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Fairmont schools to end CER lease with city, relocate offices to Fairmont Elementary
Summary
The district voted to not renew the Community Education Resource (CER) lease with the City of Fairmont and plans to move CER offices into space at Fairmont Elementary this summer, citing cost savings and program expansion opportunities.
The Fairmont Area School Board voted March 24 to approve non-renewal of the Community Education Resource (CER) lease with the City of Fairmont for fiscal 2027 and to begin planning a relocation of CER offices to Fairmont Elementary, using the former Open Door Health Center space.
District staff said the relocation—scheduled to occur this upcoming summer—will produce cost savings for the district and could create new opportunities to expand CER programming within district facilities. Board members stressed the move is the first step in a multi-month process: the board must approve ending the lease, staff will work with the city on timing and logistics, and additional details (new hours and exact move dates) will be released later.
Officials said the change is not intended to reduce services. The board referenced a prior one-year memorandum of agreement for the current space and said the city and district have coordinated notification of the intended change. Members also noted the district wants to retain scheduling partnerships with the city for facility use even after CER offices relocate.
The board approved the motion to end the CER lease by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
