Riverside Local hears recruitment update and resident concern about bus idling

Human Resources told the Riverside Local finance and personnel committee that it has 10 active job postings—including an assistant superintendent, an assistant principal and multiple teacher vacancies—and received more than 300 applicants across those posts.

The HR presenter said interview committees are in place and some interviews have already begun; staff also described pipelines for difficult-to-fill roles, including an intern for psychologist coverage and a preschool candidate in process. HR staff listed multiple recent and upcoming job fairs (the Riverside job fair, Lakeland Community College, a Youngstown State-area fair and an ESC-Northeast Ohio event) and said many candidates are local to Riverside.

On transportation, a committee member relayed resident feedback that a district bus idled outside a mall bookstore while two adults and a child shopped. The committee member said the resident questioned whether routing or shuttle options could be more economical and expressed concern about fuel use; transportation staff said they are reviewing operations and looking at options to cut costs.

Staff further previewed a districtwide staff-intent survey that asks whether employees plan to return, transfer or retire over the next four years; staff said they will share the survey results with the committee. Committee members were also told that building and department budgets are being consolidated and that a May 15 submission date for purchase orders is intended to help close the current fiscal year cleanly before the July 1 start of the next fiscal year.

First-round interviews for the assistant superintendent position began the day of the meeting. No formal personnel actions were taken during the session.