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Votes at a glance

- Approval of Board of Education meeting minutes (from previous meeting): Motion approved by roll call; 5-0.

- Acceptance of financial report for April 2025, approval of purchase orders and approval of three-year compilation agreement with Julian & Group: Motion approved by roll call; 5-0.

- Approval of the May five-year forecast for the Elyria City School District (06/30/2025 through 06/30/2029): Motion approved by roll call; 5-0.

- Multiple superintendent action items (declaring transportation impracticality for listed students; approving certified staff summer pay at curriculum rate; agreements with Vincent Management Services and St. Jude's; support hours for Murray Ridge summer camp; professional appointments for extended school year program): Motion approved by roll call; 5-0.

- Personnel actions (renewals, resignations, appointments, stipends, supplemental athletic contracts, retirements, terminations and related limited contract approvals as listed in the agenda): Motion approved by roll call; 5-0.

- Adoption (first reading waived, second reading waived and adoption) of the DEW special education model policies and procedures / board policy programs for students with disabilities: Motion approved by roll call; 5-0.

- Motion to convene an executive session to consider matters required to be confidential under state or federal law and to consider charges against a regulated individual: Motion approved by roll call; 5-0. The board recessed into executive session at the end of the public meeting.

Each item above was presented with supporting materials on the board agenda. Where specified in the meeting transcript, roll call recorded aye votes from Board Members Mike Gebhardt, Annie Karstarpin, Len Hauser, Brett Parker and Elaine Seguin; no nay votes, abstentions or recusals were recorded during the recorded votes.

Details for public record

- Several motions were described on the record by the treasurer or superintendent before the roll calls. In some cases the transcript records only the motion and the roll-call outcome; mover/second names were not consistently captured. Where motion sponsors were not clearly stated in the transcript, mover and second are recorded as \"not specified\" in the formal actions list.

- The board directed staff to return with additional details for some items (notably the veterans flagpole donation) and scheduled follow-up agenda items on June 4 and June 25 where required.

All approved items will be reflected in the official written minutes and the public record for the Elyria Board of Education.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Elyria Board of Education Meeting, May 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Elyria Board of Education approved minutes, financial reports, a five-year forecast, personnel and contract items, policy updates for special education, and recessed into executive session; roll-call tallies are listed below.","taxTitle","Elyria City, School Districts, Ohio","taxId",38467,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_32":76,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":77,"_40":78,"_42":79,"_44":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6531209,"Elyria treasurer warns five-year forecast shows widening deficit; board told to prepare levy for November",544,1156000,1700000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3585685-f1611117a44783763901b8825f31f1e8&start=1156&end=1700","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3585685-f1611117a44783763901b8825f31f1e8/thumbnail_1156000.jpg","/articles/6531209/Ohio/Elyria-treasurer-warns-five-year-forecast-shows-widening-deficit-board-told-to-prepare-levy-for-November","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6531209-a8212511515f56e12958e043cafe470c/orig.mp4?Expires=1769804317&Signature=NesOuuYaI9l3ra1m0ddeQAaYrC4lqXR7T0bpRRRVyiYhzX-Zm2-LxujerwCD6hgHgkwBW1c-pd5pILOEQW-JcBwPIMe7AAkBySAF5F9tj1RcqUAphHyaaShI3KnZ1qoivWUz0Qg7BJGgNNiFLQgod9WoMCHqlTSAx7ZvTxqJ6R7gGWd-V169rZRUeA4n4RZJWXY6KY86iOnZoNQbdzdtTambdb-cN0PfruNoOIuTdLVhrGEbEfIdgR2LT5t4kvQGl~TH941GrlSNKuZpz~K5GWMvd1VcfELarT5yM36pbVuWjpQcu7sPUpGuA7alz2~mHDS-ApG4VyHTgG2JcIqe-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Colleen Adpolt, Elyria City School District treasurer, presented the district’s May five-year forecast at the May 21 board meeting and warned that rising expenses combined with lagging revenue growth will push the district toward deficit spending by fiscal year 2029.

Adpolt said local property-tax revenue rose after a recent reappraisal — Elyria City School is on a 20-mill floor — but that state funding will fall as local collections ramp up. \"Overall, it's a net decrease,\" she said, summarizing a forecast that shows local taxes rising modestly while state distributions decline. Adpolt also noted the district has not yet received full fair school funding at current-year rates; the forecast assumes full funding based on 2022 funding levels.

On the expense side, Adpolt highlighted several pressures, including transportation billing timing and a spike in insurance costs. She said typical insurance increases average 2 percent but that the district’s renewal will show about an 18 percent rate increase this July, and she forecasted ongoing inflationary pressure on salaries and services. Those factors together produce a declining cash-balance trajectory: the district’s cash balance percentages were shown at roughly 38 percent for the current year and 32 percent for the next, declining below common benchmarks by fiscal 2027 and projecting a negative balance by fiscal year 2029.

Because of that outlook, Adpolt told the board she recommends returning to voters in November with the same operating levy that failed on May 6. The recommendation is a 4.9-mill, 10-year operating levy for district educational programs. \"June 4 would be the first resolution, and then hopefully, June 25 would be the second resolution to be able to be put on the ballot for November,\" Adpolt said.

Board members asked clarifying questions. One member noted that becoming \"fully funded\" under Ohio's fair school funding relates to 2022 funding levels and not 2025 cost levels; Adpolt and other speakers cautioned that inflation and the timing of state budget action could change the district's final state funding. Adpolt said the district has been engaging lawmakers in Columbus about the budget, and she referenced House Bill 96 as the pending state budget bill at the time of the meeting.

The board subsequently approved the treasurer’s recommended May five-year forecast by roll call vote.

Adpolt closed by emphasizing ongoing local cost-management efforts — renegotiating contracts, pursuing grants and using attrition — but said those measures alone would not offset projected deficits and that voter approval of new operating revenue is part of the recommended plan to stabilize finances.

The district will return to the board on June 4 for the first required resolution to place a November levy on the ballot and is scheduled to consider a second resolution on June 25, if the board directs staff to proceed.","Treasurer Colleen Adpolt presented a May five-year forecast showing expenses outpacing revenues and a projected negative cash balance by fiscal 2029; the board was advised to place a 4.9-mill, 10-year operating levy on the November ballot and to adopt required resolutions on June 4 and June 25.",{"_32":88,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":89,"_40":90,"_42":91,"_44":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6531212,"Lorain County veterans group offers to donate flagpole for Elyria Stadium; board asks for logistics and will consider acceptance June 4",901,164000,1065000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3585685-f1611117a44783763901b8825f31f1e8&start=164&end=1065","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3585685-f1611117a44783763901b8825f31f1e8/thumbnail_164000.jpg","/articles/6531212/Ohio/Lorain-County-veterans-group-offers-to-donate-flagpole-for-Elyria-Stadium-board-asks-for-logistics-and-will-consider-acceptance-June-4","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6531212-b27a340175fcfdb53ad2da17c53c9da1/orig.mp4?Expires=1769804317&Signature=MhkIxiy0IwsdOhCk23G0eGtX3Ngxd7QRQd67TKxI6fyZ--Ct0OBjlyewITeRAK1rronEYiF-WRuO1cpmYGr6M9IvdskX6WTzPLe4FE-4a2Yc8qjXMo4aOCM~haVqpZu-Ey6SM1RkrhbpF2DH2jkvJSXiM67n9oY9cCuJHEnl8fCZCGECBljT7sEoo2sQqpMmZUA9OzNM-L37D0BCNYvwnoTkTFfnGwCXtt~~apmMPLzIJgVmA6ZDpKmPBm9F3VT6uKw31zFsBOAucoAsge7-6WMTSPf-9h9WdBUZqk3nZpN6yDd4~pLarfVhqi8rKFBSA09NAHZDHl8XTUM2mOjsfA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives of the Lorain County Veterans Service Commission told the Elyria Board of Education on May 21 they have purchased a flagpole and would like permission to install it at Ely Stadium before the district’s Aug. 22 football home opener.

Russ Van Wormer, who said he serves as the public-address announcer for Elyria Pioneer football and worked with Jacob Smith of the Lorain County Veterans Service Commission on the project, told the board the commission has fully funded the $25,000 project and already has possession of the pole. \"We would be willing to help the school supply any American flags that they would need,\" Jacob Smith said, adding the commission would maintain and supply the flag in perpetuity if the district wanted that arrangement.

The commissioners said they plan a dedication for a former Elyria High School alumnus, a Marine pilot who was shot down and held as a prisoner of war, and said the pole would honor him and all Lorain County veterans. The veterans commission referenced the Ohio Revised Code related to promoting patriotism when describing the legal basis for such activities.

Board President Elaine Seguin and other board members did not vote on the spot. The board requested that district staff, including facilities contact Brian Cocchi, determine exact siting, logistics and any required permits or review. \"You can always pass a resolution which accepts the donation once we have a better scope of what it is,\" Treasurer Colleen Adpolt said during the discussion.

District staff and the veterans group agreed to work together on site selection and logistics and to return to the board at its June 4 meeting with location options and construction timing. Board members noted the installation contractor, Harbour Town Flags, indicated roughly a four-week lead time once scheduled.

No formal acceptance motion was made on May 21; board members said a resolution accepting the donation could be placed on a future meeting agenda after staff provides details.

Van Wormer and Smith also described ancillary veterans-related activities: a June 27 baseball event with the Crushers honoring Civil War-related history, a veterans' race in November, and offers of limited legal assistance and student support grants administered by the veterans commission.

The board did not take final action on the flagpole donation at the May 21 meeting; staff follow-up and a formal acceptance resolution were scheduled as next steps.","Representatives of the Lorain County Veterans Service Commission told the Elyria Board of Education they have purchased a flagpole and offered to donate and install it at Ely Stadium ahead of the Aug. 22 home opener; the board asked staff to work out exact placement and return with details for a formal acceptance vote on June 4.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Elyria Board of Education actions on May 21, 2025

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Lorain County veterans group offers to donate flagpole for Elyria Stadium; board asks for logistics and will consider acceptance June 4