Maple Heights City School Board approves contracts, hires and settlement

At its April 13 meeting the Maple Heights City School Board voted unanimously to approve multiple contracts and personnel actions, including a settlement described in the agenda as Resolution 2628.

Among the approved items: a license agreement for 2026 graduation at the Cleveland State University Wstein Center; an agreement with the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio for the Positive Education Program (PEP) to provide outplacement services for some students with special needs; a bargaining-unit change that will place school psychologists into the MHTA bargaining unit starting with the 2026 school year; a College Credit Plus agreement with Lakeland Community College to expand CTE industrial maintenance to include welding students; a partnership with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation for a "Vision First" program to provide vision assessments and follow-up services for students; and a contract with Sanctuary Wellness and Education LLC for school psychologist services.

The board also approved a Neonet payroll-services contract to train the district's new payroll specialist and moved forward with disposal of obsolete Chromebooks and iPads that have reached end-of-life. Superintendent recommended Thomas Stanley for the payroll specialist position and the board approved his hire by roll call.

The agenda included Resolution 2628, the district's acceptance of a resignation/settlement agreement referenced on the agenda; the board voted to accept that resolution. Roll-call votes recorded the five voting members as "yes" on these agenda items.

All of the approval motions carried by roll call with the following members recorded in the transcript as voting yes: Mr. Blackwell, Miss Cheeks, Miss Hunter, Miss Shepard and Miss Moore. No dissenting votes were recorded in the public transcript.