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Board splits on $1.2M consulting renewal; motion to pay second year fails
Summary
A divided East Cleveland school board on Sept. 8 declined to authorize the second-year payment for a two-year consulting contract with MTG of American Consulting LLC, citing requests for more contract detail and a desire to review results; board asked to revisit the item at a work session.
The East Cleveland City School District board debated and then failed to approve a second-year payment to MTG of American Consulting LLC during its Sept. 8 meeting after a sharply divided discussion.
District leaders presented the renewal as the second year of a two-year scope of work intended to accelerate academic growth; staff said preliminary secure-state data indicated significant performance-index gains tied to the partnership. Some board members argued the board had a contractual obligation and recommended approval; other members said they had not seen the contract details, wanted the item discussed at a work session and sought an in-person state visit before approving additional payment.
The record shows the motion did not carry after a split vote and the board concluded the measure failed. Board members asked that the contract and original scope be brought to the work session for a fuller review and suggested scheduling a state visit and additional documentation before reconsideration.
Board discussion included questions about whether the payment represented a per-year charge under an existing two-year agreement and whether the district's observed gains justified additional expenditure. The board asked staff to provide the original contract and more detailed financial and performance documentation at the upcoming work session.
What happens next: The failed motion means no second-year payment was authorized at the Sept. 8 meeting. The board directed that the contract and supporting data be returned for further discussion at the Sept. 22 work session; staff noted there is a two-year agreement but that payments are made annually under the agreed scope of work.
