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Beaver Area School District board approves $2.7M in invoices, school calendar and multiple agreements
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Summary
At its Feb. 23 voting session the Beaver Area School District board approved $2.7 million in General Fund invoices, adopted the 2026–27 school calendar, ratified multiple personnel and extracurricular items, and approved a $103,273 playground surfacing contract for Dutch Ridge Elementary.
The Beaver Area School District Board of School Directors approved a package of consent items at its Feb. 23, 2026, voting session in the high school library, including payment of $2,716,793.42 in General Fund invoices and adoption of the district's 2026'27 school calendar.
Board members voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda, which consolidated finance, education, policy, athletics and personnel matters. The General Fund invoices totaled $2,716,793.42; the board also approved Food Service Fund invoices of $84,107.29, Activities Fund invoices of $1,754.48, Athletic Account invoices of $5,905.00 and Capital Reserve Fund invoices totaling $20,650.00.
The board adopted the 2026'27 Beaver Area School District calendar as presented. It also ratified Treasurer's Reports and financial statements for January 2026.
Personnel items approved as part of the consent agenda included transfers, resignations and the creation of paid junior varsity baseball coaching positions (head JV coach remuneration $3,051.88 per year; assistant remuneration $2,255.73 per year). The board approved new hires for athletics (paid and volunteer), appointed interim and paid musical staff, accepted listed resignations, and approved student teachers, interns and volunteers pending required clearances.
The board approved several extracurricular agreements and field trips: a one-year agreement naming Seven Oaks Country Club as the high school golf program's home course (Jan. 1'Dec. 31, 2026) for an annual fee of $1,000; an approved Gateway Clipper Fleet contract for a 6th-grade field trip ($5,070); a girls softball spring training trip to Myrtle Beach (funded by boosters); and a district attendance at the PSADA conference for district staff (budgeted costs $2,196.23).
The Articles of Agreement between the Beaver County Career & Technology Center and participating districts were approved by motion. The board also acknowledged multiple grants received in February 2026, including an $11,500 grant from the Grable Foundation supporting participation in EdLeader Promise / Remake Learning programming and several smaller awards from local foundations and collaboratives.
Mrs. Thompson opened the meeting and led the Pledge of Allegiance; Mrs. Trueblood called the roll. Mr. Berardelli asked about follow-up on a communications vendor discussed previously; Dr. Aiken said there was no update at this time. Ms. Valerie Walker made a public comment concerning the district's use of technology.
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM.