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CMSD seeks OFCC budget adjustments, moves to preserve state match for new high school
Summary
The district asked the board to approve an amended Segment 8 agreement with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission and to authorize a Segment 9 submission for a new high school, and presented multiple operations resolutions for discussion including facility maintenance spending, stadium upgrades and the auction of surplus properties.
Cleveland Metropolitan School District officials asked the board to approve changes to ongoing capital‑planning agreements with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission and to authorize submission of a new construction package that would preserve state matching dollars for a high‑school project.
The district requested board approval of an amended Segment 8 agreement with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) to account for inflation and updated enrollment projections and to permit additional scope at Lincoln West, Marion Seltzer and other projects. Dr. Morgan said the amendment would let the district add about 400 students to the Lincoln West project while maintaining OFCC co‑funding.
Separately, the district asked to approve a proposed Segment 9 agreement that would build one new high school for about 1,200 students and abate and demolish multiple older school buildings. The Segment 9 project total is listed in the presentation as $95,500,055, with an estimated district share of $30,560,018 and an estimated state share of $64,940,037. Officials said submitting a board‑approved resolution now preserves the current match calculation; missing the OFCC deadline would force a new enrollment study and likely reduce available state funding and delay the project by at least a year.
Operations resolutions presented for board discussion only (to be considered for adoption at the May 20 business meeting) included a $15,425,000 authorization to prepare and maintain district facilities for 2025–26; a $14,500,000 authorization to purchase food and services for school nutrition programs for 2025–26; a $1,619,244 increase for enhancements to the new John F. Kennedy High School stadium; and a $1,600,000 track and field renovation at Robert Bump Taylor Field near Glenville High School. The board also was asked to authorize auction of two surplus real‑property sites (former Giddings School and the original Mound School) in accordance with Ohio Revised Code section 3313.41 after charter and city offers were unsuccessful.
The presentation included facility‑specific work lists (health and life safety, playground and sprinkler inspections, HVAC and roofing maintenance, parts and supplies, and fire alarm upgrades) to be funded from the annual maintenance authorization and listed the OFCC approval timeline: OFCC docket development in June, OFCC consideration in July and state controlling board review in August.
In finance‑related items presented for discussion the board was shown two grants to accept if approved at the May 20 meeting: a $155,691.74 grant from the Ohio attorney general for school safety enhancements and a $266,396.40 U.S. Department of Energy award to purchase and install solar panels at Max Hayes High School.
Ending: board members asked for additional detail on original JFK project costs and how stadium funds would be budgeted; staff said the JFK enhancements would be funded from bond proceeds and promised follow‑up exhibits and detailed exhibits for the May 20 meeting.
