Nordonia Hills board adopts personnel contracts, hears superintendent’s 25-year facilities plan and unveils new logo

Nordonia Hills City — At a regular meeting Aug. 25, 2025, the Nordonia Hills City School Board heard Superintendent Wright outline five goals for the year, including a proposed 25-year facilities master plan, and approved a slate of personnel hires, service agreements and routine consent items.

Wright presented goals he said will guide district work and accountability over the coming year, including a facilities master plan to sequence possible bond work and other projects over 25 years; expanded communications to reach residents without school-age children; continued community engagement; an instructional focus on professional learning communities and intervention; and an annual growth goal for his own professional development. "Our goal would be to bring you something in January that laid out all the work that historically the district's done to get to this point," Wright said, describing the master plan timeline and the intent to attach KPIs to each goal.

The board also heard treasurer Kyle outline office priorities: an expanded treasurer's office manual, work to onboard new auditors and produce an annual comprehensive financial report, automation of recurring notices using the district ERP system, and an updated popular annual financial report geared to community readability.

The board voted to approve multiple consent items and contracts. Recorded approvals at the meeting included: a donated automated external defibrillator (AED) for the band from parent donors Sabrina and Mark Pines; a resolution declaring transportation to a private school impractical (to authorize payment in lieu of transportation); continuation of a contract…