Board Business Meeting
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
6:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. EDT
3952 W 140th St Cleveland, OH 44111 (Directions)
John Marshall High School, Cafetorium (or watch on YouTube)
The Board of Education functions as the governing body of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Board responsibilities include: hiring the school district chief executive officer (with the mayor’s agreement); setting school district policy; approving the school district budget; establishing goals and accountability standards; and promoting parent, family, and community involvement in the schools.
The board has two types of meetings: a work session and a business meeting. Work sessions focus on information gathering and debate on issues and proposed resolutions. Business meetings focus on holding official votes on resolutions.
The board can have up to nine voting members, all of whom are appointed by the mayor.
Current board members:
- Sara Elaqad, chair
- Leah D. Hudnall, vice chair
- Robert Briggs
- Robert M. Heard
- Midori Lebrón
- Diana Welch Howell
- Denise W. Link
- Nigamanth Sridhar
- Charlene Jones
The CEO of the school district is Warren Morgan II.
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team
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05:20 PM May 21, 2024 CDT
Roll call
Back to the business at hand
In climate weather guidelines are being discussed by the ceo
And Karen Thompson
The phases should be done by July
They have partners in different cities in Ohio, Indiana and Baltimore
This process has been in place since 2003
More proactive maintenance measures are in place now
CEO supports this and expressed gratitude
Lisa Riley is first
She expressed her frustration with the situation.
She cited various ways to make the situation better.
She is an intervention specialist aka special education
K-12 they have over 900 students right now
There are autistic children who are affected
She also has safety and security plans.
Her concerns are about the lack of sunlight
The idea of 49 students in a room....
Building improvement is first
CEO Morgan gave his report on a bond and taxes that they plan to replace an expiring bond in place
He has 5 year goals
Morgan spoke about the future of the district
This is the levy and bond asks
Elaqad supports this
Next up
Athletic issues
Resolution passed
Motion passed on these 4 items
This is for 12 items for employees and administrative expenses
Substitute Teachers etc
Motion passed
Board members are in executive session
After the recess the board put forth a motion not to renew a contract for School Based Administrators
Motion passed
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Agency Information
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
The Board of Education functions as the governing body of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Board responsibilities include: hiring the School District Chief Executive Officer (with the concurrence of the Mayor); setting School District policy; approving the School District budget; establishing goals and accountability standards; and promoting parent, family, and community involvement in the schools.
Cleveland’s current school governance structure was created by Ohio House Bill 269 in 1997, and took effect September 9, 1998. The Board of Education is made up of nine voting members appointed by the Mayor of Cleveland from a slate of nominees selected by a local nominating panel, established under State law. At least four of the nine members must have significant expertise in either education, finance, or business management. Board members must be residents of the School District, and at least one of the nine members must reside in that part of the School District that is outside the City of Cleveland (Bratenahl, Linndale, Newburgh Heights, and parts of Brook Park and Garfield Heights).
Find the meeting live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/@CMSDCommunications/streams