Parma City School District accepts president's resignation; Tammy Sebastian sworn in and Britney Kerbick elected vice president

The Parma City School District Board of Education on Feb. 18 accepted a resignation by the board president, sworn in Tammy Sebastian as president and elected Britney Kerbick as vice president.

The board moved to adopt Resolution 2026-02-74, described in meeting materials as the resignation of the board president, and approved it by roll call. The chair then turned the meeting to the vice president, who administered the oath of office to Tammy Sebastian. Sebastian recited the oath, pledging to "support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Ohio" and to "impartially discharge my duties as president of the Board of Education of the Parma City School District, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, until my successor is elected and qualified."

The change in leadership followed a reading of Ohio Revised Code provisions and the Open Meetings Act by a board member who said statutes limit the president to procedural duties and do not vest executive decision-making authority in a single member. As the speaker put it during prepared remarks, "The statute does not grant executive authority or decision making power over the district." The speaker also emphasized that a board "acts only as a body" and that individual members may not act on behalf of the board outside a properly convened meeting and a majority vote.

After the oath, nominations opened for vice president. Board members nominated Nick Reyes and Britney Kerbick. The board closed nominations and conducted a roll-call vote; the chair declared Kerbick elected. Kerbick then took the oath of office as vice president, repeating the official pledge to "faithfully and impartially discharge my duties as vice president of the Board of Education of the Parma City School District, Cuyahoga County, Ohio."

The meeting record shows members exchanged brief remarks thanking the outgoing president for service and expressing a desire to continue working for students' benefit. No additional personnel actions or policy changes were taken at the meeting.

The board will continue with its next regular meeting schedule and, per board procedure, any formal actions or votes taken at special meetings will be reflected in minutes once those minutes are approved.