School Board Agenda & Packet Summary – Painesville (PCLS) – July 13, 2026

Meeting Information

• Public Body: Painesville City Local School District
• Organization Type: school-district
• Government Body: school-boards
• Meeting Title: REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
• Meeting Date: 2026-07-13
• City: Painesville
• County: Lake County
• State: ohio
• Meeting Source URL: https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/pcls/Board.nsf/vpublic?open?open&id=DT6HYL4AC935&unid=FE320DB82BF34B1085258DDA004AC935
• Meeting Listing URL: https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/pcls/Board.nsf/vpublic?open
• Public Body Website: https://www.painesville-city.k12.oh.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?type=d&uREC_ID=433275
• Meeting Video URL: Not available
• Video Channel URL: Not available

What Community Members Should Know

The July 13, 2026 regular meeting centers on several decisions that will influence district operations for the upcoming school year while also providing the Board of Education with a broad review of the district's financial position and long-term facilities planning. The agenda combines routine governance actions with policy decisions affecting students, athletics, and staffing.

One of the most significant presentations is a comprehensive facilities report examining every district-owned property, enrollment trends, facility history, and future reconfiguration opportunities. Rather than focusing on a single construction project, the report provides a strategic overview intended to help board members evaluate how existing buildings may best serve students as enrollment and operational needs change. The packet outlines district-owned schools, administrative facilities, transportation operations, and leased preschool space while presenting background information for future planning discussions.

The meeting also includes action items on 2026-27 athletic pay-to-participate fees and updated K-12 academic dress guidelines. Although the packet includes regional comparisons showing participation fees charged by neighboring Lake County districts, the board is expected to determine the district's fees for the coming school year. The dress guideline proposal similarly represents a districtwide policy matter affecting students and families across all grade levels.

Financial oversight represents another major component of the meeting. The Treasurer provides reports covering appropriations, cash balances, investments, cash reconciliation, and year-to-date revenues and expenditures through June 2026. Together these reports provide the board with a year-end snapshot of district finances before the beginning of the new fiscal cycle. General Fund revenues exceeded $39.5 million during the reporting period while expenditures totaled approximately $43.9 million, reflecting the annual financial activity being monitored by district leadership.

Personnel actions—including employment recommendations, leaves, supplemental assignments, substitute appointments, extended time, and resolutions permitting the hiring of non-certified individuals for supplemental positions—round out the agenda as the district prepares staffing for the upcoming school year.

Major Discussion and Action Items

Facilities Report and Long-Term Planning

The featured presentation is a districtwide Facilities Report and Considerations document. The report inventories district-owned properties, summarizes building age, enrollment, square footage, market value, historical development, and future opportunities.

The district owns eight properties, including five instructional facilities built primarily between 2007 and 2009, central administrative offices, transportation facilities, and a building leased for Head Start preschool services. The presentation also examines enrollment patterns, historical development, potential reconfiguration concepts, and strategic opportunities for future facility utilization rather than requesting immediate construction approval. The discussion provides context for future capital planning and operational decisions affecting students, staff, and taxpayers.

Athletic Pay-to-Participate Fees

Resolution 26-137 asks the board to establish athletic pay-to-participate fees for the 2026-27 school year.

Supporting material compares athletic participation fees across Lake County school districts and notes that high school fees generally range from approximately $40 to $200 while middle school fees range from roughly $25 to $90. The packet also observes that average high school athletic program costs exceed $850 per participant, providing financial context for the proposed participation fees. The board is expected to determine the district's fee structure based upon these comparisons and district funding needs.

K-12 Academic Dress Guidelines

Resolution 26-138 proposes updated K-12 academic dress guidelines.

Although the packet identifies the policy for board action, the available extracted material provides only limited detail regarding specific revisions. The action nevertheless represents a districtwide governance decision affecting students throughout the school system and provides the board an opportunity to update expectations before the new academic year.

Financial Oversight

The Treasurer presents five separate financial reports:

• Appropriation Summary Report
• Cash Summary Report
• Investment Report
• Cash Reconciliation Report
• Revenues and Expenditures Report

These reports collectively provide the board with a comprehensive review of district finances through June 2026, including budget utilization, available cash, investment activity, reconciled balances, revenues, expenditures, and remaining resources across multiple funds. Reviewing these reports is an important governance responsibility before entering the next school year.

Personnel Recommendations

Personnel recommendations include employment actions, leaves of absence, extended-time assignments, classified substitutes, supplemental contracts, consent approval of personnel matters, and resolutions authorizing the hiring of non-certified individuals for supplemental positions when qualified certified candidates are unavailable. One separate resolution specifically addresses a supplemental appointment identified as "Costell." These actions support staffing needs for athletics, extracurricular activities, and district operations.

Governance and Routine Board Business

The board will also consider approval of minutes from the June 8 regular meeting and the June 30 special meeting before scheduling the next regular board meeting for August 10, 2026. Public comment opportunities are provided both before agenda business and again near the conclusion of the meeting for non-agenda matters.

Financial Matters

The Treasurer's reports indicate significant year-end financial activity across district funds.

Within the General Fund:

• Year-to-date revenues total approximately $39.52 million.
• Year-to-date expenditures total approximately $43.88 million.
• General Fund cash balance is approximately $5.79 million, with roughly $44,644 remaining encumbered and approximately $5.75 million unencumbered at the reporting date.

Major General Fund revenue sources include:

• State Foundation funding exceeding $25.55 million
• Real estate taxes exceeding $7.05 million
• Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid exceeding $2.15 million
• State rollbacks totaling roughly $747,000

Additional revenue comes from English Learner funding, Student Wellness and Success funding, Career Technical Education funding, gifted education funding, tuition, Medicaid reimbursement, rental income, investment interest, and miscellaneous local receipts.

The largest expenditure categories include:

• Salaries
• Employee benefits
• Purchased services
• Instructional supplies
• Capital outlay
• Contingency transfers and other operating costs

The Cash Summary Report also documents balances across numerous restricted funds supporting nutrition services, permanent improvements, capital projects, grants, student activities, athletics, preschool, debt service, and other specialized district programs, illustrating that the district manages a broad portfolio of operational and restricted funding sources.

Policies, Ordinances, Resolutions, and Governance

The principal governance actions involve:

• Resolution 26-137 establishing athletic pay-to-participate fees for the 2026-27 school year.
• Resolution 26-138 adopting K-12 academic dress guidelines.
• Multiple personnel resolutions authorizing employment actions.
• Resolutions permitting hiring of non-certified individuals for supplemental positions when necessary.
• Approval of previous meeting minutes.
• Scheduling of the next regular board meeting.

The packet positions these items for formal board action rather than preliminary discussion.

Reports, Presentations, and Informational Updates

The Facilities Report is the most substantial informational presentation.

Rather than focusing exclusively on maintenance, it evaluates the district's entire portfolio of properties, summarizes enrollment by building, describes facility characteristics, reviews historical development, and introduces future opportunities for reconfiguration and long-range planning. This information provides board members with strategic context for future decisions involving educational programming, operations, and capital investments.

The Treasurer's reports complement the facilities discussion by providing financial transparency regarding district resources, spending patterns, cash management, appropriations, and budget performance through the end of June 2026. Together these reports help the board evaluate both operational performance and long-term planning capacity.

Personnel, Appointments, and Organizational Matters

The personnel section prepares the district for the upcoming academic year through multiple staffing actions.

Items include employment recommendations, leave requests, extended-time assignments, classified substitute appointments, supplemental contracts, consent approval of personnel actions, and resolutions authorizing supplemental appointments when certified candidates are unavailable. The packet identifies one separate supplemental hiring resolution involving Costell. While the extracted text does not provide individual employee details, the actions collectively support instructional programs, athletics, and extracurricular activities.

Projects, Facilities, Infrastructure, and Operations

No major construction contract or capital expenditure is presented for approval in the available extracted material.

Instead, the facilities presentation emphasizes strategic planning. The report documents district assets, including modern school buildings constructed primarily between 2007 and 2009, administrative facilities, transportation operations, and leased preschool space. Building valuations, enrollment figures, square footage, and facility utilization are presented as background for future operational planning and possible reconfiguration discussions.

Public Hearings and Opportunities for Community Input

The agenda includes public participation opportunities at two points:

• Public comment regarding agenda items near the beginning of the meeting.
• Public comment regarding non-agenda items later in the meeting before adjournment.

The packet provides participation guidelines but does not identify any statutory public hearings or formal evidentiary hearings for this meeting.

Community Impact

Students and families may experience changes resulting from updated athletic participation fees and revised academic dress expectations for the coming school year.

Employees may be affected by hiring decisions, supplemental assignments, leave approvals, and staffing recommendations that prepare district operations for the upcoming academic year.

Taxpayers and residents benefit from the detailed financial reports and facilities presentation, which provide transparency regarding district finances, building assets, and long-term planning considerations.

Athletic participants and extracurricular programs could be directly affected by any changes to participation fees adopted by the board.

Future facility planning discussed during the presentation may influence how educational services are delivered over the longer term, although the packet does not indicate immediate building closures, construction approvals, or reassignments.

Questions Community Members May Want to Ask

1. What factors were used to determine the proposed 2026-27 athletic participation fees?
2. How do the proposed fees compare with previous years in Painesville?
3. What specific changes are included in the revised K-12 academic dress guidelines?
4. What long-term enrollment trends are driving the facilities planning discussion?
5. Are any future building reconfiguration decisions anticipated following the facilities presentation?
6. How does the district plan to address the difference between annual revenues and expenditures reflected in the financial reports?
7. Which facility needs have the highest priority over the next several years?
8. How will staffing recommendations support student services during the upcoming school year?
9. What future board actions are expected following the facilities review?
10. Are additional community engagement opportunities planned before major facilities decisions are made?

Important Dates, Deadlines, and Next Steps

• July 13, 2026: Regular Board Meeting and consideration of agenda items.
• July 13, 2026: Board review of district facilities presentation.
• July 13, 2026: Expected action on athletic participation fees and academic dress guidelines.
• July 13, 2026: Personnel recommendations scheduled for board action.
• August 10, 2026: Next regular board meeting identified on the agenda.

Key Takeaways

• The meeting combines policy decisions, financial oversight, facilities planning, and staffing recommendations.
• A comprehensive districtwide facilities presentation is the primary informational report.
• The board is expected to establish 2026-27 athletic pay-to-participate fees.
• Updated K-12 academic dress guidelines are scheduled for board action.
• Five Treasurer reports provide a detailed year-end financial review.
• General Fund revenues through June total approximately $39.5 million.
• General Fund expenditures through June total approximately $43.9 million.
• Personnel recommendations cover employment, leaves, substitutes, supplemental contracts, and hiring resolutions.
• Public comment is available for both agenda and non-agenda matters.
• The next regular board meeting is scheduled for August 10, 2026.

Official Sources

• Meeting source: https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/pcls/Board.nsf/vpublic?open?open&id=DT6HYL4AC935&unid=FE320DB82BF34B1085258DDA004AC935
• Meeting listing: https://go.boarddocs.com/oh/pcls/Board.nsf/vpublic?open
• Public body website: https://www.painesville-city.k12.oh.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?type=d&uREC_ID=433275
• Meeting video: Not available
• Video channel: Not available

About the Public Body

• Name: Painesville City Local School District
• Organization type: school-district
• Government body: school-boards
• Location: Painesville, ohio
• County: Lake County
• Provider: boarddocs

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