Akron Public Schools meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Akron school board agendas: East CLC chiller repair, Barrett Building demolition grant and vendor contracts on deck

Akron Public Schools has posted agendas for a run of board and committee meetings covering building repairs, a demolition grant, vendor contracts and several policies. One caveat up front: the six meetings held in the past two weeks are listed in the supplied records as agenda-only, with minutes not yet published. That means no votes, awards or final outcomes from those sessions are established by the available material.

Board meeting, Oct. 12: repairs, grants and contracts listed

The Board of Education's regular meeting agenda listed Resolution #26-160 for urgent repair of air-cooled chiller units at East CLC, and Resolution #26-158 for the Summit County Land Bank demolition grant for the Barrett Building. Also listed were Resolution #26-157 on 2026-2027 first semester curricular materials fees, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company STEM Grant 2026-2027, service agreements with Navigate360, LLC, PowerSchool Group LLC and McGraw Hill, and personnel recommendations across professional, support and substitute staff. The agenda does not state dollar amounts for these items or how the board voted.

Policy talks: AI recording, homeless students, North High design

The Instructional Policy & Student Achievement Committee met Oct. 5 at 4:15 PM in the Board Room at the Sylvester Small Administration Building, 10 North Main Street. Its agenda called for votes on moving a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) and Gateway Pathways resolution, and Policy 5111.01 Homeless Students, to the Rules Committee. Policy 7540.10, on recording and AI processing of communications on school property and at school events, was listed as an informational preview for December, and Policy 5463, on credits from nonpublic schools, for November.

The Policy Committee met the same day at 5:15 PM with Policy 9130 - Public Complaints on its agenda. Most line items in the supplied text are blank, so their content is not established here.

The North High School Ad Hoc Committee met Oct. 6 at 5:15 PM to discuss "Essentials vs Add-Ons" and "Design Options 2 and 3 and Consideration for Additional Options." No votes or dollar amounts were listed. The committee met again Oct. 13 to review the Oct. 6 minutes; that agenda listed no discussion topics.

Contract figures scheduled for Oct. 21

The Legal and Contracts Committee agenda lists Cardinal Bus Sales and Services, Inc. at $350,590.00; a CDW Government LLC Hovercam contract at $360,000.00; Snow Plowing Vendors at $120,000.00; and Delta Dental at $3.59 per member per month over 3 years. Resolutions on Federal IDEA, Special Ed and Federal Education Funding are also listed. These are agenda items for discussion; the record does not establish approval.

The Finance and Capital Management Committee meets the same day to review the September 2026 Financial Report and updates on the Buchtel Press Box, the Pfeiffer/Miller South Project, the North High School Project and the East CLC Chiller, along with district policies on public funds, credit cards, public records and fixed assets.

Coming up

• **Oct. 19 — Rules Committee:** treasurer recommendations and personnel recommendations across staffing categories, plus division and business affairs recommendations.
• **Oct. 21 — Legal and Contracts Committee:** the vendor contracts and funding resolutions listed above.
• **Oct. 21 — Finance and Capital Management Committee:** September financial report and capital project updates.
• **Oct. 21 — Student Success Celebration Committee:** Policy 5330.05 on procurement and use of Naloxone (Narcan) in emergency situations, APS Community Showcases and Open Enrollment Opportunities, and attendance improvement recognition.

Agendas for upcoming meetings describe what is scheduled for discussion; they do not confirm outcomes.

Akron school board agendas: East CLC chiller repairs, Barrett Building demolition grant, North High design options

None of the meetings in this roundup has published minutes, so no item below is established as decided. This is what the official agendas list.

The Akron Public Schools Board of Education met Monday, Oct. 12, with an agenda that included personnel recommendations, service contracts and grants, and two facilities items: urgent repair of air-cooled chiller units at East CLC and a Summit County Land Bank demolition grant for the Barrett Building. The agenda does not state dollar amounts or vote results.

Board of Education, Oct. 12

The regular board meeting agenda listed:

• Resolution #26-160, urgent repair of air-cooled chiller units at East CLC.
• Resolution #26-158, the Summit County Land Bank demolition grant for the Barrett Building.
• Resolution #26-157, 2026-2027 first semester curricular materials fees.
• The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company STEM Grant 2026-2027.
• Service agreements with Navigate360, LLC, PowerSchool Group LLC, and McGraw Hill.
• Personnel recommendations for professional, support, and substitute staff.

The supplied record does not include the dollar value of any resolution, grant, or contract, or any vote tally.

Committee agendas, Oct. 5

Three committees met the same day.

Instructional Policy & Student Achievement Committee, 4:15 PM, Board Room, Sylvester Small Administration Building, 10 North Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308. The agenda listed votes to move a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) and Gateway Pathways resolution and Policy 5111.01 Homeless Students to the Rules Committee. Two policies were listed as informational previews only: Policy 7540.10, on recording and AI processing of communications on school property and at school events, for December discussion; and Policy 5463, on credits from state-chartered, special, and nonchartered nonpublic schools, for November discussion. District tutors were listed under unfinished business.

Policy Committee, 5:15 PM. The agenda listed Policy 9130 - Public Complaints, approval of previous minutes, and public comment. Most line items are blank in the supplied text, so their content is not established here.

Rules Committee, 6:30 PM, Board Room, Sylvester Small Administration Building. The agenda listed approval of the Sept. 21, 2026 minutes, public comment, treasurer recommendations, personnel recommendations across several staff categories, division recommendations, resolutions and motions, and business affairs recommendations. The agenda does not include dollar amounts, named individuals, or the text of the recommendations.

North High School Ad Hoc Committee, Oct. 6

The committee met at 5:15 PM. The agenda listed discussion of "Essentials vs Add-Ons" and "Design Options 2 and 3 and Consideration for Additional Options," along with public comment, review of previous minutes, and an announcement of the next meeting. No votes, dollar amounts, or decisions are listed.

Coming up

North High School Ad Hoc Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13. The agenda lists review of the Oct. 6, 2026 minutes and public comment. It does not list specific discussion topics or decisions.