At a special meeting Friday, the Akron Public School Board voted to rescind its May 27 rejection of the superintendent’s recommended administrative reappointments for the 2025–26 school year, approved multiple administrative contract renewals and appointed Vice President Bruce Alexander as treasurer pro tem.

The action to rescind the May 27 rejection passed on a 4–0 roll call. The board then approved the superintendent’s recommended renewals of administrative personnel (vote 4–0), renewed a coordinator position in teaching and learning (vote 3–1, Vice President Bruce Alexander abstained) and renewed the coordinator for community partnerships (vote 4–0). The board opened the meeting by naming Vice President Bruce Alexander treasurer pro tem by a 4–0 vote.

The votes remove the rejection the board recorded at its May 27 meeting and put the superintendent’s recommended administrative contracts into effect for the 2025–26 school year. Member Hall, an Akron Public School Board member, explained her change of vote on the rescission: "I understand the importance of, you know, getting this done, but with all of our staff and teachers and making sure that we have funding, that's the reason why, you know, I voted no. ... God forbid, I don't want anyone to lose their jobs." Hall urged Superintendent Otley to review departmental staffing to avoid layoffs and to seek efficiencies where possible.

Board member Autry moved several of the renewal motions; Member Hall and Member Autry supplied seconds on multiple items, and Vice President Bruce Alexander handled the roll calls. The renewal of the coordinator for teaching and learning was recorded as 3 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention (Alexander). The transcript records no additional debate beyond Hall’s request that the superintendent "look through our departments here and really see, you know, where we can cut back" to avoid classroom staff reductions.

No statutes, district policies or other legal authorities were cited on the record during the discussion. The meeting record notes the earlier May 27 action only insofar as the board moved to rescind that prior rejection; no new hiring details, contract amounts or specific personnel names beyond the contracted roles were stated in the public record at this meeting.

The meeting, which lasted roughly seven minutes, concluded with a 4–0 vote to adjourn at 5:42 p.m.