. 10 · Regular meeting25 votesSouth Side residents raised busing concerns after daycare in school closed
- Aug. 3 · Work session0 votesSouth Side board reviewed August agenda and capital improvement needs
- July 13 · Regular meeting18 votesSouth Side board set 2022-23 school lunch prices and approved parking lot sealing
- June 8 · Regular meeting26 votesSouth Side board adopted $25.3 million budget holding real estate tax at 61.9 mills
- June 1 · Work session0 votesAuditors presented South Side’s 2020-21 financial audit to the board
- May 11 · Regular meeting22 votesSouth Side board advanced a $25.4 million budget raising property tax to 61.9 mills
- May 4 · Work session0 votesSouth Side business manager presented the proposed final 2022-23 budget
- April 13 · Regular meeting16 votesSouth Side board named a substitute elementary principal at $300 per day
- April 6 · Work session0 votesSouth Side board reviewed its April 13 voting agenda at a work session
- March 9 · Regular meeting25 votesSouth Side board hired Matthew Tumulty as high school principal at $100,000
- March 2 · Work session0 votesSouth Side board reviewed changes to high school program of studies for 2022-23
- Feb. 9 · Regular meeting18 votesSouth Side board named Anthony Paull director of curriculum and assessment
- Feb. 2 · Work session0 votesSouth Side board reviewed February agenda, then met privately on personnel and legal items
- Jan. 12 · Regular meeting16 votesSouth Side board rejected a resident’s request to cut his property tax bill to discount amount
- Jan. 5 · Work session0 votesSouth Side board reviewed January voting agenda and heard Parkway vo-tech tour report
How members voted in 2022
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Tellish School Board President | 20 of 24 | 214 | 3 | 1 |
| Craig Stewart School Board Treasurer | 22 of 24 | 263 | 5 | 0 |
| Ronald Garvey School Director Former member | 16 of 19 | 156 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelli Heberle School Director Former member | 20 of 24 | 216 | 2 | 1 |
| Brenda McCarrell School Director Former member | 2 of 2 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| Donald Parsons School Director Former member | 21 of 24 | 223 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Smith School Director Former member | 24 of 24 | 262 | 6 | 1 |
| Farin Weltner School Director Former member | 20 of 24 | 234 | 3 | 0 |
| Bernice Woodling School Director Former member | 23 of 24 | 258 | 4 | 5 |
| Shelly Youree School Director Former member | 24 of 24 | 260 | 5 | 3 |
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.