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Parma City School Board approves chromebooks purchase, partnerships, personnel changes and policy updates
Summary
The board voted unanimously on Feb. 20 to approve a series of resolutions covering technology purchases, tuition changes, college partnership memoranda, finance reports, human resources actions and multiple revised policies including an artificial intelligence policy.
At its Feb. 20, 2025 meeting, the Parma City School District Board of Education adopted a slate of resolutions covering technology procurement, program fees, college partnerships, finance reports, personnel actions and policy revisions.
Board members moved and seconded each resolution and approved them by roll call. The meeting record shows each listed resolution was adopted; the transcript records the motion, a second and the chair’s call for roll call and the chair announcing the resolution as approved.
Key approvals included: authorization to purchase Chromebooks (Resolution 2025‑02‑65); an extended day care parent tuition increase (2025‑02‑66); summer school leadership academy materials (2025‑02‑67); an overnight out‑of‑state field trip to Camp Christopher May 1–2, 2025 (2025‑02‑68); College Credit Plus memoranda of understanding with the University of Akron (2025‑02‑69), Kent State University (2025‑02‑70) and Cuyahoga Community College (2025‑02‑71); approval for a foreign exchange student to attend Normandy High School (2025‑02‑72); finance items including the January 2025 financial report (2025‑02‑73), ratification of investments (2025‑02‑74), supplemental appropriations (2025‑02‑75) and acceptance of contributions (2025‑02‑76); multiple human resources confirmations, retirements, resignations and job‑description adoptions (resolutions 2025‑02‑77 through 2025‑02‑83); and adoption of revised policies including scholastic eligibility and interscholastic activity, an artificial intelligence policy, student conduct, vendor relations, student/parent rights, attendance and personal communication devices (Resolution 2025‑02‑84).
The board also approved routine meeting minutes and the written record of proceedings from the Feb. 13 special meeting (Resolution 2025‑02‑64). There was no public participation on non‑agenda issues and no executive session recorded that evening.
Votes at a glance (all items below were announced as approved by roll call during the Feb. 20 meeting):
- Resolution 2025‑02‑64 — Approval of written record of proceedings from Feb. 13, 2025 — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑65 — Authorizing purchase of Chromebooks — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑66 — Approving extended day care parent tuition increase — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑67 — Approval of Effective Leadership Academy materials for summer school program — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑68 — Approval of overnight out‑of‑state field trip to Camp Christopher, May 1–2, 2025 — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑69 — College Credit Plus MOU with University of Akron — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑70 — College Credit Plus MOU with Kent State University — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑71 — College Credit Plus MOU with Cuyahoga Community College — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑72 — Approval for foreign exchange student to attend Normandy High School (student from Hungary, as noted in the meeting) — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑73 — Approval of January 2025 financial report — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑74 — Ratification of investments — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑75 — Approval of supplemental appropriations — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑76 — Acceptance of contributions and donations — approved. - Resolutions 2025‑02‑77 through 2025‑02‑83 — Human resources confirmations, retirements, resignations, leaves, job description adoptions (including creation of a supervisor of safety, security and student wellness) — approved. - Resolution 2025‑02‑84 — Adoption of revised policies (scholastic eligibility/interscholastic activity; artificial intelligence; student conduct; vendor relations; student/parent rights; attendance; personal communication devices) — approved.
The transcript records motions and seconds for each resolution but does not consistently attach a named mover or seconder to every motion in the audio transcript excerpts. Where the motion and second were recorded, the board proceeding moved immediately to roll call and the chair announced approval.
No fiscal figures tied to the Chromebook purchase, tuition increase or specific supplemental appropriation amounts were read into the record in the transcript excerpts provided; budget details may be available in the formal resolution packets posted with the board agenda.
