New Philadelphia City special education board approves three-year contract to hire Carol Sutton as superintendent

The New Philadelphia City Special Education Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Carol Sutton as superintendent, approving a three-year contract set to begin Aug. 1, 2026.

The personnel recommendation, read by a staff member, asked the board to employ Carol Sutton as superintendent under a three-year contract described in the transcript as 260 days per year and to approve 20 extended days before the start of the contract at $550 per day. "We have one personnel item on the agenda for today and that is the recommendation to employ Carol Sutton as superintendent," the staff member said.

Board members moved and seconded the motion. In a roll-call vote, Mr. Rick, Miss Fontana, Dr. Bachmann, Mrs. Shrock and Mr. Petrulo each voted yes; the chair then announced the motion carried. After the vote the chair welcomed Sutton, saying, "We're happy to have you here at Quaker Nation."

The board took the hire as a formal action with a recorded unanimous vote. The meeting also approved the meeting agenda earlier in the session and then adjourned following the personnel action.

The transcript contains a few unclear numeric passages in the personnel item (a phrase appearing as "151 215"), so the board's written personnel motion and contract documents should be consulted for precise contract-day counts or salary calculations. The meeting adjourned immediately after formal business concluded.