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Board reviews personnel items: hires, resignations, preschool handbook updates and Chromebook fee changes
Summary
The board heard personnel updates, accepted two resignations, received employment recommendations (including a music teacher and an administrative assistant), previewed preschool handbook changes, and approved updated Chromebook replacement fees (set at $375).
The Cuyahoga Heights Local Board of Education reviewed multiple personnel and policy items at its May 26 meeting, including resignations, recommended hires, supplemental contracts and updates to the preschool handbook and device fees.
Administration reported two resignations: a bus driver identified in the packet as Mr. Jerry (effective July 1) and cleaning staff member Eviene Forchion (last day reported at the meeting). The board received employment recommendations including Julia Sulttus for a K–2 music teacher position and Cynthia Bernowski to fill an administrative assistant role in student services under a one‑year limited contract. The superintendent and presenters described the hiring process for certified positions and noted mentorship and transition steps for retiring staff filling mentorship roles.
Policy updates presented included housekeeping changes to the preschool handbook to reflect oversight by the Department of Children and Youth, and adjustments to student fees tied to device replacement. Technology staff reported that Chromebook replacement costs have risen and recommended a replacement fee of $375; screen‑and‑adapter line items were adjusted downward where parts can be obtained more cheaply.
Administration also listed extensive supplemental and transportation‑related contracts for the 2026–27 school year (athletics, club sponsors, summer student aides, transportation leads and bus washer positions) and requested that those be placed on the June consent agenda along with pending contracts and salary schedules.
What happens next: specific employment contracts and supplemental contracts will be returned to the board for final approval (with some items grouped on the June 8 agenda); administration will finalize handbook language and the Chromebook fee schedule for adoption.
