Ohio / School Districts / Middletown City
The district’s treasurer presented a preliminary FY27 tax budget on Jan. 12, warning property tax reform and statewide enrollment declines could shrink revenue by roughly $1.5M in 2026 and up to $4.2M annually thereafter, pushing cash balances and days of operating reserves down and prompting the board to approve the budget despite the forecasted declines.
Ohio / School Districts / Middletown City
The board voted Jan. 12 to contribute $11,500 to the Ohio Coalition for Equity's legal effort after debate over appropriateness and the status of the court case; votes recorded were yes from Schuibert, Erso and Baker, no from Moore and an abstention from Ramsey Hunter.
Ohio / School Districts / Middletown City
At the Jan. 12 organizational meeting the board swore in new members, re-elected Chris as board president after contested nominations and debate about governance, elected Anita Schuibert as vice chair, and approved several standing resolutions including bonding, delegation of limited hiring authority, and a new ransomware-payment authorization under state law.
Ohio / School Districts / Middletown City
A school counselor at Rosa Parks Elementary told the board that reduction-in-force notices and administrative errors in notices have left staff and students vulnerable; she said cutting to one counselor would lift student-to-counselor ratios above 1,000:1 and urged the district to preserve counseling capacity.
Ohio / School Districts / Middletown City
Middletown City Schools reported gains in early-grade literacy—third-grade proficiency rose from 20% to 43% since 2021—credited to data-driven instruction and Orton-Gillingham training; the district also previewed a high-school program-of-study redesign expanding College Credit Plus offerings and a freshman 'Midi U' academy.
Ohio / School Districts / Middletown City
At its Dec. 15 meeting the board approved the revised consent agenda (after removing a basketball trip), approved routine contracts including a $2,784 OSBA policy contract and a University of Dayton psychologist intern placement, recognized Coach Khali Jones and announced a community center ribbon cutting Dec. 17.
Ohio / School Districts / Middletown City
Athletic director proposed requiring high-school students to present IDs to attend unaccompanied and requiring middle-school students to be accompanied by an adult; board removed a planned boys basketball trip from the consent agenda and approved remaining consent items.
Ohio / School Districts / Middletown City
Chris Brown announced he will leave his ESE partnership role in January and introduced Jeff Brandt as his replacement; Brandt described 30 years in K–12 education, including time as a superintendent, and expressed eagerness to continue the district partnership.
Ohio / School Districts / Middletown City
Business manager Eric Stotzing told the board the new transportation facility on Cincinnati-Dayton Road reached substantial completion of the main building Oct. 17 and is on budget, but final exterior work — including the parking lot and fueling system — has been delayed by winter weather and will be finished in spring or summer.
Ohio / School Districts / Middletown City
The board approved a resolution adopting the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s 2025 special education model policies to comply with Ohio Revised Code §3323.08 and directed the superintendent to upload the signed resolution by Nov. 30.