(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Before all the fun, there was work to be done.

The school board for the Big Beaver Falls Area School District met briefly on Thursday, September 15 to approve several measures for its four major arteries (the high school, middle school, Central Elementary and Big Beaver Elementary). The brief nature of the meeting was due to the unveiling of the newest art to adorn the school’s downtown campus several minutes after the meeting was to conclude.

Amanda Hiltz was appointed as a counselor for Central Elementary at a salary of $49,000, while Jaccari Cleckley was hired as a volunteer football coach for the Junior High team during the 2022-23 school year. Elementary STEM teacher Tyler Jodon had his resignation approved, while Eleanor Cockfield was approved for a $700/month contract for ESL translation/interpretation services.

Garland Company, Inc. was approved to provide design and bid management services for a new roof to be built at Central Elementary; bids for the project through Garland will be advertised starting in October of 2022. Eight different school field trips were also unanimously approved for the Ski Club, Gifted Program, and several class-subject initiatives.

The next meeting will take place on October 13; it will be a combined Discussion and Voting meeting.