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\"I feel that me getting called throughout the day, to talk to him, is not a practical intervention, when he is, you know, having a rough day at school,\" said the parent, who identified herself as Adelaide Brown and said her son attends Franciscan Hill.

Brown said her son has a 1:1 aide and that she regularly communicates with school staff but would like additional or required training for teachers and parents focused on the needs of children with Down syndrome and autism. She asked whether parent training could become a requirement similar to continuing education the district provides for teachers.

District staff offered to speak with Brown after the meeting and to schedule follow-up to answer specific questions and coordinate supports. The transcript records a staff member asking to chat after the board meeting and another district representative saying someone would follow up to ensure Brown's concerns are addressed.

No formal board action was recorded on the matter at the Feb. 25 session; the interaction was recorded during the second public-comment period and resulted in a commitment to follow up directly with the parent.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","LIVE! Lorain City Schools Board of Education Meeting 2/10/2025","oneSentenceSummary","A parent asked the Lorain City Schools board at its Feb. 25 meeting for clearer training for teachers and parents on supporting students with Down syndrome and autism and said being called at work during a child's day is not an effective intervention; district staff offered to follow up.","taxTitle","Lorain City, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",38471,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6667672,"Lorain City Schools board approves minutes, personnel and operations items including dental partnership",133,1553000,1686000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2256026-611e8f950ab69823e39dd490426e5cc0&start=1553&end=1686","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2256026-611e8f950ab69823e39dd490426e5cc0/thumbnail_1553000.jpg","/articles/6667672/Ohio/Lorain-City-Schools-board-approves-minutes-personnel-and-operations-items-including-dental-partnership","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6667672-2fcc98b084585924f266c89cf3e5d762/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167786&Signature=o83RfEvB9jkF5OQO3IulfE1TKDb~7FC~lpef60KMBCCu5u~oM6O-pBQQDtqdhjq-PhKHOh~LkJ~zkOpqxNUq5fU~VZrdXY8Z0AAujNCb7kseiUwGBXipzD4AJBZxzW3xg4BDaDpwVUXx6CQn5d8c3voN80-FBFDR1CuaktHeKcuppfSPL1cxhflumIhLXrVUWJzoPlsPBsQ7qE3oElmVopJkHY1ck6aJR9xwSGJZl53vxMWjWO1jzzuqd-pSMAN5bFtYZttziDPJHWG3VEsYNNpMRqq1NTI-MOSn4Aj09-B7~1Jgk6tCe4ufXL6-VZRRkF6CB2NsnUTH8s1AKmRkOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lorain City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously at its Feb. 25 meeting to approve several consent items, including minutes from the Jan. 27 regular meeting and a February special meeting, personnel recommendations and operations items that include a new partnership to provide dental services.

Board members approved the minutes and items 8.01 and 8.02 by roll call after a motion to approve the consent portion of the agenda. The board then approved personnel items 9.01 through 9.07 and operations items 10.01 through 10.03. During discussion the board thanked trustees and staff: the superintendent recognized board member Barbie Washington for receiving two Ohio School Boards Association service and training awards.

Superintendent-level remarks introduced an operations item described as a partnership with Lorain County Health and Dentistry to provide dental care for students; the board approved items 10.01'10.03 by roll call. The transcript records a roll call vote for these items in which each member present voted yes.

The motions were recorded without detailed amendments in the public transcript and no opposing votes or abstentions were recorded for the consent, personnel or operations items on the Feb. 25 agenda.","At its Feb. 25 meeting the Lorain City Schools Board of Education approved minutes from prior meetings and approved personnel and operations agenda items, including a partnership with Lorain County Health and Dentistry to provide dental care for students. All recorded votes were unanimous by members present.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6667676,"Lorain City staff raise detailed concerns about proposed schedule changes",141,1284000,1425000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2256026-611e8f950ab69823e39dd490426e5cc0&start=1284&end=1425","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2256026-611e8f950ab69823e39dd490426e5cc0/thumbnail_1284000.jpg","/articles/6667676/Ohio/Lorain-City-staff-raise-detailed-concerns-about-proposed-schedule-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6667676-af7e91a72a8c77f0cff5374ec89acaa9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167786&Signature=E9cnPHmNIv4YYXio7xKyxVVSfavD8XRnI44JoAKV0nDLkmq5jsvSaamhA40dmfIiVsEXlm7ASK8CSKFkP1N-LyEj~NvuBOzomTS9ct15iDihCflk9bU4V6RlgpV1HYWRWJYPyGdHFIbQ6C-JqF3ojeMus7jkwjWt-XZd3EIUwkck5GvWg7oLspqtbgpN~-uvKRY0FcEPG8EZvT9tbt9BAqfY2iEg2aCewP5sN0vmAW85Av~JoIYil1PtNxstfcf4ouEX~iLGxNz15CcRkta3sgCj6m-EkuT0EQMIzzW0Rgs4f5mz-~fjdo0A80I4YQ6wX254qNfJhJ2pX2T9twHBXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","An elementary staff member told the Lorain City Schools Board of Education on Monday that proposed changes to the district's daily start and end times could create significant problems for preschool students, classroom coverage and working parents.

\"Will preschool get a 45 minute encore every day? Will encore be trained to work with preschool?\" the staff member asked during public comment, and later listed additional concerns including substitute availability when paraprofessionals call off, potential increases in appointments-related absences, and the effect of later start times on younger students' focus in the afternoon.

The staff member said elementary teachers already manage multiple required meetings and interventions'RTI, ETR, IEPs'as well as multiple subject areas and large class sizes (25 in K'2, up to 28 in grades 3'5). They argued that moving to longer days without compensating adjustments could disproportionately affect elementary staff and families who need before- and after-school care.

Board members did not take a formal vote on changing start or end times at Monday's meeting. The staff member asked the board to delay any decision until surveys and further study are completed and to release the 2025'26 school calendar; the transcript shows the calendar for 2025'26 had not been provided at the time of the meeting.

Board members and other speakers clarified a related question about the board service fund discussed earlier in new business: the transcript records the board's cap for that fund as $20,000 and references a $2 per-student minimum formula, but did not show a new vote on the fund amount at the Feb. 25 meeting.

The public comment period that included the staff member's remarks ran through a series of specific operational questions the board may need to address if it advances schedule changes'including training for encore staff to work with preschool, formal plans for substitute coverage, and the potential need for district-supported before/after care for staff and families.

The board did not announce a timeline for a decision at the meeting. Several speakers urged the board to complete surveys, gather more data and consider tabling any schedule change until the district provides clearer information to staff and families.","At the Feb. 25 Lorain City Schools board meeting, an elementary staff member and others raised multiple concerns about a proposed shift in daily start/end times, focusing on impacts to preschool, encore programming, substitute coverage, working parents and student behavior.","actionData","errors"]

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Parent asks Lorain City Schools for clearer training and communication on special-education supports

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Lorain City staff raise detailed concerns about proposed schedule changes