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North Ridgeville City Board of Education approves personnel actions, accepts donations; ASL field trip set for second reading
Summary
At its Sept. 30 meeting, the North Ridgeville City Board of Education approved a package of human-resources items, accepted several community donations totaling tens of thousands of dollars for athletics and programs, and scheduled a supervised overnight ASL class trip for a second reading on Oct. 15.
The North Ridgeville City Board of Education on Sept. 30 approved a package of personnel actions, accepted multiple community donations and set a supervised overnight field trip for the North Ridgeville High School American Sign Language class for a second reading on Oct. 15.
Mr. Griggsby, a board member presenting the education report, said the recommended supervised overnight trip would take the ASL classes to Washington, D.C., and include a college visit scheduled for March 9–11, 2025; the item was presented as a first reading and will return for a vote at the Oct. 15 regular meeting. The board did not take a final vote on the trip at this meeting.
During the communications report, the board was asked to accept several gifts “with appreciation,” including 15 silk flags for the middle school band; a $35,000 donation from the athletic boosters to support all athletic teams; a $2,800 contribution from the Corn Festival committee for the boys soccer team; and donations totaling $2,500 and $1,350 to support baseball and basketball equipment, respectively. Smaller donations were listed for school nurses and PBIS programming; specific donors named in the transcript included Culver’s and local booster organizations. The communications presenter said the district thanks the community for its support.
The human-resources presenter listed multiple personnel recommendations for board approval: four support-staff appointments; five substitute support-staff contracts; two non-NREA supplemental contracts; one unpaid volunteer appointment; recognitions for five certified staff; one sport-staff contract adjustment; one supervisor contract adjustment; and three support-staff resignations. The board moved to approve the human-resources package and, after a recorded roll-call vote, approved the motion. The recorded votes were: Mrs. McCarthy — yes; Mr. Griggsby — yes; Mr. Haynes — yes; Mrs. Saxon — yes; Mr. Voda — yes.
Following the personnel vote, the board moved and voted to adjourn the regular meeting; the same recorded yes votes were entered. The meeting record indicates the matters above were acted on as described; where details in the transcript were unclear (for example, exact mover/second for some motions), the article reflects that those specifics were not specified in the transcript.
The next regular meeting was noted in the transcript as Oct. 15, when the board will consider the second reading and potential approval of the ASL supervised overnight field trip.
