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A staff member said the district secured pricing just before tariff adjustments and recommended the board approve a four-year contract at the next meeting. “We have recommended to lock in electric prices, because it's going to go up significantly moving into the summer. We actually got our price before they adjusted with tariffs on March 4,” the presenter said.

Staff said they will attach the contract to the agenda and circulate it to trustees for review ahead of the scheduled vote. A board member offered to scan and distribute the contract document for review. No formal vote on the contract occurred at the work session.

The agreement was presented as a risk-management step intended to smooth utility costs over multiple years; staff said they expect the locked rate to save money relative to market increases.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Garfield Heights City Schools - March 10, 2025 - Special Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The district told trustees it recommended a four-year locked agreement with NRG to secure electric prices before tariff changes; staff said the contract was obtained March 4 and will be presented for board vote at the upcoming meeting.","taxTitle","Garfield Heights City Schools, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",38842,"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},6285571,"Board holds calendar hearing; staff says missing day and a professional-development date were corrected after union review",80,256000,336000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2570565-6def0235ecc16c339a2846c7698a00e7&start=256&end=336","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2570565-6def0235ecc16c339a2846c7698a00e7/thumbnail_256000.jpg","/articles/6285571/Ohio/Board-holds-calendar-hearing-staff-says-missing-day-and-a-professional-development-date-were-corrected-after-union-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6285571-f44ff714f77a73f61cad271a8fd7141a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140715&Signature=lyLxDUK1OcQx7vtjYV3XDqE-DIElxTE-RgNamKXSGDUWyx7gcafzLTb5~-lyx4PfE5SRBLpSykXMWQd30qlUNWVHg09JqORfiZlWBm4B3QEX~OopvpyLWvwl6XyTGJme9uUZfe2hLvwLz7k1eG3gLxEWzBHLGNPQ~OoNJDzluc~ZCcRFvbwVdqgqLYVA-9apD6o9cd306ifDuGievYxSpJU8-v05v1j7HcS4xKYkaRi0hfZqZcqOO9NlNvjK~oBC0iIjhhL2SS7f6Vmr2awhEdUwYix6Kz8sA6kIfJFj9ElDbOzuPfciF199HpMmPUqtNkjidyhc9AM3H0PumWugPw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Garfield Heights trustees held a 10-minute calendar hearing Monday during which staff explained corrections to the proposed 2025–26 district calendar and noted that the district had worked with the teachers’ union on the changes.

A staff member said the draft calendar had an omission — one date number was missing — and that the district removed a professional-development day previously placed in November after discussions with the union. “It was our PD day that we ended up removing,” a staff presenter said, and identified the missing day as roughly Oct. 27 where the draft had jumped from the 26th to the 28th.

Board members praised the clearer layout of the revised calendar and staff credited Teaching & Learning and Human Resources for producing a cleaner, easier-to-read calendar and for good collaboration with the union. Questions from board members included whether preschool start dates are listed in the calendar’s back pages and whether the district coordinates its schedule with other neighboring districts; staff said they do not typically coordinate calendars with neighboring districts.

The hearing produced comments from trustees about typical Thanksgiving-period practice, including a long-standing agreement that teachers have a day off before Thanksgiving; staff said that day — discussed in the hearing as Nov. 26 — reflects negotiated practice. No formal approval of the calendar was recorded at the work session; the item remains on the board’s upcoming meeting agenda for action.","At a scheduled calendar hearing, staff said an error in the draft calendar omitted a day (appearing to skip Oct. 27) and removed a professional-development day in November after consultation with the union; the revised calendar was described as clearer and collaboratively produced.",{"_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},6285575,"Board reviews new human-resources coordinator position to replace vacant assistant role",200,898000,1098000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2570565-6def0235ecc16c339a2846c7698a00e7&start=898&end=1098","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2570565-6def0235ecc16c339a2846c7698a00e7/thumbnail_898000.jpg","/articles/6285575/Ohio/Board-reviews-new-human-resources-coordinator-position-to-replace-vacant-assistant-role","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6285575-edfd0cb006b55c80c078229fa40278e0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140715&Signature=SmkDoaHlQSrg2pMCXwqua-~Bih-ZrnMlZGV-~DwgvtFrCw2d8SCH3anG8RX50Jgdn3RuoBNen8uKT6r4XgAec20ZTlOv7K~pgIINaq0oWIAiyuYo2K3PWVt0j8JAGScNGvgtps4LCEBiR54-vZ3DCqvZ6DR709Q~EYlOmZcuUdl~TBTjz1y8~gFAeBS7Uo0Le1RFbpDCb6oTzfoQ9nyTwP8uhW8VLGBcyu2AJ1aykGrGaTU2VW8NImGFnWcbzqIxmymZZHmi2iVBlyKNuogIlHh84pHViabXuSIPLhAD9vazdjaLfekqn7OjRJENooWYjwy4qfyHRUp6F2gqtXnWGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Garfield Heights staff on Monday described a restructuring in human-resources staffing that will convert a vacant HR assistant role into a new human-resources coordinator position with expanded responsibilities.

A district presenter said the role is intended to handle onboarding, offboarding and a broader set of HR tasks that more closely resemble coordinator-level duties. “It is a new position. We usually have the assistant for that position. We are looking to have this person to do a little bit more. It's almost an entry-level HR position, to assist with onboarding, offboarding,” the presenter said.

The presenter and board members clarified the change will not add staff headcount: the assistant vacancy will be filled with the coordinator title and duties. “So it is not an additional position,” staff said. The pay difference was described as limited and driven largely by the title and responsibility changes.

Board members asked why the change was being made and whether the district had previously operated without the position; staff confirmed the assistant role has been a vacancy and the redesign is intended to better match duties to title and to create a career path that can help develop future HR leadership.

No formal vote occurred at the work session; staff said they will finalize the job description and proceed through normal hiring procedures.","District staff presented a newly titled human-resources coordinator position that will replace a vacant HR assistant role and take on expanded onboarding and HR operational duties; the board was told the change is not an additional position but a reclassification.",{"_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},6285581,"District officials report student-count cleanup; board urged to file optional March forecast to capture $3.2M gap",263,1480000,1743000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2570565-6def0235ecc16c339a2846c7698a00e7&start=1480&end=1743","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2570565-6def0235ecc16c339a2846c7698a00e7/thumbnail_1480000.jpg","/articles/6285581/Ohio/District-officials-report-student-count-cleanup-board-urged-to-file-optional-March-forecast-to-capture-32M-gap","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6285581-d657afbfe001ae813373e7d41f18bf82/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140715&Signature=N5gT9SfPXpOwXBQkfNbyF1x5In3o0~psMIerLG5LH8JOfqCP9Byr~kArRC7hgh82RyHkCE-QNrEwy2FlNv2lifvzlDo8Gb6MeRx3J7k13LHELCvc9H6uTBCwmDBlfVv3AFVSUgk9BYuHGFO9FWiHo-3t-JYkglCBCYY0CGjwYr6AdPezQTzkuxzCvSMm51ezSeDmagirSL700Q6WmxvuuLiyj5ALd665YF9OTibA~2hon-uFWOOshFivyCT17qIMpUwNRuF4mg7OdluNayR5iygfYOg-bQhLm6XW~HA2PFqysrakFJNXSae1b2vW1X5BOJzKCQQ4q-iTzO8LsXnhUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff told the Garfield Heights board on Monday that a multi-year cleanup of student records has corrected long-running errors and has produced recent changes in reported enrollment that could affect state funding.

The district’s data lead and finance staff described work to remove duplicate or erroneously counted records and to reconcile students listed as excluded or missing. “We completed what is referred to as the FC override ... we’ve been able to fix that for about 92 students,” one staff member said. The cleanup also surfaced roughly 50 students “that just popped up over the week” during one recent update.

Finance staff urged the board to consider filing an optional forecast with the Ohio Department of Education in March to reflect updated counts. “The question would you wanna consider an optional forecast in March to capture that difference in student? It's a material difference. It's about $3,200,000 difference between what we had last year with 2,700 funded students and roughly 24, 30 4 now,” a finance presenter said (verbatim from transcript). Board members and staff discussed that an earlier, cleaned March filing could reduce questions from state officials and show active district management of the data.

The superintendent and finance director said the district is continuing to reconcile records with school buildings and that the trend so far is toward cleaner data and, in some cases, higher counts than previously reported. Staff recommended additional internal deadlines and repeated reporting to ensure accuracy before the final May submissions.

No formal action to file an optional March forecast was recorded at the work session; board members asked staff to prepare an optional five-year forecast presentation for a future meeting and to return with specific recommendation timing so trustees can consider any filing before March deadlines.","Staff described ongoing data-cleanup work that corrected long-standing student-count errors, produced recently discovered enrollment increases and created a possible $3.2 million funding difference; staff recommended an optional March forecast to the state to reflect updated counts.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6285586,"Garfield Heights leaders propose limited open enrollment for high school to stabilize district",1218,2096000,3314000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2570565-6def0235ecc16c339a2846c7698a00e7&start=2096&end=3314","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2570565-6def0235ecc16c339a2846c7698a00e7/thumbnail_2096000.jpg","/articles/6285586/Ohio/Garfield-Heights-leaders-propose-limited-open-enrollment-for-high-school-to-stabilize-district","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6285586-28e7157ccb9d33c3cc1283d5ca7f41df/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140715&Signature=iKhS5HRUsYJBSWheYag6jbU8mESY-yxSZwOlMDJoN5b6G660alWHK8Bn86zpmeHSqth9I6MJPnrLgwGTuafTmFDhLQz-6FabPLTzPWTEFtgRbTlxVv4HTaBJH3bT4rDYi854y34EUgW1UrEt93ZMpy9F9PXtzFfH2T45JD3PNQ11doBy7NjLfXXadMx4bKyeztWNO605y34DLZPXUXzc2JysaMs-UJAPwcp1cL2zHeq5lfBsqrK72OGXQQZraY3-MyY70eKcKLzX7bBAUxWBvTQirm6gItrXbqdrvsVWM1FtN4kd72d19emlKvhB1o-MC4L1qJq62593eMLonWJCtw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dr. Reynolds proposed a limited open-enrollment plan for Garfield Heights City Schools on Monday, asking the board to consider admitting up to 50 out-of-district students for grades 9–12 who commit to district programs such as the agricultural sciences (AG) program, band and other arts, or STEAM offerings.

The proposal is aimed at stabilizing enrollment in a district the superintendent described as “very transient,” and to boost participation in new and expanding programs. “I am proposing that we do a limited open enrollment of about 50 students,” Dr. Reynolds said, adding that admitted students would be expected to enroll in and commit to a district program on entry.

Board members pressed for details on priorities, transportation and discipline. The superintendent said returning Garfield Heights students would be given top priority and would “not count against our 50” if they were already residents returning to district schools. On transportation, Dr. Reynolds said many high schools do not provide it, and the draft administrative guideline will be adjusted to emphasize that the district typically will not provide high-school transportation for open-enrolled students.

The draft also builds in an annual reapplication requirement: families would apply each year and admissions would operate by capacity and, where needed, a lottery. On discipline and continued eligibility, board members asked whether students who display behavioral problems after enrollment could be dismissed. Dr. Reynolds said the district would need to review legal and operational options and that, once enrolled, students are entitled to the district’s educational and disciplinary processes; eligibility for the following year could be affected.

Board members discussed flexibility in setting the cap and recommended phrasing such as “up to 50 slots” to avoid a hard annual commitment if staffing or enrollment shifts. Several members supported making the program tuition-free; staff noted tuition calculations are governed by state formulas and that the district’s funding mix is largely state-based. Dr. Reynolds said he would revise the proposal to reflect the board’s feedback and bring a refined draft back for committee or board consideration.

The board and staff also noted that related policy changes will be needed, including revisions to residency and registration language and possible updates to insurance and interdistrict policy language. Staff said they will consult with legal counsel and their NEOLA policy contact to identify required policy and procedural changes.

The proposal remains at the discussion stage; no formal board action on open enrollment took place at the March 10 work session.","Superintendent Dr. Reynolds proposed a limited open-enrollment plan for grades 9–12 that would admit up to 50 students tied to specific programs such as AG, arts and STEAM; returning district students would get priority and transportation would generally not be provided.","actionData","errors"]

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