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Cuyahoga Falls board reorganizes for 2026, elects Gomez president and Schaffer vice president
Summary
At its Jan. 14 organizational meeting the Cuyahoga Falls City School District Board sworn in Courtney Zimmerman, elected Anthony Gomez president and Carrie Schaffer vice president, approved routine OSBA memberships and consent items, and declined a board-member insurance option.
The Cuyahoga Falls City School District Board of Education met Jan. 14, 2026, at the 612 Performing Arts Center Auditorium for its organizational meeting, where the board swore in newly elected member Courtney Zimmerman and elected Anthony Gomez as president and Carrie Schaffer as vice president.
The board approved the meeting agenda and a standard consent calendar of routine annual items by unanimous roll-call vote. The board also approved participation in the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) legal assistance fund at a cost of $250 and renewed its OSBA membership for 2026, including an electronic subscription and annual dues of $11,428.
A separate item concerning an option for board-member insurance was polled by roll call and recorded as a 'No' vote by the members present, and did not proceed.
Why it matters: Organizational meetings set the leadership and housekeeping rules that shape board operations for the year. The board’s votes on memberships and the legal fund maintain district access to association resources; the insurance option discussion signals trustees’ attention to governance costs and transparency.
Votes at a glance - Approve agenda (01/14/2026 organizational meeting): outcome Approved. Roll call: Anthony Gomez (Aye), Mister Harris (Aye), Carrie Schaffer (Aye), Miss White (Aye), Courtney Zimmerman (Aye). - Resolution to participate in OSBA legal assistance fund ($250): outcome Approved. Roll call: all present voted Aye. - OSBA membership renewal (2026, dues $11,428): outcome Approved. Roll call: all present voted Aye. - Board-member insurance option (ORC insurance/purchase benefits): outcome Not approved (members polled and recorded No votes).
What board members said Board members offered brief congratulatory remarks after the oaths. The meeting included routine procedural statements about public-comment rules, required filings and committee assignments.
Next steps: The board noted its next regular meeting is scheduled for Jan. 28, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the 612 Performing Arts Center Auditorium. Several committee assignments and liaisons for 2026 were announced.
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