The Parma City School District Board of Education approved a series of routine resolutions covering facilities, transportation, finance and personnel at its meeting. The board adopted each resolution by motion and roll call; the transcript records approval for every item listed but does not provide a complete, named vote tally for each motion.
Why it matters: The approvals clear contracts and purchases that allow maintenance and operations to proceed before the school year, authorize transportation arrangements for students and field trips, and confirm budget and personnel actions that affect the district's operation in the coming months.
The board approved the agenda and the written record of the Aug. 7, 2025, regular meeting. It then approved bids, contracts and authorizations including: gym-floor refinishing at Valley Forge High School; purchase of one heavy-duty four-post lift for the transportation department; a determination that a pupil is impractical to transport for the 2025–26 school year; approval of bus routes; continued transportation for First Step students with disabilities; authorization of alternate transportation companies for field trips and athletic events when district transportation is not available; establishment of determined safety zones; an athletic training services and standard sponsorship agreement with University Hospitals Health Systems Incorporated; authorization for a student from Normandy High School to represent the school on the Padua figure-skating team; and declaration of an urgent necessity and authorization to replace an HVAC rooftop unit at Valley Forge High School.
On finance and administrative items, the board approved the July 2025 financial report, supplemental appropriations, then-and-now approvals, acceptance of contributions and donations, and an item described in the record as "ramifications of investments." The board also adopted a swath of human-resources resolutions: certificated and classified appointments, confirmations, retirements, creation of an Educator on Special Assignment job description, and employment authorizations for certificated and classified replacement staff. The board approved long-term leaves of absence "in accordance with the provisions of ORC 3309.41." Finally, members voted to adjourn into executive session to discuss personnel matters and employment-security arrangements; no votes were taken during executive session per the record.
Votes at a glance (by resolution number and short description):
- 2025-08-373 — Adopt agenda. Approved.
- 2025-08-375 — Approval of written record (08/07/2025). Approved.
- 2025-08-376 — Gym floor refinishing, Valley Forge High School. Approved.
- 2025-08-377 — Purchase 1 heavy-duty 4-post lift for transportation. Approved.
- 2025-08-378 — Declare select pupil impractical to transport, 2025–26. Approved.
- 2025-08-379 — Approval of bus routes. Approved.
- 2025-08-380 — Continue transportation for First Step students with disabilities. Approved.
- 2025-08-381 — Approve alternate transportation companies for field trips/athletics. Approved.
- 2025-08-382 — Approval of determined safety zones. Approved.
- 2025-08-383 — Athletic training services and sponsorship agreements with University Hospitals Health Systems Incorporated. Approved.
- 2025-08-384 — Allow student to represent Normandy High School on Padua figure-skating team. Approved.
- 2025-08-385 — Declare urgent necessity and authorize replacement of AC rooftop unit, Valley Forge High School. Approved.
- 2025-08-386 — Approval of July 2025 financial report. Approved.
- 2025-08-387 — Supplemental appropriations. Approved.
- 2025-08-388 — Then-and-now approvals. Approved.
- 2025-08-389 — Acceptance of contributions and donations. Approved.
- 2025-08-390 — Ramifications of investments. Approved.
- 2025-08-391 — Certificated personnel exhibits and confirmations (appointments, replacements, stipends, leaves). Approved.
- 2025-08-392 — Acceptance of certificated retirements. Approved.
- 2025-08-393 — Creation and adoption of Educator on Special Assignment job description. Approved.
- 2025-08-394 — Employ certificated replacement staff for Parma City School District. Approved.
- 2025-08-395 — Classified personnel exhibits and confirmations (appointments, replacements, leaves, resignations). Approved.
- 2025-08-396 — Acceptance of classified retirements. Approved.
- 2025-08-397 — Acceptance of classified administrative retirements. Approved.
- 2025-08-398 — Approval of long-term leaves of absence in accordance with ORC 3309.41. Approved.
- 2025-08-399 — Employ classified replacement staff for Parma City School District. Approved.
- 2025-08-400 — Authorize executive session on confidential personnel and employment-security matters. Approved; board adjourned to executive session at 6:21 p.m.; no action recorded for executive session items in the public record.
The transcript records motions, seconds and roll-call confirmations for each item. Many items passed with no discussion recorded in the excerpts provided. When the record notes roll call, individual "yes" votes are shown repeatedly, but the transcript excerpt here does not provide a complete, itemized vote record by name for every resolution; where the transcript did not specify individual votes, the article reports the outcome as recorded: approved.