Parma City School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

2 h 12 min · 4 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Parma district plans $8 million spending reduction, with plan due to state November 30th 1:33:23

  • Board members discussed how committee work reaches the full board and how the public comment policy is enforced. 56:17
  • The board approved Resolutions 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠436, 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠442 and 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠446. 1:25:21
  • A district administrator said the district's job this year is to cut $8 million or reduce spending by $8 million heading into next year, with the plan to be presented to the board November 19th and due to the state by November 30th. 1:33:13
  • The administrator suggested the board schedule a work session to walk through the plan before it is approved. 1:42:04
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 28:06
    • A board member moved to amend the September 22 special meeting minutes to state that the board had asked for public input on a retire/rehire matter. 31:01
    • A speaker said the minutes are a summation rather than word for word and were not materially wrong without the statement. 32:10
    • The board approved Resolution 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠433 and Resolution 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠434, approval of the written record of proceedings from the September 17th, 2026 regular board meeting and the September 21st, 22nd, and October 1st, 2026 special board meetings. 35:21
  2. Board scholarship contributions 37:20
    • A speaker said the board does one scholarship each for Normandy, Valley Forge and Career Tech, and another speaker said the amount was $600 each. 38:01
    • The presiding speaker said the board would stay at the same amount. 41:41
  3. Administrator updates to the board 44:50
    • A district staff member said community conversations would be held the 13th of October at Densler Elementary School on the district report card, November 12th at Valley Forge on district finances and in December on facilities and future planning. 45:20
    • The administrator said the district is bringing back the Parma Press online newsletter and announced the Battle of Parma events on October 23rd, with a parade beginning at 5 and a tailgate from 4 to 7. 46:14
    • A speaker said that if the board does not approve a plan, the state would have to place the district in fiscal caution. 51:28
  4. Committee reports and community conversations 51:47
    • A board member cited board policy on committees and said the full board should have had input on the community conversations. 56:17
    • Another board member said the administration can hold community conversations without board approval. 58:05
  5. Board member communications 1:07:11
    • A board member encouraged colleagues to attend a school board leadership series on October 14th, January 13th and April 14th. 1:07:11
    • The board member said the foundation's Taste of the Towns event had 322 guests and 30 vendors and raised over $15,000. 1:09:25
  6. Enforcement of public comment policy 1:13:31
    • The board member also said some request to be heard forms from the previous meeting were not completely filled out. 1:13:31
    • A board member cited Board Policy 0169.1, Section G and asked the board president, as presiding officer, to enforce it consistently. 1:14:06
    • The board president asked for specific instances and said speakers may address any board member through the president, as the policy states. 1:17:03
  7. Overnight field trips 1:24:24
    • The board considered overnight trips to Hamilton, Ohio; New York City; and Italy, France, Monaco and Spain. 1:24:47
    • The board approved Resolutions 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠436, 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠438 and 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠440. 1:25:21
  8. Finance resolutions 1:28:33
    • The board considered resolutions on contributions and donations, rescinding a special account reserved for innovation in arts education and earmarking the amount for authorized field trips, and supplemental appropriations. 1:28:36
    • The board approved Resolutions 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠441, 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠442 and 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠445. 1:29:55
  9. Spending reduction plan discussion 1:32:49
    • A district administrator said the plan could include a reduction equal to about 40 teachers, or about $4 million in staffing, and $4 million in discretionary and other services. 1:33:23
    • A speaker said the district is not eligible for a state performance audit soon because districts in fiscal caution come first. 1:37:51
    • The administrator suggested a work session before approval, and said the board could also meet after November 19th. 1:42:04
  10. Personnel resolutions 1:46:35
    • The board considered certified exhibits, an intramural program and fees, and release from employment of classified employees during the probationary period. 1:46:39
    • The board approved Resolutions 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠446, 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠450 and 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠451. 1:47:16
  11. New and revised policies 1:50:54
    • The board considered new Policy 2431.07 and Policy 5224, and revised Policies 2266, 0145 and 0146. 1:50:54
    • The board approved Resolutions 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠452 and 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠453. 1:51:42
  12. Public comment 1:52:45
    • The board president said there were 4 requests to speak. 1:52:45
    • Speakers at public comment asked about negotiations, encouraged the board to advocate for public education funding and raised the private school voucher program, and encouraged board members to attend upcoming workshops. 1:54:30
    • The board president said negotiations cannot be discussed outside executive session. 1:55:47
  13. Community conversation attendance 2:08:08
    • Board members divided attendance so no more than two members attend each community conversation on the 13th, November 12th and December 10th. ~2:08:47
  14. Adjournment 2:10:45
    • A motion was made to adjourn under Resolution 2026⁠-⁠10⁠-⁠455. 2:10:45
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~2:11:29

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Video: posted by the district as “10-8-2026 Parma City School District Board of Education Meeting”