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Board approves financial reports, contracts, personnel and routine items; votes at a glance
Summary
At its Feb. 25 meeting the Brunswick Board of Education approved a package of routine financial, contract, personnel and operational items, including financial reports, appropriation adjustments, construction change orders, service agreements, tuition contracts and personnel motions.
The Brunswick Board of Education on Feb. 25 approved a series of routine but consequential items spanning finance, contracts, construction and personnel.
The board voted on and approved the treasurer's financial and investment report for January 2025, several appropriation modifications across federal and grant funds, a then-and-now certificate for behavior specialist services, an agreement with Medina County for a concrete path easement, three construction change orders related to early site work and the new maintenance facility, legal firm authorizations, a payment-in-lieu-of-transportation request, student activity account budgets, donations, board policy updates and rescissions, college-credit-plus memoranda of understanding with Cuyahoga Community College and the University of Akron, an affiliation agreement with Cleveland State University, OHSAA membership for 2025-26, copier lease and service-extension agreements, testing dates for the 2025-26 school year, tuition placements for special-education students, and a comprehensive personnel package.
Most motions were made, seconded and approved by roll call with unanimous or near-unanimous ayes. Key details included:
- Appropriation modifications: Several federal fund adjustments were approved, including Fund 516 (IDEA) reduced from $1,652,539.45 to $1,638,252.63 (a reduction of $14,286.82), Fund 551 (Title III) adjusted slightly, Fund 572 (Title I) increased by $3,225.25, Fund 587 (ECSE IDEA) reduced by $42.61, and Fund 590 (Title II-A) adjusted upward to $191,949.32 (difference $2,635.32).
- Then-and-now certificate: A certificate and purchase order for Language Learning Associates for behavior specialist services ($30,000) was approved to satisfy audit timing requirements.
- Medina County agreement: The board approved an agreement with Medina County Commissioners and the county sanitary engineer for installation of a concrete path and an easement tied to an existing sanitary line; county ownership of the line requires an agreement for future excavation/repair.
- Construction change orders: The board approved three change orders for Hammond Construction related to new high-school early site work and a maintenance facility rooftop unit relocation, totaling incremental approved amounts of $46,798.34, $12,108.79 and $4,586.37 (as listed in the meeting paperwork).
- Copier lease extension: The board authorized a 30-month lease and service-extension for 28 copiers with FTG Greater Ohio; annual hardware cost $77,856 and annual service-base charge $73,000; the new annual combined amount is $11,625 less than the district's current contract.
- Tuition and placement contracts: The board approved tuition contracts for alternative placement and residential treatment for students requiring special-education services for the 2024-25 school year.
- Personnel: The board approved a bundled set of personnel actions including resignations, retirements, leaves of absence, hires, supplemental contract actions and volunteer approvals; the board approved the personnel agenda by roll call.
Board members and staff noted appreciation for community donations, the time teachers spent on curriculum review and the steady financial position the treasurer reported. The meeting moved to executive session after the public portion concluded.
