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Canton Local Board approves routine financial items, personnel actions and security camera upgrades; discusses curriculum and cell-phone rules
Summary
At its Aug. 18 meeting the Canton Local Board of Education approved minutes, advanced funds to cover delayed state and federal grants, accepted multiple donations for an HVAC CTE program, authorized a security camera upgrade contract, approved personnel hires and a correction to a reduction-in-force notice, and discussed curriculum adoption and a forthcoming cell-phone ban effective Jan. 1, 2026 (per district interpretation).
The Canton Local Board of Education on Aug. 18 approved routine financial and personnel items, accepted donated equipment for a new HVAC career-technical program, authorized a contract to upgrade building security cameras and discussed curriculum choices and new state rules on student cell-phone use.
The board approved the minutes of its June 16, 2025 meeting and heard the treasurer—s cash-reconciliation report showing a reconciled balance of $19,897,517.64 for the period ending June 30, 2025 and a noted July reconciled balance of about $25,000,008.42, which the treasurer attributed to incoming real-estate collections following the 2024 reappraisal. The district also accepted in-kind donations of HVAC equipment from multiple vendors to support the new HVAC program and recommended those donations for approval.
Board members voted to advance district funds to cover several late state and federal grants while the Ohio Department of Education—s new grant system and federal allocations are delayed. The district listed the amounts it advanced to cover grant obligations as: Preschool $35,000; IDEA special education $75,000; Title I $100,000; Title I Part B $40,000; Title IV-A $20,000; and Title II-A $30,000.
The board reviewed and approved several contracts and agreements presented as exhibits, including the district—s annual contract with Spark Master Services for accounting and payroll systems, a multi-county juvenile detention services agreement (exhibit wording in the transcript was unclear), the annual school…
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