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Votes at a glance: Solon Board approves routine minutes, bills, personnel actions, trips and certifications
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Solon Board of Education approved minutes, payment of bills, personnel actions including retire/rehire notices, substitute and home-instruction hires, bus driver certification, student trips and tuition reimbursements; votes were unanimous where recorded.
The Solon Board of Education conducted a series of routine approvals Feb. 10, adopting meeting minutes, approving bills and taking multiple personnel and program actions.
The board approved minutes from the organizational meeting (Jan. 13) and the regular meeting (Jan. 13). It approved payment of bills totaling $23,469.03. The board also approved the district’s membership in the Ohio High School Athletic Association for the 2025–26 school year, as required to participate in interscholastic athletics.
Personnel and program approvals included: providing public notice of intent to rehire a list of retirees (action follows Ohio law and collective-bargaining provisions; a public hearing was set for the April 7, 2025 regular board meeting), approval of retirements and notice of intent to rehire under the district’s retire–rehire provisions, appointment of a certified bus driver for the remainder of the 2024–25 year, approval of substitute teachers, approval of listed resignations, approval of home-instruction tutors, and approval of tuition reimbursements. The board also approved two school trips: the Solon High School Science Olympiad trip to Ohio University (Feb. 20–Mar. 1, 2025) and the Solon Model United Nations trip to Cornell University (Apr. 10–13, 2025).
Most items passed on unanimous roll-call votes after routine motions. Where statutory or policy requirements were cited during motions, staff referenced board policy 0169 for public comment procedures and said certain personnel actions were taken in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreements and state law. The board set a public hearing on April 7, 2025, for retire–rehire notifications as required by law.
Votes recorded on the agenda included approvals moved and seconded by board members and carried by roll call; attendees voting yes included Mrs. Abramowitz, Mrs. Barksdale, Mr. Heckman, Mr. Patton and Mrs. Glavin.
