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Board approves superintendent’s contracts and personnel slate for 2026–27; recalls, hires and supplemental assignments included
Summary
Superintendent Anne Slush presented and the board approved a package of contracts for services (audiology, interpreters, curriculum renewals, transportation agreements, Verizon wireless) and multiple personnel actions including resignations, recalls of six teachers, new appointments and athletic supplemental contracts for 2026–27.
The Elyria City School Board approved a set of superintendent-recommended contracts and personnel actions for the 2026–27 school year during its July 15 meeting.
Superintendent Anne Slush outlined a list of contracts for approval: renewal of door controls, an agreement with Trust The Journey Academy LLC, an agreement with the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio for audiology and hearing-impairment services, a contract with Cleveland Hearing and Speech for classroom interpreters, a Student Food Authority alternate agreement with LCC, payment-in-lieu-of-transportation and the type 4 transportation rate for 2026–27, a three-year renewal with Cengage for the National Geographic social-studies curriculum for grades 5–8, a Link Crew middle-school program agreement, an ODS transportation service agreement, a student transportation contract with Education Alternatives for door‑to‑door special education transportation, and a 12‑month MAS/GSA contract with Verizon Wireless. The superintendent described these as “typical this time of year” and confirmed the district has used external audiology and interpreter services because the district does not maintain an on‑staff audiologist.
Board members moved and seconded approval of the superintendent’s action items; the treasurer called the roll and the motion carried unanimously.
On personnel, the superintendent reported the district is nearing the end of the recall list for certified staff. The board approved resignations (including certified staff and one classified school health aide), recalls of six teachers from the reduction‑in‑force list, appointments of certified staff and substitutes, a replacement social worker (Megan Hughes, described as bilingual), classified hires including lunch monitors and athletic supplemental contracts for 2026–27. The superintendent noted that some laid-off staff found other employment but that recalled staff must be offered their positions for 25 months under recall rules. The board approved the personnel slate by roll-call vote.
All approvals were routine motions recorded on the public agenda; no amendments or conditions were added at the meeting.
