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West Geauga board approves personnel and budget items, votes to enter executive session under Ohio law
Summary
The West Geauga Local School District Board approved a set of routine resolutions — including accepting classified staff resignations, approving stipends, a 3.5% central office raise, E‑Rate licensing and certifying graduates — then voted to move into executive session under Ohio Revised Code to discuss personnel, pending or imminent litigation and security.
At its special meeting, the West Geauga Local School District Board of Education approved a series of routine resolutions and then recessed to executive session under Ohio law.
The board approved Resolution 238 to accept classified staff resignations and Resolution 239 to authorize certified stipends for work outside the contractual year. Trustees also approved Resolution 240, a 3.5% raise for central office staff for the 2026–27 school year. Each motion was moved, seconded and carried on roll call.
On technology procurement, the board approved Resolution 241 to authorize E‑Rate Category 2 access‑point licensing under a three‑year contract. A board member described the contract as a three‑year license for access points with anticipated E‑Rate reimbursements of roughly 40–50 percent and cited a three‑year total figure of about $43,000; the board discussed per‑access licensing costs and payment timing before approving the item.
The board also approved Resolution 242 to certify the district’s 2026 graduating class at West Geauga High School, the annual step that formally finalizes students’ completion of graduation requirements.
Following those votes, the board approved Resolution 243 and entered executive session under Ohio Revised Code section 121.22 (and section 121.22(g)) to consider the compensation of public employees, to confer with legal counsel on disputes that are the subject of pending or imminent court action, and to discuss details of security arrangements and emergency response protocols. The board noted that no official action would be taken in executive session. The board invited legal counsel to attend portions of the executive session and said part of the session would be just the board.
The board reconvened into regular session at 6:00 p.m., announced the next meeting for Monday, July 20, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., and approved Resolution 244 to adjourn.
