Lorain City School District board meeting, Sep 14, 2026
1 h 02 min · 1 public speaker
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Lorain staff say district will receive 2.5-star state report card, best since 2011 10:34
- District staff presented the state report card results due for release the next day, saying the district would receive 2.5 stars, its best report card since 2011. 10:34
- Staff also walked through a district quality report covering programs, kindergarten readiness, graduation, attendance and enrollment, and a staff member called chronic absenteeism the district's biggest challenge. 12:02
Item by item (8)
- Opening, pledge and student presentation 0:11
- Courtney Nazario called the Monday, September 14th board meeting to order and called for roll call. 0:11
- Students from Admiral King led the Pledge of Allegiance and read what they wrote about their heroes in observance of Patriot Day. 0:23
- A district staff member said Admiral King Elementary's average daily attendance one day last week was 94%. 0:57
- Approval of special meeting minutes 8:31
- Courtney Nazario noted no visitors or speakers at the first hearing of the public and called for a motion to approve the September 3rd special meeting minutes. 8:31
- Treasurer's reports and recommendations 9:01
- State report card and quality report 9:35
- A staff member said the district improved from 1 star to 3 stars in gap closing and from 1 star to 2 stars in graduation rate, and that the class of '26 had an 87.2% graduation rate, the highest since 2003. 11:27
- A staff member said chronic absenteeism improved by 8% over the past 5 years but remains the district's biggest challenge, with a goal of 20% or less. 26:52
- A staff member said enrollment is up 6% since the 2020-2021 school year. 31:18
- Personnel matters 42:55
- A staff member asked the board to consider items 9.01 to 9.14, personnel matters, for approval. 43:36
- Operations matters 43:57
- After a question about item 10.01, a staff member described Reggio Emilia as a play-based, hands-on philosophy and said the share of preschool students continuing into kindergarten rose from about 50% to 83%. 44:08
- A speaker explained that JACES in item 10.07 is a control system for heating and air conditioning. 48:44
- A staff member said the district pays parents in lieu of transportation when transporting children is impractical, and that entering into a contract with the parents allows the district to be reimbursed. 50:10
- Public comment 51:22
- A speaker at public comment raised concerns about badges not being ready at the start of school, printer access and toner, and asked about returning laptop carts to classrooms; a staff member said the answer was yes. 53:30
- The speaker asked about a $56,000 PSI contract for Title I services at Spectrum, and a staff member said it serves Lorain City School students attending that nonpublic school. 56:09
- Next meeting and executive session 1:01:50
- Courtney Nazario said the next board meeting will be September 28th at 5 o'clock and called for a motion to go into executive session on employment and conference with attorney. 1:01:50
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Video: posted by the district as “LIVE! Lorain City Schools Board of Education Meeting 9/14/2026”