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The superintendent reported the district has “just under 40 students” currently enrolled through open enrollment and described that as a small portion of total enrollment. He said roughly five seniors currently open-enrolled are scheduled to graduate this year and about five juniors are likely to open-enroll next year; that trend could reduce the open-enrolled population to under 30 students if current patterns hold.

The superintendent noted that when the district first opened the high-tech building several years ago it accepted a higher number of open-enrolled students to fill class capacity, and he predicted the district will be able to consider broader open enrollment again “in 2 or 3 years” once the new high school is online and provides additional capacity.

He recommended the district “remain selectively open” where space exists, noting that some grade levels have capacity and others do not. Board members did not pose additional questions on the topic during the report.

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Under human resources the board approved a set of appointments, supplemental contracts and leaves as read into the record. The packet included dozens of items: summer preschool assessment contracts (5), summer school teacher contracts (13), extended-school-year certified staff contracts (7), extended-school-year special-education aide contracts (15), NREA supplemental contracts (58), non-NREA supplemental contracts (20), support staff substitute contracts (34), extended-day contracts (20), ESY bus driver/bus aide contracts (19), hourly tutor contracts (2), and certified staff leaves (10). Several other personnel actions (certified appointments, resignations and support-staff adjustments) were handled in the same motion.

During the communications report, the board accepted donated funds and in-kind gifts from local businesses and groups for athletics, school programs and testing needs; donors named in the meeting included RW Beckett Corp., Anderson Process, O'Neil Healthcare, Rydell, RGI Creative, North Coast Eye Care, Poppy's Popcorn, GEON Performance Solutions and NREA, among others. The report itemized amounts and in-kind items for multiple school activities and booster support.

Buildings-and-operations items reported that the district will renew its annual food-service agreement with Aramark. Administration also noted the district offers optional student insurance through Love Insurance Agency; the option was described as at no cost to the district.

A motion to approve the human-resources items in one reading was moved by Mister Haines and seconded by Mister Bergstank; roll call recorded approval. The meeting packet indicated the human-resources items had first been presented for review and were moved to action during the meeting.

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The motion to approve the building-and-grounds report, which included GMP No. 3 for early site work, was moved by the Board President and seconded by Miss McCarthy; the roll call vote recorded unanimous approval. Hammond, the district’s construction representative, gave a project overview, describing the GMP as primarily for earthwork: “This the scope of this GMP will be to primarily earthwork, laying the groundwork, remove all the topsoil, do some underground utility work in preparation of the new high school construction.”

Hammond said the early site work will allow contractors to complete substantial site preparation through the coming winter so vertical construction of the new high school can begin in spring 2026. He said a smaller forthcoming GMP will address soil-stabilization (augering and stone) and that a larger GMP for the high school structure will arrive later in the year. The transportation and maintenance facility itself is a pre-engineered metal building, Hammond said, and precast materials for underground stormwater structures are pending arrival.

Board members asked about stormwater management. Hammond said the plan calls for exposed dry detention basins that will temporarily hold water after storm events and then release it slowly into the existing creek system; the district will build a detention area on the northern corner of the transportation/maintenance site and similar detention for the high school. He said the detention areas are designed to dry between storms and will not remain as permanent ponds. Hammond added that city engineers have been reviewing submissions and calculations.

Hammond gave the schedule: the last day of school is May 29, and the administration intends to start site work on May 30; the district expects to take over a large part of the current campus parking area for construction and to return two permanent parking lots on the western side of the site by fall, with some parking work possibly continuing into September.

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The education report was presented by Miss Saxon, who said the district will transition to ParentSquare beginning with the 2025–26 school year “to enhance the consistency, security, and efficiency of communications with families.” The ParentSquare contract covers district, school and classroom communications and is proposed as a three-year agreement.

The report also listed several contracts for students’ behavioral and therapeutic services, including agreements with Winston Consulting and Counseling, Kids Link, PEFSTEPS Educational Group, ABA Outreach Services, Education Alternatives, Suburban Transportation and Theradigm Incorporated. An education staff member who spoke during the report said Winston Consulting is a private provider the district has contracted with to fill mental-health capacity lost in the community and that the vendor will serve students K–12 next year. The staff member also said Theradigm provides occupational therapy districtwide and has been a partner for about 15 years.

The board was told the vendor agreements support special-education placements and transportation when North Ridgeville City Schools cannot provide a student’s least-restrictive environment in-district. The presenter said Northeast Ohio’s variety of providers allows the district to match services to individual student needs when required.

Also included in the education report was a proposed five-year agreement with Explore Learning to continue Gizmos, interactive STEM simulations, for grades 5–12; and a set of updated school fees that the administration said reflect higher costs for technology, instructional materials, communications tools and parking.

The student handbook returned to the board as a first reading. Superintendent (name not stated) described the draft as the most significant revision in roughly 15 years and said it is aligned with a Neola template and incorporates board policy language directly into the handbook. The draft also separates building-specific procedures in end-of-handbook appendices and states the posted handbook will be current as of the approval date and updated online as policies change. The superintendent said the administration will post updated versions online and plans periodic notifications to parents (about twice a year) when substantive changes occur.

All items were presented as first readings; the board was told second readings and consideration for approval will occur at the district’s regular meeting on May 21.

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