Beaver Area School District approves consent agenda covering finance, contracts, programs and personnel; hires, renewals and superintendent-search consultantsOK

At its May 28 voting session, the Beaver Area School District board approved a broad consent agenda that bundled minutes, finance items, contracts, program approvals and personnel actions.

Consent votes: The board voted to approve consent agenda items 6.1 through 14.3. The consent package included ratification of a custodial collective-bargaining agreement (term July 1, 2024–June 30, 2029); renewal of Prosoft hosting/support services ($14,322.75 for July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025); a workers’ compensation renewal with UPMC Work Alliance ($45,636); student and volunteer accident insurance renewals ($10,970 and $600 respectively); and authorization of General Fund invoices totaling $2,652,198.20, Food Service Fund invoices $115,412.89, Activities Fund invoices $21,280.70 and Athletic Account invoices $2,038. The board also approved capital-project invoices for 2021 and 2022 bonds and ratified the Treasurer’s reports and financial statements for April 2024.

Personnel and hires: The board approved the creation of a Certified School Nurse position effective May 28, accepted multiple resignations (including Superintendent Mark Holtzman, effective June 30, 2024), and approved new hires and summer-program staff with specific remuneration listed in the record. The board also approved a $12,000 contract (to be split $6,000 each) with Drs. Bille Rondinelli and Bart Rocco to assist with the superintendent search for one year (May 28, 2024–May 28, 2025).

Programs, curriculum and partnerships: The board approved a Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy partnership to implement a SMART Robotics Technician pre-apprenticeship at the high school for 2024–25; curricular renewals including an Amplify CKLA package ($145,351.74), Great Minds Eureka Math Squared ($19,275.73), and a Schoology LMS renewal ($13,652.46); and multiple service agreements covering mental-health services, third-party sponsorships and vendor contracts.

Procurements and facilities: Among facilities-related approvals were a credit change order for Blackhawk Neff, Inc. (-$20,101.30), playground blacktop removal at College Square ($6,850), parking-lot patching at Dutch Ridge ($7,850), and purchase of an 8'x3' digital sign for Dutch Ridge ($23,117.44), plus approval to purchase a hot/cold food well for Dutch Ridge ($18,440) contingent on PDE approval.

Public comments and context: During the public-comment period three visitors spoke—one on school policy and two about the superintendent search. The minutes record the comments without detail; the board minutes do not record responses to those comments.

Final procedural items: The board scheduled a June work session for June 17, 2024, and a June voting session for June 24, 2024, and adjourned at 7:28 p.m.

Nut graf: The large consent package moved dozens of routine and contract items at once, including multi-year vendor renewals, curricular purchases and personnel authorizations; the minutes record dollar amounts and effective dates for key items but do not include extended discussion or objections in the record.

Ending: The board’s minutes reflect formal approvals and next meeting dates; specifics such as grant awards, vendor contract terms beyond renewal amounts, and the superintendent search timeline will emerge in subsequent board documents and staff reports.