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Elyria City board approves water‑heater bid, multiple field trips and personnel moves
Summary
The Elyria City Board approved an award for an EHS water‑heater replacement, several student field trips (including an international trip to Ireland conditional on safety review), and multiple personnel items including retirements and supplemental athletic assignments.
The Elyria City Board of Education on Nov. 5 approved a set of superintendent action items that included awarding a bid for an EHS water‑heater replacement, several out‑of‑state and international student trips, and administrative declarations related to pupil transportation.
Superintendent Ann Slosch reviewed the package: an out‑of‑state JROTC trip to Michigan for Elyria High, robotics and eighth‑grade Washington, D.C., trips, visits to Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum for all three middle schools, and proposed international travel to Ireland for Elyria High. Slosch said the board’s approval would be conditional on the district’s security and safety review and that approvals can be rescinded if conditions change.
Personnel actions: The board approved retirements and appointments the superintendent presented. Slosch announced retirements from certified staff including Jackie Hill (28 years) and Kathy Pileski (19 years), and a classified retirement for Ken Wright effective Dec. 1. The board also approved appointments of certified and classified staff, resignations and unpaid leaves as listed in the personnel packet, and athletic supplemental contracts; Gary Bruner, an elementary teacher, will serve as the high‑school athletic manager on an interim basis.
Votes at a glance: Each package of action items was moved, seconded and approved by roll call during the meeting (the transcript records ayes for members present; specific mover/second names were not provided in the record).
What the board did not do: The board did not detail costs or contract numbers in the public record for the water‑heater bid or give dollar amounts for field trips; the transcript also does not specify the duration or tax/fee implications of the travel approvals.
Next steps: Approved personnel changes become effective per district policy (retirement dates and contract start dates were listed in the personnel packet referenced by the superintendent). Any conditional approvals for international travel will be revisited if safety assessments warrant.
