The Maple Heights City School Board approved the 2026–27 academic calendar: teacher orientation Aug. 6–10; staff start Aug. 11; student first day Aug. 19 for grades 1–12; preschool/kindergarten start dates separate; last student day May 21. The board voted unanimously to approve the calendar.
The board passed a set of routine resolutions: tax-levy certification to the county, participation in board of revision complaints, renewal of the Ohio Schools Council electricity purchasing agreement, a short-term staffing contract with Therapy Travelers LLC, and approved a termination agreement for Travis Lynch. All motions carried on roll-call votes.
The board approved purchase and pilot access to an online platform (referred to in the packet as 'manga') to support PBIS rewards, electronic hall passes, behavior tracking and parent notifications; staff said the district will trial the system in April–May and implement fully next school year.
A community historian showed board members a 54-minute documentary about Maple Heights alumni and history and proposed using it as a classroom resource (recommended for seventh grade). The district agreed to receive and pilot the film and the presenter said donations will support Little Red Schoolhouse scholarships.
Treasurer Connie Bowen told the board that revenue is projected to decline about 4.5% from 2026'2030, reviewed property-tax reform and levy constraints, and the board approved appropriations adjustments, a bus-safety grant participation and the 2026 spring forecast.
CTE leaders told the Maple Heights Board of Education that career-technical programs are boosting graduation and state-readiness metrics, reporting high pass rates on technical exams, college-credit gains and substantial work-based learning participation.
The Maple Heights City School Board approved a donor-funded career-readiness program, agreed to purchase Chromebooks to extend 1:1 access to third graders, accepted a $54,186 state bus-safety grant and anticipated $100,000 for a high-school solar array; votes were unanimous. A parent complaint about snowy bus stops prompted staff follow-up.
At its Jan. 6 organizational meeting, the Maple Heights Board of Education swore in Roslyn Moore as board president, heard a tax-budget update amid recent state property‑tax reforms, approved multiple routine resolutions (including a $20,000 service fund) and appointed committee chairs and delegates for 2026.
After a joint presentation by Maple Heights Superintendent De La Flora and Warrensville Heights Superintendent Donald Jolley, the Maple Heights City Board voted unanimously to join the new United Athletic Conference, which will launch with six districts and a $5,000 annual fee to support a commissioner and league events.
At its Dec. 15 meeting the Maple Heights City Board heard a treasurer report showing a roughly 100-student drop in funded enrollment, approved several service contracts and special-education resolutions, and tabled a superintendent-evaluation contract because of a question about a mileage charge.