The Euclid Board of Education met on September 9th, 2026, in the Board Room at the Fordyce Administration Building at 7:00 pm.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Board President Gabrielle Kelly, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
All Board Members were present.
The Board reviewed and accepted the agenda for the evening.
The Board adopted the minutes from the August 12th and 26th Board Meetings.
Presentations & Recognitions
The Board approved two proclamations. The first approved making the week of October 19th - 23rd National School Bus Safety Week. Euclid Schools will join districts across the country in promoting school bus safety through educational programs and activities.
The second proclamation named the week of October 12th - 16th National School Lunch Week, recognizing the important role nutritious meals play in supporting student health, learning and achievement.
The Board recognized new hires for the 2026-2027 School Year.
Chardon Hills STEM School Recognitions and Presentation
Four outstanding Chardon Hills Students were recognized as Students of the Month at the meeting.
Nakiyah Bradley - 1st Grade
Nakiyah was recognized as a positive role model who consistently demonstrates Chardon Hills’ 3Rs by being respectful, responsible, and ready to learn. She is polite, generous, and always willing to help her classmates and teachers.
Owen Greenway - 3rd Grade
Owen was recognized as a reliable and self-motivated leader who does the right thing even when no one is watching. He consistently supports his classmates and teachers while setting a positive example for others.
Talia Jarvis - 4th Grade
Talia was recognized for her kindness, compassion, and commitment to learning. Talia earned Distinguished Honor Roll by receiving straight As during all four quarters of the 2025-2026 School Year.
Sahabahddin Muhammad - 5th Grade
Sahabahddin was recognized for his curiosity, initiative, and commitment to excellence. He asks thoughtful questions, seeks solutions to problems, and builds positive relationships with his classmates.
Program Assistant Paula Johnson was recognized 
as Staff Member of the Month. Ms. Johnson works diligently to ensure students are safe and supported during lunch and recess while building positive relationships throughout the school. She regularly takes on additional responsibilities and assists wherever she is needed.
Teacher Alyssa Rowe was recognized as Facult
y Member of the Month for creating a supportive classroom community where students feel valued and connected. She maintains high expectations while making learning engaging and enjoyable. During the previous school year, 87% of her students passed both the Math and English Language Arts Ohio State Tests. Ms. Rowe also serves on several school committees and the District’s ELA cohort.
Mrs. Camelia Bradley, parent of Nakiyah Bradley, was recognized as Family Member of the Month. Mrs. Bradley is an active PTA parent who regularly volunteers her time and talents to support events such as the Wax Museum, Fashion Show, and student dance performances.
Following the recognitions, Principal Deana Stinchcomb and Assistant Principal Jamie Mediate shared an overview of the learning opportunities, student supports and family partnerships at Chardon Hills STEM School.
Centered on the schoolwide theme, “Learning is a Journey That Never Ends,” the presentation highlighted how Chardon Hills is making an IMPACT through STEM, instruction, attendance, family engagement, and PBIS.
STEM
Chardon Hills continues to expand STEM education by connecting hands-on projects directly to grade-level curriculum. Students have applied their learning by constructing geometric shapes, designing bridges, creating Statue of Liberty projects, developing original planets and organisms, building projects from recyclable materials, and designing mini-golf courses. Fifth-grade STEM leaders also guided younger students through an Olympics-themed STEM Day featuring LEGO construction, Sphero robots, pipe-cleaner skiers, mini putt-putt and other engineering challenges.
Students in grades one through five participate in Youth Engineering Solutions, a research-based curriculum developed by the Museum of Science in Boston. Through these units, students have designed night lights, created pumpkin pollinators, built magnetic dog doors, developed illuminated safety vests, and engineered filters intended to reduce plastic waste entering waterways. Chardon Hills is also expanding the connection between art and STEM by incorporating its kiln into classroom projects connected to science, technology, and Core Knowledge Language Arts lessons.
Instruction
Instruction at Chardon Hills emphasizes reading, writing, speaking and critical thinking across every subject. Through Core Knowledge Language Arts, students read or listen to texts, write responses using evidence, and discuss their thinking with classmates. In math, teachers use academic vocabulary, manipulatives, small-group instruction and student discussion to help students explain their reasoning and develop a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts.
Learning also extends beyond the classroom through field trips, virtual experiences, community partnerships and career exploration. Students have visited Playhouse Square and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, participated in fishing activities with the Euclid Police Department, and learned from Euclid High School Orchestra teachers. Through the Letters to a Pre-Scientist program, students correspond with STEM professionals from around the world. School Counselor Adriane Kehn also uses Xello and interactive career activities to help students explore their interests, strengths and possible future pathways.
Attendance
Chardon Hills is showing continued progress in student attendance. The school’s average daily attendance increased from 93.3% during the 2024-2025 School Year to 94.14% during the 2025-2026 School Year. During the first month of the 2026-2027 School Year, attendance reached 96.08%.
Before the school year began, staff contacted 53 families whose students had a history of chronic absenteeism to learn how the school could help students attend consistently and arrive ready to learn. Chardon Hills also uses daily attendance tracking, weekly attendance meetings, family outreach, positive-recognition certificates, monthly attendance carts and milestone celebrations. Staff contact families following two consecutive absences to check on students and identify any support family may need.
Family Engagement
Chardon Hills continues to build a family-first culture through events that bring students, families and staff together. During last school year, the One School, One Book night centered on Matilda and included a staff reading, literacy and math activities, story sequencing, bookmark decorating and a STEM challenge. Students and families were also invited to participate in a night at the Cleveland Cavaliers, fourth-quarter awards, Kindergarten Promotion and other school celebrations.
The school welcomed new and returning families to the school year with its second annual Popsicles on the Playground event and hosted a well-attended Open House in August. Additional activities planned for the 2026-2027 School Year include the Family Picnic, Fathers Walk, Ohio State Test Breakfast & 700 Club recognition, Walk-a-Thon fundraiser, Wax Museum and Fashion Show, Family Movie Night and STEM Family Night. These activities provide families with opportunities to connect with staff, celebrate student achievement and become active partners in the school community.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Chardon Hills uses several PBIS recognition programs to celebrate students who demonstrate the 3Rs – Respectful, Responsible and Ready to Learn. Through “All That and a Bag of Chips,” students receive a certificate, a bag of chips and a positive phone call home. Each classroom also selects a “Friday’s Child” who is celebrated during a schoolwide parade. Students of the Month are invited to a special breakfast and receive an exclusive T-shirt.
Students who consistently meet behavioral expectations can participate in quarterly Best Behavior Bonus activities, including a glow dance, bounce houses and roller skating. Individual classrooms also offer student-selected celebrations such as pizza parties, extra recess and hydration stations.
The Student Council demonstrated the school’s commitment to service by collecting 172,816 pop tabs in six months to benefit families served by the Ronald McDonald House. Third grade students led the effort by collecting approximately 75,000 tabs. The project will continue during the 2026-2027 School Year.
The presentation concluded with a video featuring Chardon Hills students, staff and families reflecting on the school’s influence on their educational journeys and how they plan to make an IMPACT of their own.
Legislative Liaison Report
Student Liaison Report
Visitor Comments Relevant to the Agenda.
Reports and Recommendations of the Treasurer
This portion of the meeting covered the District’s financial data. Euclid Schools Treasurer Patrick Higley led the Board Members through the District’s financial statements.
The Board approved the August 2026 financial statements, Then and Now Listing, and payments.
The Board adopted an updated Five-Year Forecast and authorized the Treasurer to submit it to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
Reports and Recommendations of the Superintendent
Personnel
The Board approved changes to Certified and Classified personnel in the form of resignations, terminations, retirements, permanent substitute appointments, non-teaching appointments, non-teaching assignments, extra duty, athletic duty, athletic duty resignations, and leaves.
The Board appointed Ralph Murphy as a long-term substitute assistant principal at Euclid Middle School from September 8 through November 24, 2026.
Contracts/Agreements
The Board approved an agreement with Zen Educate, Inc. to help identify and provide qualified education professionals to fill open positions throughout the District during the 2026-2027 School Year
The Board approved an agreement with Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services, Inc. to provide supplemental healthcare professionals for the 2026-2027 School Year.
The Board approved an agreement with Wonder Star Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy to provide individualized assessments, behavior plans, one-on-one therapy, caregiver training, and data reporting. Wonder Star will work alongside school personnel to support student engagement, safety, independence, and access to instruction. The services will be provided at no cost to the District, with participating families’ medical insurance covering the cost.
Contracts/Agreements - Title Services
Through a consent agenda, the Board approved agreements supporting eligible Euclid students attending several nonpublic schools:
PSI Associates, LLC will provide Title I remedial teaching services at Corpus Christi School and Trinity High School.
The District will pool Title I funds through agreements with Wickliffe City Schools to support eligible Euclid students attending All Saints School and Mater Dei Academy.
Rachel G. Slapnicker, LLC will provide gifted and enrichment instruction at Our Lady of the Lake School.
MEG/McKeon Education Group, Inc. will provide a Title I instructor at St. Ann School.
MEG/McKeon Education Group, Inc. will provide an intervention specialist and tutor at Ss. Robert & William School through IDEA-B and Auxiliary Funds.
Routine Business
The Board approved an agreement with the East Cleveland Neighborhood Center to provide alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention education, leadership development, social-emotional learning, and decision-making programs for students at Euclid Middle School and Euclid High School. The services may be provided through classroom lessons, small groups, and assemblies at no cost to the District.
The Board approved an agreement with Step Forward to provide full-day and half-day Head Start preschool classes at the Early Learning Village. Step Forward will also provide participating families with social services, parent-involvement activities, mental-health consultation, and educational support.
The Board declared transportation impractical for two students attending Hathaway Brown School and University School. In accordance with Ohio law, the District will offer payment in lieu of transportation to the students’ families.
Miscellaneous
The Board officially certified 308 students as graduates of the Euclid High School Class of 2026 after they completed all academic requirements.
Policies
The Board approved the first reading of new Policy 5781, Family Code of Conduct. The proposed policy outlines behavioral expectations, cooperation guidelines, and prohibited disruptive conduct for families, volunteers, and visitors on District property.
Superintendent's Informal
Superintendent Karen Brown recognized September as Attendance Awareness Month, a nationwide initiative highlighting the connection between regular school attendance and academic achievement. Euclid Schools is celebrating alongside the Cleveland Browns Foundation’s Stay in the Game! Attendance Network through activities and reminders encouraging students to attend school every day and helping families understand the importance of reducing chronic absenteeism. Mrs. Brown reminded the school community that Euclid Schools needs “Every Panther, Every Day.”
Superintendent Brown invited community members to attend a breakfast hosted by the Euclid Public Library at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16. The event will give residents an opportunity to explore the renovated library, meet Superintendent Brown, and learn more about the positive work taking place in the Euclid Schools.
Public Participation
New Business/Old Business
The Board appointed Ms. Gabrielle Kelly as its official delegate and Ms. Selina Wright as the alternate for the Ohio School Boards Association Annual Business Meeting.
Work Session
The Board entered into a work session to discuss the District's goals at 8:16 PM.