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Votes at a glance: Hopewell Area School District routine approvals, hires and contracts
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the Hopewell Area School District board approved a series of routine motions including contract renewals for therapy and phone services, hazardous-material testing, equipment purchases, personnel hires, and the 2026–27 school calendar; most items passed on motion or roll call as listed in the agenda.
The Hopewell Area School District board approved a package of routine business on March 17, 2026, including contract renewals, personnel actions, capital purchases and committee recommendations. Most items were approved by motion, many by voice vote or roll call where recorded.
Key approvals included: renewal of a contract with ALT, Inc. to provide occupational, physical and speech therapy services on an as‑needed basis; an agreement with EIUS LLC (DBA Learnwell) to provide education services where Learnwell is the provider; and renewal of telephone service with Full Service Network for a five‑year term beginning July 1, 2026. The board approved student field placements for Robert Morris University students at district elementary schools and ratified a student release agreement for student number 801494 concerning compensatory education.
Facilities and equipment actions approved included proposals from ESC Mid‑Atlantic LLC for hazardous‑material testing, design and monitoring at the junior high and senior high (costs to be taken from capital reserves), requests to use school grounds for community and athletic events, and purchase authorizations for turf and field equipment (transcript lists a 2019 Jacobson mower for $25,000 and a four‑wheel drive Turf Cat mower for $15,000).
Finance committee motions included ratifying payment of bills A–C and payments to be ratified D, exoneration of several property tax collectors for uncollected 2025 taxes, and approval of the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit general operating budget. The transcript presents the BVIU budget amount as "$2,952,49" (a formatting error in the record); no corrected figure was announced aloud during the meeting.
Personnel actions approved included retirements and resignations listed by employee number in the agenda, hiring Samantha Cox as transportation secretary (pending clearances), creation of a pilot senior mechanic position through June 30, 2028, and hiring Ben Bezums as head varsity boys soccer coach and Aubriana Bruise as head varsity cheer coach, both effective March 18, 2026.
All motions reported in the minutes passed as presented at the meeting; specific roll calls were recorded for several agenda items. Items that required only first reading were presented for information (for example, Policy 202, eligibility of non‑resident students).
