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.
25Meetings held in 2023
0Meetings canceled in 2023
266Votes recorded
24Votes with a no or an abstention
Meetings in 2023
- Dec. 6 · Regular meeting18 votesSouth Side board took up proposed sex-based athletics and gender identity policies
- Dec. 6 · Reorganization meeting4 votesSouth Side board elected Robert Tellish president and Larry Smith vice president
- Nov. 8 · Regular meeting14 votesSouth Side school board approved a five-year support staff contract and tabled a gas lease
- Nov. 1 · Work session0 votesSouth Side school board reviewed its Nov. 8 voting agenda at a four-minute work session
- Oct. 11 · Regular meeting25 votesSouth Side school board awarded about $1.07 million in capital improvement contracts
- Oct. 4 · Work session0 votesSouth Side school board heard an update on capital improvement bids at work session
- Sept. 13 · Regular meeting17 votesSouth Side school board approved a new K-12 math curriculum and hired a security guard
- Sept. 6 · Work session0 votesSouth Side school board reviewed its Sept. 13 voting agenda at a brief work session
- Sept. 6 · Special meeting7 votesSouth Side school board hired a new high school counselor and special education teacher
- Aug. 9 · Regular meeting31 votesSouth Side school board named Luke Travelpiece campus dean of students on a split vote
- Aug. 2 · Work session0 votesSouth Side school board reviewed its preliminary August voting agenda at a work session
- July 12 · Regular meeting26 votesSouth Side school board hired Lora Batchelor as high school principal at $97,500
- June 26 · Special meeting3 votesSouth Side school board adopted a $26.15 million 2023-24 budget on a split roll-call vote
- June 14 · Regular meeting26 votesSouth Side school board unanimously rejected its proposed $26.2 million 2023-24 budget
- June 7 · Work session0 votesSouth Side school board reviewed its June 14 voting agenda at a work session
- May 10 · Regular meeting27 votesSouth Side school board advanced a $26.5 million budget with a 65.10-mill tax rate
- May 3 · Work session0 votesSouth Side school board reviewed the proposed 2023-24 final budget
- April 12 · Regular meeting21 votesSouth Side school board approved a capital improvement project of up to $750,000
- April 5 · Work session3 votesSouth Side board appointed Travis Frasier to fill its vacant director seat
- March 8 · Regular meeting17 votesSouth Side school board accepted the resignation of President Donald Parsons
- March 1 · Work session0 votesSouth Side board reviewed the high school program of studies at its March work session
- Feb. 8 · Regular meeting13 votesSouth Side board approved a $4,148-a-month cleaning supply contract with Damon Industries
- Feb. 1 · Work session0 votesSouth Side board made critical race theory its communication topic of the month
- Jan. 11 · Regular meeting14 votesSouth Side board gave Superintendent Alan Fritz a new five-year contract, 8-1
- Jan. 4 · Work session0 votesSouth Side board picked five residents for its ad hoc policy committee
How members voted in 2023
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Tellish School Board President | 22 of 25 | 210 | 4 | 1 |
| Julie Winterrowd School Board Vice President | 2 of 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Stewart School Board Treasurer | 25 of 25 | 265 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Frasier School Director | 17 of 18 | 192 | 8 | 0 |
| Kathie Marino School Director | 2 of 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Tammy Wilt School Director | 2 of 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelli Heberle School Director Former member | 21 of 23 | 227 | 1 | 0 |
| Brenda McCarrell School Director Former member | 21 of 22 | 217 | 1 | 0 |
| Donald Parsons School Director Former member | 4 of 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rounds School Director Former member | 2 of 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Smith School Director Former member | 25 of 25 | 264 | 4 | 1 |
| Farin Weltner School Director Former member | 22 of 23 | 242 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernice Woodling School Director Former member | 22 of 23 | 213 | 1 | 4 |
| Shelly Youree School Director Former member | 24 of 25 | 265 | 5 | 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.
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