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Claymont City School District board meeting, Sep 14, 2026

57 min

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  2. Solomon PetersPresident
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Claymont board hears update on October 21 auction of intermediate school property 0:39

  • The board heard an update on the planned October 21 auction of the intermediate school, the north side gym and the playground, including open houses scheduled for October 14 and October 18. 4:36
  • A district staff member described a statewide ProgressBook syncing problem that began with an update on the first day of school and led the district to a manual syncing process that takes about 4 hours. 8:59
  • A district staff member reported that total revenues were at 21.07%, higher than budgeted, two months into the fiscal year. 23:03
  • Board members voted by roll call on the superintendent's recommendations. 54:20

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Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:00
    • Solomon Peters called the meeting to order and announced the next meeting for October 12th at 6:00 PM and a special meeting October 21st at 6:00 PM for the auction property. 0:00
    • Solomon Peters asked for a motion and a second to approve the meeting agenda, and the motion was moved and seconded. 1:14
  2. Commendations and public participation 1:40
    • A district staff member thanked the Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital step-down IC unit for collecting school supplies and the American Electric Power Foundation for a donation to the student care closets. 1:41
    • One board member said they had talked to many teachers, janitors and some administrators and that everything seemed to be going very well after the changes made going into the school year. 3:54
    • There was no public participation. ~4:23
  3. Update on property auction 4:30
    • A speaker said there had been inquiries and discussions on zoning, and that prospective buyers were directed to the Village of Denison with questions. 4:36
    • The speaker said open houses were advertised for October 14th from 5 to 7 and October 18th from 1 to 3, and that both dates were for both buyers and visitors. 5:17
    • A district staff member said the zoning director indicated the parking lot may be village property, and the speaker said the parking lot was likely one of the parcels and would double-check. 7:26
  4. Student information system syncing problem 8:46
    • A district staff member said a bad ProgressBook update rolled out on the first day of school disrupted the automatic sync of student, enrollment and staff data into learning systems. 8:59
    • A district staff member said the district switched to a manual syncing process that only the staff member can run and that takes about 4 hours. 8:59
    • The staff member said the district's ITC was issuing a request for qualifications for a student information system. 11:27
  5. Drafting tables and literacy event 16:16
    • A district staff member said new drafting tables and desks for the test room would use some Title V carryover money. 16:47
    • A district staff member said over 80% of families attended an end-of-year literacy event where summer reading folders were sent home. 19:46
    • The staff member said more than 40 folders came back, compared with 4 the year before. 20:52
  6. Association and staff reports 22:17
    • A staff member reporting for Buckeye said that board's meeting was the next day. 22:23
    • A staff member postponed a report and referred the board to attorney information in the board folder. 22:30
  7. Monthly financial report 22:47
    • A district staff member said total revenues were higher than budgeted 2 months into the fiscal year, at 21.07%. 23:03
    • The staff member said expenses were at 13.55% and that general fund revenues were just shy of $5 million with expenses a little over $3 million. 24:17
  8. Northside playground equipment donors 25:50
    • A district staff member said the playground equipment cost about $63,000 and had 10 donors. 26:27
    • The staff member said Rainbow Connection contributed about $10,100, and its board told the district it had gotten its use out of the equipment. 26:39
  9. Board member remarks on finances 28:35
    • A speaker said moving 4.2 mills to permanent improvement restored part of the voted millage. 34:23
    • A speaker said the district had put $2,026,753.36 into the intermediate building over the last 5 years. 35:41
    • The board member said it was never the board's intent to close the intermediate building and that circumstances changed. 37:34
  10. Explanation of federal relief funds 41:21
    • A district staff member said ESSER I was about $110,000 and was used for items such as cleaning supplies and face coverings. 41:26
    • The staff member said the district looked at HVAC systems because they were an allowable use, and said ESSER stands for elementary and secondary school emergency relief. 42:14
  11. Financial approvals 48:27
    • A district staff member asked for approval of the August financial report, August bills, the August 10th minutes and a transfer of $1,286.32 from the class of 2026 to the class of 2027. 48:27
    • The request also included accepting a $2,000 donation from the AEP Foundation for the student care closet. 49:56
    • The motion was made and seconded, and the roll was called. 50:06
  12. Superintendent's recommendations 51:56
    • A district staff member presented recommendations including a retirement, aide resignations, one-year contracts, an MOU for transportation services with Horizons, a middle school HVAC quote and roof repair at central office. 51:57
    • Solomon Peters asked for a motion and a second to approve the superintendent's recommendations, and the motion was moved and seconded. 54:20
  13. Athletic supplementals and volunteers 54:45
    • A district staff member presented a retroactive summer weightlifting supplemental, athletic supplementals and volunteers for several sports. 54:45
    • Solomon Peters asked for a motion and a second, and the motion was made and seconded. 56:06
  14. New business and adjournment 56:30
    • A speaker announced a foundation steak fry raffle in October. 56:32
    • Solomon Peters asked for a motion and a second to adjourn. 56:47

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