Parma City board approves contracts, software agreements and personnel items in routine meeting

The Parma City School District board on Sept. 11 approved a slate of routine resolutions covering procurement, software contracts, career-technical agreements, budget adjustments and personnel confirmations.

After adopting the meeting agenda, trustees approved the written proceedings of the Aug. 21 meeting. The board then approved a cooperative purchase contract to furnish playground equipment for First Step Preschool and declared a select pupil impractical to transport for the 2025–26 school year.

Trustees approved several curriculum and technology items, including overnight field trips for sixth-grade Greenbrier to Camp Christopher and renewal of instructional materials for English learners. The board also approved contracts for EMIS/InfoOhio and Naviance services and separate approvals for PowerSchool as the district’s student information system for next school year; staff clarified that Naviance is a PowerSchool product and that the district will migrate its student information system to PowerSchool.

Career and technical education arrangements — described as contracts to provide job-training and experiential learning (including a contract with FAST Studies and a local business partner) — were approved to expand student training opportunities.

In finance and human-resources business, trustees approved supplemental appropriations, payment certificates over $3,000, a month-end cash-balance reconciliation contract with Ria and Associates for FY2026 and a batch of certificated and classified confirmations, retirements and replacement hires. The board approved a teacher professional organization agreement and authorized the release of certain classified employees during probation, with staff noting two special-education assistant positions would be reposted.

All substantive items in the meeting were moved, seconded and approved by roll-call votes; the transcript records trustees answering 'Yes' on roll calls and the clerk announcing each resolution "has been approved." The meeting concluded after a final motion and roll call.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Resolution 2025-09-402 — Approval of meeting agenda — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-404 — Approval of written proceedings (08/21/2025) — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-405 — Dispense with competitive bidding; award playground equipment contract for First Step Preschool — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-406 — Declare select pupil impractical to transport for 2025–26 — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-407 — Approval of overnight field trips (sixth-grade Greenbrier to Camp Christopher) — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-408 — Renew instructional materials for English learners — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-409 — Agreement for NeoNUT/InfoOhio/EMIS software — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-410 — Agreement for PowerSchool software — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-411 — Additional PowerSchool/Naviance authorization (clarified as separate product/service) — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-412 — Career & technical education contract with FAST Studies — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-413 — Career & technical education partnership with local business partner — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-414 — Supplemental appropriations — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-415 — Approval of certificates over $3,000 — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-416 — Contract with Ria and Associates for month-end cash reconciliation FY2026 — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-417 — Confirmation of appointment exhibits, stipends, supplemental appointments and leaves — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-418 — Acceptance of certificated retirements — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-419 — Authorization to employ replacement certificated staff — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-420 — Teacher professional organization agreement — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-421 — Classified confirmations and appointments — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-422 — Acceptance of classified retirements — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-423 — Authorization to release classified employees during probationary period (staff said affected roles posted for replacement) — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-424 — Authorization to employ replacement classified staff — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025-09-426 — Final motion and adjournment — approved by roll call.

What’s next: Several items (notably audit recommendations and levy campaign strategy) were informational and are expected to return for future board consideration or action; two special-education assistant positions noted as vacated will be reposted for hiring.