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Elyria City Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Elyria school board approves superintendent and personnel action items 11:20

  • Students from Elyria High School gave a presentation on the district's economic challenges and the programs they said could be cut if funding is not given to the district. 2:14
  • The treasurer action items included accepting the financial report for the month of September 2026 and acknowledging donations, and a motion to approve them was made. 9:52
  • The superintendent reported that the district's special education profile was met at a 3.75 out of 4, and the board then voted to move into executive session. 17:02
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and roll call 0:10
    • The meeting was called to order and the treasurer called the roll, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:10
    • Two visitors were listed, and one was not present. 0:28
  2. Student presentation on program funding 0:28
    • Students from Elyria High School said the district faces major economic challenges and that extracurriculars, electives, sports and other programs could be cut due to lack of funding. 2:14
    • The students described robotics, school sports, choir, orchestra and band, and JROTC as programs that could be affected. 3:12
    • The students also described college credit classes offered at the high school, including Lorain County Community College, CCP and AP classes. 6:49
  3. Approval of meeting minutes 9:17
    • The board took up the posted minutes from the October 7th meeting. 9:17
    • The motion to accept the minutes carried. 9:43
  4. Treasurer action items 9:43
    • The treasurer action items asked the board to accept the financial report for the month of September 2026 and to acknowledge and express appreciation for listed donations. 9:52
    • The motion to approve the treasurer action items carried. 10:23
  5. Treasurer report 10:54
    • The treasurer said there was no report at the moment and that an update would be given in November. 11:00
    • The treasurer said the forecast now has to be done in February rather than November, but November is a checking point because a couple of months of fiscal year '27 salaries are in. 11:00
  6. Superintendent action items 11:18
    • The items included a service agreement with Daktronics for scoreboards, an SRO MOU with the Lorain County Sheriff's Department, an agreement with the ESC, a rate change with Witgard and a district placement agreement with Trust the Journey Academy. 11:20
    • In response to questions, a speaker said the rate change was with the company that hires the crossing guards and that the academy agreement was a new placement the district had not used before. 12:10
    • The motion to approve the superintendent action items carried. 12:54
  7. Personnel action items 12:54
    • The personnel items included a classified staff resignation, unpaid leaves of absence, a recall from the reduction in force from the certified list, staff appointments and athletic supplemental contracts. 12:59
    • The motion to approve the personnel action items carried. 14:16
  8. Superintendent report 14:16
    • In the superintendent report, the superintendent said district officials met with a legislator and two chiefs from ODU about the impact of unfunded math mandates in Senate Bill 19 and that one item had already been changed due to the meeting. 14:16
    • The superintendent noted recent choir and orchestra concerts and sporting events. 14:20
    • The superintendent said the district's special education profile was met at a 3.75 out of 4 and that around 20% of students in the district are identified for special education. 17:02
  9. Executive session 17:53
    • A motion to move into executive session was made and seconded. 18:15
    • Asked whether any action would follow, a speaker said no. 18:40
    • The motion carried and the board went into executive session. 18:53

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Video: posted by the district as “Elyria Board of Education Meeting, October 21, 2026”