Board approves consent items, personnel actions and emergency measures; summary of votes

The Solon City Board of Education on Sept. 15 approved a series of consent and action items, including routine minutes and bills, personnel hires and retirements, supplemental and activity contracts, and two emergency resolutions related to Roxbury Elementary School.

Key votes (motions, movers, seconds and outcomes) - Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of Aug. 18, 2025. Moved by Missus Barksdale; second by Missus Abramowitz. Outcome: approved by roll call (all members voting yes). - Approval of bills totaling $8,824.21 as presented. Moved by Mister Heckman; second by Mister Patton. Outcome: approved by roll call (all members voting yes). - Then-and-now certificates/purchase orders (consent): included a $4,000 University of Notre Dame charge funded by St. Rita's nonpublic auxiliary dollars and a $5,714.50 emergency bus repair. Moved by Mister Heckman; second by Missus Barksdale. Outcome: approved by roll call (all members voting yes). - Emergency authorization for Roxbury Elementary: motion to authorize superintendent and treasurer to take necessary measures including closures, testing, remediation and alternative space. Moved by Mister Heckman; second by Missus Barksdale. Outcome: approved unanimously (see separate article). - Emergency action resolution to waive statutory bidding procedures for response contracts. Moved by Mister Heckman; second by Missus Barksdale. Outcome: approved unanimously (see separate article). - Approval of out-of-state overnight trips for Music in Motion, mock trial, Science Olympiad and Future Problem Solvers competitions. Moved by Mister Patton; second by Missus Brownwood. Outcome: approved by roll call (all members voting yes). - Approval of Mahumatha Kumar as candidate for early graduation, contingent on meeting state and local requirements. Moved by Missus Barksdale; second by Mister Patton. Outcome: approved by roll call (all members voting yes). - Approval of retirements: Joe Nuney and Deborah Reid. Moved by Mister Heckman; second by Missus Barksdale. Outcome: approved. - Approval of resignations as listed (individual names not read into the record in detail). Moved by Missus Abramowitz; second by Mister Patton. Outcome: approved. - Approval of classified aids and monitors, contract building substitute, substitutes list, supplemental and pupil activity permit contracts (including speech and debate assistant coach and lacrosse head coach), home instruction tutor, and tuition reimbursements. Outcome: approved by roll call (all members voting yes). - Resolution declaring transportation impractical for certain private-school placements and authorizing application for reimbursement in lieu of transportation. Moved by Mister Heckman; second by Mister Patton. Outcome: approved by roll call (all members voting yes).

Tally and quorum The roll-call sequences recorded in the transcript show the following board members voting "yes" across the approved motions: Missus Barksdale, Missus Abramowitz, Missus Parksdale, Missus Clavin, Mister Heckman, Mister Patton and Missus Glavin. No "no," abstain, recusal, or absent votes were recorded during the motions summarized above.

Notes - Several items were described as routine consent or personnel items; the treasurer clarified that some purchase orders involved nonpublic auxiliary funds (St. Rita's) for which the district is acting as fiscal agent. - The board and superintendent said the district will report emergency expenditures publicly at the next board meeting and publish testing results related to Roxbury.

Ending Board members approved the slate of items to allow normal district operations to continue while the administration pursues the emergency responses and routine personnel actions.