Ohio / School Districts / Parma City
The board approved a slate of routine resolutions (minutes, financial reports, contracts, field trips, personnel) and passed a resolution to submit a 1.75% earned-income tax to voters. Details and roll-call results are listed below.
Ohio / School Districts / Parma City
The Parma City School District Board of Education voted to submit a 1.75% earned-income tax to voters, prompting debate over a roughly $12.5 million in required cost reductions and the recent decision to close the PAGE program. Board members and parents pressed administration for transparent plans before taxpayers are asked to approve new revenue.
Ohio / School Districts / Parma City
The superintendent told the board the Page gifted program is being discontinued as an administrative decision; several parents and community members urged the district to explain the rationale, quantify savings and ensure continuity of gifted services.
Ohio / School Districts / Parma City
After a presentation by Superintendent Scott Hunt outlining a proposed continuing 1.75% school district income tax and projected revenue, the Parma City School District Board of Education voted to remove the resolution from tonight’s agenda amid concerns over notice, collaboration and timing.
Ohio / School Districts / Parma City
At the organizational meeting the Parma City School District Board elected Dr. Leah Early as president and Tammy Sebastian as vice president; both were sworn in and pledged collaborative leadership.
Ohio / School Districts / Parma City
The board approved its 27-item organizational consent resolution but took separate votes and extended discussion on committee scheduling, the district's approved list of law firms, and a $1,000,000 blanket purchase-order limit; trustees pressed for additional transparency and a follow-up work session.
Ohio / School Districts / Parma City
District staff proposed phasing out three renewal property levies and placing a 1.75% school-district earned-income tax on the May 2026 ballot to provide property-tax relief and replace revenue; trustees pressed for specific cost‑savings plans and scheduled a special meeting to continue work.
Ohio / School Districts / Parma City
At its Dec. 11 meeting, the Parma City School District board approved a slate of routine resolutions including financial reports, investment ratifications, supplemental appropriations, HR appointments and revised anti-harassment and nondiscrimination policies; Treasurer Sean explained a request for advanced tax payments from the county.
Ohio / School Districts / Parma City
The Parma City School District board voted Dec. 11 to accept a resignation and separation agreement that will pay a Greenbrier Middle School teacher $95,000, keep the teacher on leave through Feb. 1 and bar the teacher from district property; the decision drew public concern about the teacher’s ability to work elsewhere.
Ohio / School Districts / Parma City
A public commenter asked the Parma City School District Board to allow incoming elected members to attend an attorney‑present executive session; the board debated but voted to allow only current active board members to participate and then adjourned into executive session for personnel matters.