The Nordonia Hills City School District Board of Education on Monday approved a set of procedural and administrative items including moving its organizational meeting to Tuesday, Jan. 13, appointing a representative to the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (CVCC) board and asking the state to include Nordonia on the Educational Local Project/Partnership (ELPP) list to learn potential state contributions for building projects.

The actions are intended to preserve scheduling and keep the district in position to plan for facilities. Board President (name not provided in the transcript) moved to shift the organizational meeting from Jan. 12 to Jan. 13 so that the organizational and regular meetings occur the same evening; the motion passed by roll call.

Why it matters: placing Nordonia on the ELPP list does not commit the district to construction, Superintendent (speaker 4) said, but “asks the state, if we were to go forward with building something in Nordonia, how much would the state contribute?” The measure, described by district staff as cost-free to the district, is intended to inform the master planning process.

Details of votes and appointments: board members approved the appointment of Jim (transcribed alternately as “Peroz” and “Barros”) as the district’s CVCC representative effective Jan. 1, 2026. The board also unanimously approved a short-term president pro tem to open the Jan. 13 organizational meeting and facilitate designation of officers for the coming year.

Other routine approvals: the board approved consent items that were previewed earlier in the meeting, including a first reading of updated board policies, the second reading of the 2027–28 school calendar, approval of two overnight student trips (including an Iceland trip paid by participating families and a wrestling trip to Findlay), and several donations (including $558 from a ‘giving pump’ and a $500 donation from Lincoln Electric to the robotics team). The board also approved certified and classified personnel actions including retirements and supplemental winter-season assignments.

Fiscal context: Treasurer (speaker 3) reported November figures showing an unencumbered cash balance near $14.1 million and year-to-date revenue through November of about $27.2 million; he described the tax-budget and certification timeline required in January–March as the district prepares for fiscal year 2027 budgeting.

Next steps: the board scheduled the organizational meeting and regular meeting for Jan. 13 at Northfield Elementary; placing Nordonia on the ELPP list sets the district up to receive a state response on potential funding levels, which staff said will inform the master planning work expected to return to the board in February.