Brecksville-Broadview Heights board approves FY27 appropriations, multiple student-service contracts and workplace-safety grants

The Brecksville-Broadview Heights Board of Education on Wednesday approved the district’s fiscal-year 2027 starting appropriations and finalized year-end budget adjustments while also clearing a string of routine personnel and vendor contracts.

Treasurer Craig presented the district’s May snapshot, saying the district closed the month with a cash balance of $24.4 million, about 151 days of cash on hand, roughly $786,000 in receipts and $4.5 million in expenditures for the month. He told the board the district’s year-end forecast would sit near $19 million to $20 million and walked members through timing differences—notably an earlier property-tax allocation this year—behind month-to-month variances.

Why it matters: The board voted to authorize the FY27 certificate of estimated resources and initial appropriations so district leaders can start the new fiscal year; the numbers will be updated again after the state-required August forecast. The board approved both the FY26 final adjustments and the FY27 starting certificate on recorded votes.

The meeting also included several contract approvals that affect student services and operations. Board members unanimously approved yearly renewals and continuing contracts including ABA outreach services, KidsLink school placements, Cleveland Clinic Learner School placements for autism, Herschel School services and United Cerebral Palsy agreements; administrators said most of those placements reflect Individualized Education Program (IEP) decisions.

The board approved an Asset Control Solutions contract to perform a physical inventory of capital assets (focused on items over $5,000) to reconcile the district’s records with its e-finance system and meet GASB and federal grant documentation requirements. Officials said the district had not completed a full inventory in roughly three to four years.

On safety and employee health, the board approved a Worker Injury Solutions proposal at an estimated cost of $7,900 that is covered by a Bureau of Workers’ Compensation grant (up to $8,200). The program will include supervisor education, job analyses for high-risk positions (bus drivers, mechanics, custodians, instructional aides) and referral pathways to vocational rehabilitation, steps administrators said should help return injured employees to appropriate work and reduce temporary-total-disability claims.

The board also approved adding QuickMed to the district’s list of preferred occupational-health providers. Under the QuickMed arrangement, administrators said the district will be able to offer a triage line, faster clinic access for employees and a short-term promotional program that provides complimentary sports-physical vouchers for fall athletes.

Public-safety partnership: The board renewed a three-year School Resource Officer memorandum of understanding with the City of Broadview Heights. Board members asked how the position is funded; according to the agreement the city bills the district monthly and the district pays approximately 70 percent of the officer’s contract costs as the agreement structures those charges.

Student activities and routine business: The board approved the high-school graduating class list and school handbooks for 2026–27, authorized routine team trip proposals (one cross-country trip passed with one abstention), approved several change-order authorizations for tennis-court and driveway work, and authorized the purchase of two student vans to expand transportation capacity.

Pay-to-participate discussion: Board members spent extended time reviewing the district’s pay-to-participate framework. The district maintains a 50/50 cost-share of coaches and transportation with caps and an annual adjustment cap of 25 percent; staff reported board-covered amounts above the caps for the coming year (about $36,000 at the high school and $7,900 at the middle school). Board members and a community finance-alliance subgroup described the current approach as a balance between program access and fiscal sustainability.

Votes at a glance: The majority of motions passed unanimously on roll call. The high-school cross-country trip passed with one abstention; otherwise the items described above were approved by recorded vote.

The board set its next regular meeting for July 14 and adjourned the June session.