Donisha Bailey

The meeting involved appointing a Treasurer Pro Tem and accepting the agenda as amended. Key financial business included approving payment of bills totaling over $3.5 million for April and approving the monthly financial statements for April. The Board also authorized a one-year group rating agreement for Workers Compensation, approved tuition rates for the Early Learning Village for the 2025-26 school year, and approved a purchase agreement with TEC Communications for network equipment. Personnel actions included accepting resignations/retirements in the Treasury/Finance Department, approving various certified and classified staff appointments, retirements, resignations, summer staffing, and athletic duty contracts. The Board authorized an exception to the Purchasing and Bidding policy to approve a construction contract up to $70,000 for a modification to the Construction Trades room. Approvals were also granted for facility use requests for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, the continuation of the Summer Food Service Program, summer curriculum work, and tuition agreements with numerous additional districts and agencies for the 2025-2026 school year. The Board approved entering a three-year contract for online investigation software services and approved an out-of-district field trip for the Class of 2026 to Greece. Finally, the Board adopted revisions to several policies and rescinded prior actions to adopt the ODEW's 2025 Special Education Model Policies and Procedures. The meeting concluded with a recess to Executive Session to consider the employment of a public employee/official.

During this special session, the Board addressed several key administrative and financial matters. Actions taken included the election of Evan Botzki as Treasurer Pro-Tem for the meeting. In Treasury/Financial Business, the Board approved the appointment of Robert McFarland as Assistant Treasurer and Linda Long as Accounts Payable Technical Specialist, along with their corresponding contracts and transition details. Furthermore, the Board officially adopted the Five-Year Forecast and authorized its submission to the State Department of Education. Personnel actions involved the nonrenewal of the limited non-teaching employment contract for Janice Boyd and the approval of the resignation for retirement purposes and separation agreement for Barbara Ford, a 5th Grade Teacher.

The Regular Board of Education Meeting addressed several significant items. Proclamations were made for National School Lunch Week and National School Bus Safety Week. Recognitions were given to Shoreview Elementary School's Students of the Month, Staff Member of the Month, Faculty Member of the Month, and Family Member of the Month. Financial business included the approval of monthly financial statements, the 'Then and Now' listing, and the appointment of an AP/Student Act. Technical Specialist to the Treasury staff. Personnel actions involved approving unpaid leave of absence, accepting certified staff retirements, approving certified teaching staff appointments, approving additions and deletions to educational programs for the 2025-2026 school year, and approving various reassignments and extra duty appointments and resignations. Several service agreements were approved, including those with W.W. Williams for generator maintenance, Won Door Corporation for fireguard door maintenance, Blue Technology for copier/printer lease services, Soliant Health for supplemental personnel, and Moore Counseling & Mediation Services, Inc. for prevention educational services. Title services agreements with various providers for several schools were approved via consent agenda. Routine business included the renewal of Nearpod/Flocabulary subscriptions and declaring transportation impractical for a student attending a nonpublic school, offering payment in lieu. An urgent necessity was declared for the replacement of boilers at Indian Hills School due to safety concerns, authorizing purchase without competitive bidding. The board also recessed to Executive Session to consider the employment of a public employee/official.

The Special Meeting included three main agenda items. The first item involved the appointment of a Treasurer Pro Tem for the meeting of November 5, 2025. The second item was a resolution to recess into Executive Session to consider the employment or contract of a public employee. The final action was the adjournment of the meeting.

The meeting involved appointing a Treasurer Pro Tem and accepting the agenda as amended. Key resolutions included approving the consent agenda items related to adopting previous meeting minutes. The Board recognized and commended retiring certified and classified staff members for their years of service. Financial business involved approving payment of regular accounts payable and student activity fund bills totaling $4,592,276.14 for May, approving the Euclid Public Library budget for fiscal year 2026, and providing for temporary appropriations for three months ending September 30, 2025. Personnel actions included approving the deletion of one Special Education Coordinator position and the addition of one Assistant Director of Exceptional Children position for the 2025-2026 school year, approving associated job descriptions and administrative staff appointments, approving resignations of certified teaching staff, approving new certified teaching staff appointments for the 2025-2026 school year, and authorizing actions related to summer school and Extended School Year staffing. Additionally, the Board approved the issuance of annual salary notifications for continuing and limited contract certified staff members for the 2025-2026 school year, reflecting contractually obligated salary increases.