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Elyria City School Board approves February financial report, donations, contracts and personnel actions
Summary
At its March 19 meeting, the Elyria City School Board unanimously approved the treasurer's financial report for February 2025, acknowledged several donations, approved multiple superintendent-recommended contracts and agreements for fiscal year 2026, and accepted personnel actions including a retirement and new hires.
The Elyria City School Board on March 19 approved a set of administrative actions including the treasurer's financial report for February 2025, several contracts and sponsorship agreements for fiscal year 2026, and multiple personnel actions.
The board voted to accept the treasurer's report, which included bank reconciliations, the investment report and cash balance statements for February 2025, and to acknowledge donations from Eastern Heights Elementary PTO, Bendix, We Care Closet and the Echo Tyler Charitable Trust.
Superintendent Anne Schloss presented several items the board approved by motion and roll call. Those approvals included the 2025 officers and trustees of the Elyria City School District Endowment Board; a master service agreement with Meta Solutions for fiscal year 2026; renewal of the Power for Schools contract; a sponsorship agreement for the district athletic complex; approval for an out-of-state field trip for students attending the state Special Olympics; and a primary service agreement with the Educational Service Center for 2025'—26.
The board also approved a slate of personnel actions recommended by the superintendent. Among personnel items the board accepted was the retirement of Karen Hill, described in the meeting as a long-serving district staff member with 18 years in the district, along with resignations, unpaid leaves of absence, relief from duties during probationary periods, appointments of certified and classified staff, and athletic supplemental contracts. The superintendent noted additions to coaching staff, including volunteer coach Jerry Chismar and the participation of a former student, Andy Palos, as a volunteer coach.
All of the listed items were approved by motions and roll-call votes recorded as "aye" by the members present. No items in the meeting record were tabled or rejected.
During her report to the board, Superintendent Schloss told members that all five elementary schools in the district had been recognized through the governor's Read Ohio initiative for work on the science of reading and said the district is on a shortlist for a possible visit by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. Schloss also reminded the board of upcoming events and deadlines: a unified basketball tournament at Elyria High School on Friday at 10 a.m., with six districts participating; the Special Olympic Craft Show on April 12; pre-kindergarten registration on April 5 at The Village (the former Crestwood facility); state testing beginning in April; and the State of the School/State of the City address at the college on April 8 with Mayor Brubaker.
The board adjourned at about 5:54 p.m.
