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Consent and donations: The board approved agenda items 8.01–8.08 on a roll call vote. During the motion a staff member noted donor gifts referenced in the consent list, including $1,000 from Ohio State Eagles, $6,000 from American Legion Post 30 and $10,000 from Nordson Corporation.

Personnel items (9.01–9.09): The board moved and approved a package of personnel actions across agenda items 9.01 through 9.09. Several board members recorded abstentions on one or more personnel votes and stated the abstentions were due to relatives appearing on the personnel lists. Specifically, during discussion on item 9.02 one board member (Vincent Ferguson) said, \"I have to abstain. My wife is on this list as my sister is,\" and another board member said they also had a relative and abstained. Recordings show at least two abstentions on certain personnel items and at least one abstention on others; the transcript indicates abstentions were declared orally by members who cited family relationships. The motions carried.

Operations items (10.01–10.36): The board approved items 10.01–10.36 on a roll call vote. Discussion included a change to the district’s payment‑in‑lieu‑of‑transportation process: staff explained that by using a contract the district can have the state reimburse the payment‑in‑lieu amounts, reducing the district’s net cost; staff estimated last year’s change would save about $33,000. A board member asked that the updated 2025–26 numbers be reflected in supporting materials; staff said the approval was for the process and that numbers would be updated.

Executive session: The board voted to move into executive session for A.2 (personnel and employment). The chair said no action would be taken on return.

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Missy DeAngelis, who led the attendance presentation, said the attendance committee chose to mirror the behavior flowchart’s tiered approach so practices are consistent across all buildings. Staff emphasized secretaries and front‑office personnel as frontline contacts, daily accuracy of PowerSchool attendance records, and a personal, asset‑based first call to families when a student is absent.

Legal thresholds and process: DeAngelis reviewed statutory thresholds used under HB410 and the district’s operational steps: 38 hours (A‑event) triggers a formal A‑event letter to families; 72 hours unexcused triggers a B‑event (the transcript uses the term ‘b event’), which requires the school to schedule an attendance intervention team (AIT) meeting within a few weeks. If attendance does not improve, state law allows filing in juvenile court after the district’s intervention timeline has been followed; presenters described that filing as an option, not an automatic requirement.

Why it matters: Presenters said chronic absenteeism predicts declines in achievement; one building that strengthened personal outreach improved its chronic absenteeism rate by about 12–15 percent. Staff said small daily tardies and partial‑day dismissals accumulate into lost instructional minutes and count toward the hour thresholds.

Operational steps: The district will use Panorama for attendance referrals and intervention plans so plans and progress monitoring are centralized and reminders are generated automatically. The district also plans to encourage consistent daily monitoring by principals and use tools (PowerSchool visualizations and Panorama dashboards) to spot building‑level trends. Staff named school leaders and a cross‑district district leadership team as responsible for ongoing monitoring.

Family communication: The district will deploy ClassDojo districtwide as an additional family communication channel (pre‑K–12) and advised staff not to use personal phone numbers to contact students; presenters said ClassDojo and school messaging apps allow staff to contact families without giving out personal phone numbers.

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The presentation—introduced by district leadership and led by Dr. Steven Sturgill—explained that the system maps responses across three tiers: tier 1 (universal classroom strategies), tier 2 (targeted interventions and coaching) and tier 3 (intensive individualized supports and safety plans). Staff said the district had the supports but lacked a consistent process for using them; the new flowchart is clickable and will point users to referral forms and to the behavior or wellness coach responsible for follow‑up.

Why it matters: Staff said inconsistent use of supports last year meant some students did not receive timely interventions. The flowchart is intended to speed identification, coordinate who is responsible at each step (teacher → administrator → PBIS team), and embed monitoring through Panorama so plans do not “slip through the cracks.”

Presentation highlights: Dr. Sturgill and other staff demonstrated how a teacher referral will route to the building administrator, how the PBIS tier‑2 team (building administrator, counselor, family member, teacher and others as needed) will create an intervention plan in Panorama, and how weekly or daily monitoring notes and automatic reminder emails will prompt follow‑up. Staff described roles for school counselors, behavior coaches, wellness coaches, psychologists and social workers and said school leaders will coordinate the “dance of support” at each building.

Safety and family engagement: Presenters emphasized immediate safety planning when a student shows severe unsafe behavior and said safety plans involve parents and administrators. Staff also stressed the importance of communicating strategies between school and home so practices used at school can be reinforced at home.

Next steps: The district said it will pilot or phase the flowchart this school year, have building administrators serve as primary coordinators of referrals, and use Panorama to monitor implementation districtwide. Board members asked whether the district compared practices with similar districts; presenters said the model aligns with MTSS/RTI approaches used in other districts and that the district drew on research and local staff experience.

","District staff presented a new interactive PBIS/MTSS flowchart that centralizes referrals, intervention plans and monitoring in the Panorama platform and clarifies roles for administrators, counselors and coaches across three tiers of support.",{"_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},6501121,"Lorain City treasurer warns state budget cuts will drive multi‑year deficits; two levy renewals set for November",442,1037000,1479000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5560196-8c5f346e7676cb08f01923d1f966ee57&start=1037&end=1479","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5560196-8c5f346e7676cb08f01923d1f966ee57/thumbnail_1037000.jpg","/articles/6501121/Ohio/Lorain-City-treasurer-warns-state-budget-cuts-will-drive-multiyear-deficits-two-levy-renewals-set-for-November","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6501121-a99f18b64a4483ab869512bc5f64fc35/orig.mp4?Expires=1771088015&Signature=o6JeElcb9kuhU2diR8-hRek5~4o4s4mXJWnSvbMbDYOaorzP2CkPmykMhid5u87qBdoHFjYrkBZdRozFTmhuedynPNBsbjHr9eOQBTtNAj-~73Di3bw94qtn9TSmoz0fHAD5jw3JodpWhF63qrkXRTs5idQDIvURqGYibuzlVDzGDX5YPJDMF8wM8R-hMTWLH1sHoapKtdJMSy5-7unFZbYc5VEXFXo3V3ytIhHW4D1sNsA4ctbcfORvNG2yua3cE0lzRiitq1omEBO~rBOR8POZF4VTBayWVVtfso5aVI7AHV4Szif4rqMrhEECnHXy1Q8lo~FZfJlrIDWz1tLRmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lorain City Board of Education on Aug. 11 received an updated fiscal forecast showing immediate revenue gains from state adjustments but a long‑term decline tied to the state budget and the elimination of a supplemental targeted assistance program.

The update from the district treasurer said the final state budget, which was finalized June 30, reduced some proposed funding included in May projections and eliminated a supplemental targeted assistance program that supported lower‑wealth districts. The treasurer said the district stands to lose “over $3,500,000” because the targeted assistance funding was removed and that other program changes produced mixed impacts, including a roughly $155,000 increase in a per‑pupil supplement and about $170,000 more for threshold (catastrophic) special‑education reimbursements.

Why it matters: The treasurer’s numbers show the district finishing fiscal 2025 with cash balances above the May forecast, in part because of timing differences and one‑time adjustments, but the changes to recurring state aid swing future years into deficits. With levy renewals assumed, the forecast projects deficits beginning in fiscal 2028 and growing to tens of millions by fiscal 2029. Without renewals, the district’s projected shortfalls begin sooner and grow larger.

Key details from the presentation: the treasurer said lines 1.06 through 2.06 revenues closed lower than expected, largely because a previously projected State House funding package for fiscal years 2026–27 did not appear in the final budget. The district recorded lower-than-expected capital outlay spending—about $1.3 million—because a school bus purchase happened in the next fiscal year, and the treasurer described a $7.0 million transfer to the permanent improvement fund that was left in the general fund after counsel advised that recoding individual line items was unnecessary when the transfer is completed in the same fiscal year.

The district is planning two renewal levies for the November ballot: an operating expense levy estimated to generate about $11,000,000 per year and an emergency levy expected to generate about $3,000,000 per year; both renewals were described by staff as “no additional cost to taxpayers.” The treasurer also noted that a $41,000,000 bond issued in 2001 will expire at the end of the calendar year, producing a tax decrease for residents; the 2001 classroom facilities levy (the 034 maintenance fund) already expired at the end of calendar year 2024.

Board action: At the meeting, the board approved consent items grouped as 8.01–8.08, which the chair said included acknowledgements of donor gifts (examples referenced by staff: $1,000 from Ohio State Eagles, $6,000 from American Legion Post 30, $10,000 from Nordson Corporation). The motion to approve those items passed on the board’s roll call.

The treasurer told the board the state will change forecast‑reporting dates (next forecast due Oct. 15; thereafter forecasts due in February and August) and that forecasts will include the current budget plus three‑year projections instead of the previous five‑year format. Staff said they will keep reviewing programs and levy timing as they prepare those required forecasts.

Looking ahead: The treasurer emphasized the forecasts are projections and will change as new state actions (vetoes or subsequent legislation) occur. The district will continue to assess program effectiveness, monitor levies, and keep the public informed.

","The district’s treasurer presented an updated cash‑balance forecast after the state budget eliminated a supplemental targeted assistance program and cut proposed funding, projecting multi‑million‑dollar deficits in later years. The board approved consent items that included donor gifts.","actionData","errors"]

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