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Superintendent announces phase-out plan for page program, schedules second State of the Schools

Parma City School District Board of Education · March 27, 2026

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Summary

Superintendent Dr. Hunt told the board an advisory committee recommended changes: grade 3 will be removed from the page program next year; grades 4–6 will remain at Parma Park for 2026–27; the page program will be eliminated beginning the 2027–28 school year. He also announced a second State of the Schools presentation for April 28 and confirmed spring break dates.

Superintendent Dr. Hunt gave the board an update on the district’s page program and community engagement at the March 26 meeting.

He said the administration convened an advisory committee of page parents (with Dr. Cruz, Mrs. Zimmerman and Mrs. Buchanan meeting with the committee) to discuss the program’s future; parents served as advisors and did not have decision-making authority. As a result of that process, Dr. Hunt said grade 3 will be removed from participation in the page program beginning next school year. Students in grades 4 through 6 will continue at Parma Park Elementary for the 2026–27 school year, and the superintendent said the page program will be eliminated at the beginning of the 2027–28 school year. An advisory committee will continue to meet and provide a long-range plan for gifted services; Dr. Hunt said he expects to receive that plan before May and will share it with the board.

Dr. Hunt also said the district will hold a second State of the Schools presentation on April 28 at Valley Forge High School at 6 p.m. to reach residents who could not attend the Chamber-sponsored event; he encouraged attendance so community members could view the presentation live rather than on YouTube. He reminded the board that spring break will run from Monday, March 30 through Tuesday, April 6, with staff and students returning on April 7.

Dr. Hunt said about 9,000 students are served across the district’s three communities and thanked PTA leadership for recent events and support. He also noted the district shared a communication about next steps with page parents and staff earlier in the day.