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Maple Heights Board approves budget, contracts, overnight student trips and accepts $1,000 Cleveland Browns donation
Summary
At its Sept. 29 meeting the Maple Heights City School District Board approved the minutes, financial and budget measures, an independent auditor contract, several overnight student trips and a $1,000 donation to girls flag football; the board then entered executive session with no action taken.
The Maple Heights City School District Board of Education voted on a series of routine financial, personnel and field‑trip items at its Sept. 29 regular meeting. Board members approved minutes, finance reports, the district's permanent appropriations and a set of contracts and student overnight trips. A public speaker asked about the return of advanced funds; the treasurer explained that the district temporarily advances general‑fund cash to federal and grant funds and is repaid after the fiscal year.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of board minutes from Sept. 16, 2025: Passed. Roll call: Miss Shepherd — Yes; Miss Moore — Yes; Miss Cheeks — Abstain; Miss Granger — Yes; Mister Blackwell — Yes.
- Financial report for month ending Aug. 31, 2025: Passed by roll call (Shepherd Yes; Moore Yes; Cheeks Yes; Granger Yes; Blackwell Yes).
- Resolution 25‑101, adoption of permanent appropriations for FY 2025‑26: Passed (Shepherd Yes; Cheeks Yes; Granger Yes; Moore Yes; Blackwell Yes).
- Approval of return/repayment of advances to the general fund (previous board approvals dated 06/23/2025 and 06/30/2025): Passed. The transcript recorded the item but the dollar amount read aloud by staff was garbled; a public commenter referenced $1,100,000 as the amount to be returned. Treasurer explained the returns are standard year‑end cash adjustments: the district advances general‑fund cash into grant and special revenue funds to maintain positive cash balances and is later reimbursed by state/federal receipts.
- 2025‑26 student activity funds: Approved (unanimous roll call recorded in transcript).
- Acceptance of $1,000 donation from the Cleveland Browns to the Maple Heights girls flag football program: Approved (unanimous roll call).
- Approval of the meeting agenda: Approved (unanimous roll call).
- Resolution 25‑102, independent contractor agreement for fiscal auditing services (consultant: Veronica Reinhart): Approved (unanimous roll call). One board member asked where the consultant's name appears in the resolution; staff pointed to the line showing Veronica Reinhart.
- Overnight student trips approved: Maple Heights High School DECA state competition in Columbus (Feb. 2026); High School Business Professionals of America state competition in Columbus (Feb. 2026); College Now college tour for Closing the Achievement Gap students (Oct. 2025, colleges in Maryland and Virginia). All trips were approved by roll call.
- Consent agenda (employment conditional on successful background checks, and listed items B through J): Approved by roll call. A board member asked why stipends differed ($25 vs $20) for different roles funded by the grant; staff said they would follow up with the superintendent to clarify.
- Motion to move into executive session: Approved by roll call; the board entered executive session at 6:53 p.m. and recorded "no action" on return.
Public comment and clarification
During public participation, Andre Beeman, president of the Maple Organization Support Team, pointed to what he said was a discrepancy in a recently approved contract (a numeric typo in the compensation line) and asked for clarification on the returned advances; the treasurer explained the year‑end advance/repayment process and said the amounts are repaid after state/federal receipts arrive.
Ending
The board concluded the meeting with the approved actions and then recessed into executive session. No formal action was recorded from the executive session when the meeting ended.
