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Treasurer Mr. Tarnello told the board the district is about 58% through the fiscal year and that the district expects its first tax advance on Feb. 19. To ensure payroll coverage, the treasurer said the district will liquidate select laddered short‑term investments held with RedTree until the advance arrives.

The board approved OEPI membership (agenda item 7b) by roll call (5–0). Vice President Schatzman described OEPI as a resource that provides legislative analysis and access to economists who testify on school funding. The board approved a suite of grant acceptances listed in the agenda (including the Talent Ready grant, a job‑coach skills trainer grant previously accepted in October 2024, and multiple Berlin Family Education Association grants for field trips and residencies) and authorized purchase orders where services were rendered prior to formal purchase‑order issuance.

Under donations, the minutes recorded a $680 contribution from the Thomas Jefferson PTO, $107.94 from a local Boy Scout troop for playground‑stenciling supplies, and a donated 2002 Mercury Sable to the NCI Willoughby program. Multiple personnel recommendations, supplemental contracts and overnight student trips were approved under the consent calendar; the board adopted the full consent calendar by roll call (motion carries 5–0).

Votes recorded during the meeting that were part of routine business included approval of the agenda and approval of minutes for Jan. 6 and Jan. 27 (each carried 5–0), the district’s formal re‑alignment to the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio (9a, 5–0), special education model adoption (9c, 5–0), an addendum with Western Reserve ESC for curriculum consultation (9d, 5–0), cybersecurity program partnership for next‑year high‑school pathways (9b, 5–0) and several labor‑agreement memorandums (9g, 5–0). The meeting adjourned into executive session by unanimous vote.

Board votes were recorded on the transcript by roll call for each motion; the treasurer and superintendent said the district will distribute details to staff and families for items of operational impact.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","REGULAR BOARD MEETING - February 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved the district's monthly financial items and membership in the Ohio Education Policy Institute (OEPI), accepted several grants and donations, and authorized purchase‑order and personnel items as part of the consent calendar; treasurer described cash‑flow timing ahead of a mid‑February advance.","taxTitle","Willoughby-Eastlake City, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",38404,"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},6337349,"Board hears AI task force update; members plan focused policy and practice work in March",745,3813000,4558000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2273412-ee2c59a2d34e6d54f6309725a8fe79ef&start=3813&end=4558","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2273412-ee2c59a2d34e6d54f6309725a8fe79ef/thumbnail_3813000.jpg","/articles/6337349/Ohio/Board-hears-AI-task-force-update-members-plan-focused-policy-and-practice-work-in-March","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6337349-8171b1addc08d5383d369cb9ed445e83/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156721&Signature=A220SSXD9kZ6UCWX7OaP43KFZmpPZmpGnN4VnoRiAtxCR4LzBjtwynChPV8F1IASbezjDWyHNdywjCJzQcld0ksaEl0r5eTnLJop-KXgEwy9ztjK5OzmslJFIiuv5mMFlO4P0b4QkxirdQPn0CkziMCEw5cmmO40FQZTHuEsF0V6AHawDlTa40wlyUNnKw-iL-D8NnTnxzZWl9l3xC8QiDBuMXudRUWs5YSIdg7IjlkA6PYp7F0GxKx4tE5E8Ic3el2U0~O8NQ6dtPJg4ozTbuwLanoiqgIwIzW3wUJSeZOKL9xFvuFF~bqSP9fd1rqCSJqct2DlVl6vwifzEVmbbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board members on the district’s AI Task Force told the Willoughby‑Eastlake Board of Education on Feb. 10 that policy work and classroom practice pilots will continue, and that the district is coordinating with a new state model policy.

Board members Miss Baer and Miss Miller, who serve on the local task force, summarized a recent session in which members discussed the tone and scope of an AI policy. \"We felt that that should probably come to the board as well for conversation,\" Miss Baer said, describing a review of the state’s draft model policy (identified in the meeting as \"proposed AI policy 7540.09\"). Miss Miller highlighted student and teacher input the task force heard, including a student who said AI could provide private, low‑pressure help with questions that feel embarrassing to ask in class.

Members described a two‑track approach: (1) board‑level guardrails that set broad expectations and (2) district administrative guidance that gives educators operational flexibility for curriculum integration and classroom practice. Superintendent Dr. Ward said the task force will devote the March meeting to detailed policy conversation and that the district plans a follow-up subgroup of educators to pilot classroom practices and convene an internal AI summit for district staff next year.

No formal policy vote occurred. Board members asked for a March follow-up that will include sample policy language and examples from other Ohio districts; staff said they will circulate links to the state model policy and other resources before the next meeting.","Two board members who sit on the district AI task force reported on policy discussions, a recommended administrative/board split for guardrails, and plans for further meetings and pilot practice.",{"_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},6337352,"Board votes to begin two‑year process to make Willoughby‑Eastlake a career‑technical comprehensive program",679,7973000,8652000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2273412-ee2c59a2d34e6d54f6309725a8fe79ef&start=7973&end=8652","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2273412-ee2c59a2d34e6d54f6309725a8fe79ef/thumbnail_7973000.jpg","/articles/6337352/Ohio/Board-votes-to-begin-twoyear-process-to-make-WilloughbyEastlake-a-careertechnical-comprehensive-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6337352-3d04e5c10118c1908b23e6c75a90c655/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156721&Signature=o-co2ejtZrYVw6TbCwW1t04ZquRZsRi5zN0X7~igNb3hmqXE-F~bYNMd-kdwawgvW4qm3z8kZUR3vU02DEcYsHwpp2xeq3wgzQ0tvC9wQ4G8xj58yGUCHcX2G-D~~fcScf8~MPEZHeNsloZ3E-FbZ0jn~kq7OtAFzCMywqeM~ceneQG8e55NTVzuYJrtzfyhmPu~k-jg7edDkW68y0uOLbb9JhiZCheQ3ZUZxfWMpCRbAFqOjlJF9fFn1kMFIN0qxTFejnUbYXiq8yah82D~hOniNMCCh~jZtj07KyMatI5HDN13G8m85G7DFcQCW9blVw0CHsZ3tnacC29mBbTwSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Willoughby‑Eastlake City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously on Feb. 10 to begin the district’s two‑year transition from participation in the Excel Tech consortium toward establishing its own career-technical education (CTE) comprehensive program.

Superintendent Dr. Ward and district staff framed the vote as a strategic response to rising student demand and a desire for program control. District staff said the consortium currently guarantees Willoughby‑Eastlake 141 program slots for 2025–26 while 333 students have expressed interest in CTE pathways, meaning more than half the interested students would be unable to enroll under the current arrangement. \"We did a work session and unpacked all this,\" Dr. Ward said; the board voted after discussion.

District workforce‑development director Vicky Morley presented the district’s analysis and said becoming a comprehensive would allow Willoughby‑Eastlake to expand existing on‑campus programs, add new pathways that match local industry demand, and recapture transportation funds currently used to bus students to consortium sites across multiple districts. Morley told the board the process takes about two years; students enrolled in current Excel Tech programs will be able to finish those programs while the district phases in new offerings.

Board members said the move positions the district to pursue state and federal workforce funding and to better align programs to local employers. Questions at the board meeting focused on cost and risk; administrators said many start‑up costs can be offset with grant revenue and by repurposing transportation and consortium payments. The board approved the resolution by roll call: Miss Baer, Miss Miller, Miss Verdi, Miss Schatzman and Miss Mentzer voted yes (5–0).

Action details and next steps posted by the district will include stakeholder engagement with students, families, businesses and neighboring districts, program development, and a multi‑year budget plan.","The board approved a resolution to start a two‑year transition from consortium membership to a standalone career-technical education (CTE) comprehensive, citing high student interest and program control reasons; motion passed 5–0.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6337354,"Willoughby-Eastlake reports midyear gains after first semester of new K–5 reading curriculum; middle-school math work continues",1131,6213000,7344000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2273412-ee2c59a2d34e6d54f6309725a8fe79ef&start=6213&end=7344","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2273412-ee2c59a2d34e6d54f6309725a8fe79ef/thumbnail_6213000.jpg","/articles/6337354/Ohio/Willoughby-Eastlake-reports-midyear-gains-after-first-semester-of-new-K5-reading-curriculum-middle-school-math-work-continues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6337354-70d5aa4e2c2c5e8f74e90aeaa7559f5f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156721&Signature=ibknDAj~f3EiF828TN8Wh-vdy0bRFj0Lj2Ud0MDSOp5d0c9BYvek-HwETTIbMZxPxiqwY0sPVl7TyDwa6gJGCHvRrABopykGF2cD4OgIOc8Y4wMFg9yvQeFJv6Df6SM80RRmOe6gUWoDHoAoqY~ZFRwRVUCDHQdC36lryHdaG2ZF3kIPNLWduwirw1DMpWOZ3mZbFso8rUAtTtq57f7sDQ54GX0VakWbtNM2ttzcT~Mmu06xVMpWpizoWhpceKmFKPSf19OM7cV6K4xLtDR7P8DpJs5QcZNXD6-B1RNBzkNjgX-FvbGf5I~h6hZqPpzNuQ-q0yOclCh4MWYBiElpVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools administrators told the Board of Education on Feb. 10 that midyear screening shows measurable gains after the district’s first semester using the Amplify CKLA K–5 literacy curriculum and that work on a middle-level math adoption will continue into next year.

The district’s director of teaching and learning, Mandy Nagy, presented results from universal screeners and described classroom practices and implementation supports. \"This data was based on about 13 weeks of instruction,\" Nagy said, summarizing phonemic-awareness and oral-reading fluency measures that were collected at the beginning and middle of the school year.

The midyear data showed reductions in the share of students scoring below benchmark on phonemic-awareness measures in kindergarten and first grade, Nagy said, and improvement in oral-reading-fluency groupings across grades 1–5. Nagy described a three-tier model: whole-group instruction, data-driven small groups during \"win time,\" and targeted interventions delivered by Title I staff or intervention specialists. Principals lead grade-level PLCs that create and adjust small groups based on the screener results.

Board members and administrators emphasized that the adoption included a planned implementation sequence and professional development. Superintendent Dr. Ward framed the change as one of the district’s largest recent instructional investments: \"we are in the midst of year 1 implementation,\" he said when introducing the presentation, noting the district provided summer and start-of-year training for teachers. Board members credited the district’s rollout and staff follow-up for the early progress.

Nagy also described pilot work in grade 6 for a CKLA ELA program and said the district is considering phased pilots in grades 7–8; no final decision has been made. On mathematics, Nagy said middle-school teachers have received platform and curricular training for the new HMH resource and that the district intentionally paced math implementation to allow teachers time to adapt to new teaming models. The district plans to use the program’s diagnostic tools and a planned math-audit of K–5 content alignment next year.

The presentation was informational; no board action was required on curricular adoption at the Feb. 10 meeting. Administrators said they will continue monitoring midyear-to-end-of-year growth and share results after the next screening cycle.

The board thanked teachers, building leaders and curriculum staff for the work supporting implementation and asked that the district continue to report progress at regular intervals.","District staff told the school board that early data show gains in phonemic awareness and oral reading fluency after one semester using the Amplify CKLA K–5 curriculum; middle-school math adoption is in early stages and will be tracked next year.","actionData","errors"]

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