Board considers policy on recording and AI processing at school events
The October 20 agenda proposed a new policy covering recordings and AI processing of communications on school property and at school events.
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The board approved an OFCC (Ohio Facilities Construction Commission) resolution accepting $77 million in conditional state co-funding for a facilities project, tied to a bond issue that will appear on the November 2026 ballot. Acceptance of these funds limits the district to three total ballot attempts to pass the related bond issue before losing this funding priority.
Parent Raises Pedestrian Safety Concerns After District Discontinues Staffed Crosswalk Assistance Near Endeavor School
A parent publicly reported that district staff assistance at crosswalks near Endeavor Elementary was discontinued just days before the 2026-27 school year began, prompting him to organize volunteer parents to supervise the crosswalk. He cited the 2024 death of a Lakota East freshman struck and killed near school, and asked the board for a coordinated pedestrian-safety plan.
Lakota Approves New Classified Staff (LSA) Labor Contract with 2.5% Raises
The Lakota Board of Education approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the LSA (classified staff union) at the August 24, 2026 meeting. An earlier proposal with differentiated raises by job classification failed ratification by LSA membership in May; after renewed interest-based bargaining, a revised agreement providing a uniform 2.5% raise for all classifications was ratified by LSA on August 19 and then approved by the board.
Westerville City School District
Board approves five-year forecast
The Board approved its August five-year forecast, a planning document used to project district finances.
Board posts five-year financial forecast materials
The August 24 meeting materials include the district's five-year financial forecast and list forecast approval on the Board of Education agenda.
Parma financial outlook discusses possible future spending and staffing reductions
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South Euclid-Lyndhurst City School District
Board adopts 2027–2029 strategic plan
The South Euclid-Lyndhurst Board unanimously adopted a 2027–2029 strategic plan with six focus areas including academic excellence, career readiness, early childhood, technology, and wellness.
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Board outlines timeline to fill a Board vacancy
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Strongsville City School District
Board sends five-year operating-levy question to voters
The Strongsville Board of Education voted to submit a five-year, 6.7-mill property-tax levy question for current expenses to district voters.
Board Votes to Declare Bus Routes to Multiple Nonpublic Schools 'Impractical,' Cutting Service for Dozens of Students
At the July 27, 2026 board meeting, Lakota's administration presented and the board voted on a resolution declaring bus transportation to roughly 12 nonpublic schools (including All Saints, Cincinnati Christian, Montessori Academy, Roger Bacon, and others) 'impractical' under Ohio law, eliminating bus service for an estimated 50+ students. The determination was based on a new ridership threshold (about 20 students per bus) and cost-per-rider analysis. Numerous parents testified that notification letters were sent late (some dated July 14 but not received until July 21-24), leaving families as little as two days to respond, and challenged whether the district followed the state's required six-factor analysis and per-child evaluation.
Five-Year Financial Forecast Draft Raises Transportation Cost Growth Assumption from 3% to 6%
During the July 27, 2026 board meeting, officials disclosed that the district's five-year financial forecast draft revised its annual transportation cost growth assumption from under 3% to 6%, based on actual cost trends over the past six years, including higher bus prices, parts costs, and driver wages.
Lakota Treasurer Adam Zink Departs; Randy Bertram Named Successor
The July 27, 2026 board meeting was Treasurer Adam Zink's final meeting after nearly ten years with the district; the board publicly thanked him for his service. Randy Bertram was identified as his successor, and by the August 11, 2026 work session Bertram was already serving as the meeting's roll-caller/clerk in a treasurer-type role.
District plans local facilities funding or a November 2027 ballot issue
The board declared its intent to join Ohio’s expedited local facilities program and said it plans to use local resources or move forward with a ballot issue in November 2027.
Board appoints Dr. Jennifer Schwanke as superintendent
The Board of Education accepted John Marschhausen's resignation effective July 31 and appointed Dr. Jennifer Schwanke as superintendent effective August 1, 2026.
Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District
Board advances proposed 6.5-mill operating levy
The CH-UH Board approved the resolution of necessity for a proposed 6.5-mill November 2026 operating levy.
Board puts a continuing 1.25% earned-income tax on the November ballot
The board voted to ask residents to approve a 1.25% earned-income tax for current expenses, starting January 1, 2027 and continuing without an end date.
Lakota Introduces New Artificial Intelligence Use Policy
The Board conducted a first read of new Policy 7540.09 governing artificial intelligence use in the district, covering AI literacy, acceptable use, employment training, academic integrity, and safeguards related to intimate imagery concerns raised in other districts.
Lakota Updates Attendance Policy Following State House Bill 96 Truancy Law Changes
The Board reviewed a first read of a revised attendance policy (Policy 5200) to align with new state House Bill 96, which replaces the prior House Bill 410 truancy framework and gives the district more local control over intervention steps before pursuing truancy court action for chronically absent students.
Lakota Board Approves Lunch Price Increase for 2026-27 School Year
The Board of Education approved a $0.25 increase in student lunch prices for the 2026-27 school year, raising Type A lunch prices to $3.50 at early childhood/elementary schools and $3.50 at junior high and high schools.
Board Approves Resolution to Pursue State Facilities Funding for Master Facilities Plan
The Board approved a resolution authorizing Lakota Local Schools to participate in the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission's Classroom Facilities Assistance Program (CFAP), which would make the district eligible for a 33% state funding share to help offset its master facilities plan.
Martins Ferry City School District
Voters will decide a five-year school income tax
The board placed a 0.75% earned-income-tax proposal on the November 3, 2026 ballot. It would fund current expenses for five years starting January 1, 2027.
Twinsburg City School District
Twinsburg Board approves FY2026 final and FY2027 temporary appropriations
On June 24, 2026, the Twinsburg Board approved its final FY2026 appropriations and temporary FY2027 appropriations, along with related estimated-resource certificates.
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