Board approves 62 resolutions including policy on release time for religious instruction, property valuation complaints and personnel actions; roll calls 5–0

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education adopted a package of resolutions at its March 18 business meeting, approving 62 separate items across policy, finance, information technology and personnel. Board members voted on grouped motions; the roll calls reported in the meeting transcript show unanimous recorded votes in favor on the items presented.

What the board adopted (high-level): - Resolution 9.01: Adoption of a release-time-for-religious-instruction policy. (Motion passed by roll call; recorded as 5 yes votes.) - Resolutions 9.02–9.55: A set of 54 resolutions authorizing the filing of complaints against property valuations for identified parcels (each resolution identifies specific real property parcels). The board approved the group motion; meeting minutes show the motion passed with 5 yes votes. - Resolutions 10.01 and 10.02: Finance items including acceptance of gifts and grants (10.01) and approval of a real property tax exemption under Ohio Rev. Code §5709.62 in connection with a development (10.02). Both passed by roll call (5–0 recorded). - Resolution 11.01: Authorization to implement new and renewal E‑Rate service contracts for eligible district sites for fiscal year 2025–26, in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000. Motion passed (5–0 recorded). - Resolutions 12.01–12.04: Personnel and culture items authorizing hires, reclassifications, separations and certain limited contracts; the board approved these items by roll call. Administration noted changes from the prior work session to the exhibits attached to the personnel motion (increases in some counts: new hires increased from 29 to 51, separations from 37 to 51, and reclassifications from 6 to 20 as recorded by the CEO).

Vote detail and procedure: motions were presented largely as grouped items after prior discussion at the March 11 board work session. Where roll calls were recorded in the transcript, the recorded votes were “Yes” from Doctor Sridhar, Mister Briggs, Miss Jones, Pastor Jones and Mrs. Peake (motion totals reported as 5 votes in favor). Specific movers and seconders were not consistently identified in the transcript beyond “so moved” and “second.”

Administrative notes in the meeting included that two property-parcel resolutions (9.54 and 9.55) had not been posted on the work session agenda but were given seven-day notice to property owners before the vote.

Ending: The board then entered executive session to discuss personnel, negotiations and pending or imminent litigation matters, as announced at the close of the public business meeting. No further public actions were taken after entry into executive session.