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Board approves routine agenda items, personnel recommendations and emergency repairs; removes behavior-specialist hire pending candidate name
Summary
The Warrensville Heights City Board approved the agenda, minutes, treasurer recommendations and a slate of certificated and classified personnel items, affirmed suspension appeals, accepted donations, declared an emergency for early-childhood center drainage/vegetation and approved several program items; the hire for a behavior intervention specialist was removed from the agenda pending a named candidate.
The Warrensville Heights City Board of Education approved a series of routine and programmatic actions during its meeting, voting unanimously on several motions and removing one personnel item for later consideration.
The board approved the meeting agenda and the minutes from the prior work session and regular meeting (motions carried 5-0). Dr. Rock called roll for multiple votes. The board accepted treasurer recommendations for items 2.1'.4 and approved superintendent recommendations for certificated staff (items 4.1'4.4) and classified staff items after discussion of resignations and retention strategies.
In section 6 the board approved a donation from Minute Man (gift cards), affirmed two suspension appeals, declared an emergency to address hazardous vegetation and drainage issues at the early childhood center (allowing immediate remediation), accepted grant funds for an additional playground at the early childhood center, approved steps to implement the Fresh Start program (while removing the specific personnel hire until a candidate name is presented), and approved an overnight travel request for a girls' basketball trip to Columbus. All recorded roll-call votes on listed consent and action items passed 5-0.
Board members emphasized the need for exit interviews and staff-retention efforts in light of resignations and discussed next steps for confirming personnel candidates. The board set its organizational meeting for January 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
