Painesville City Local Schools Packet Summary — August 10, 2026
Key Items on the Agenda
The Painesville City Local Board of Education packet includes procedural items, public participation opportunities, minutes, new business, consent agenda items, financial reports, superintendent recommendations, personnel items, and professional visit items.
The agenda includes consideration of approval of the July 13, 2026 regular meeting minutes, a next regular meeting date item for September 14, 2026, and multiple consent agenda sections. Consent agenda items are described as routine items that may be enacted under one motion, with a board member able to request clarification or removal for separate action.
Major Financial Items
Financial Forecast FY27-FY30
The Treasurer’s Consent Agenda includes item 26-146, Financial Forecast FY27-FY30.
The forecast materials present projected district finances through fiscal year 2030, including estimated revenues, expenditures, financing sources, and fund balances. The forecast identifies total revenues and other financing sources of $40,273,659 for FY27 and projected total expenditures and other financing uses of $42,863,488 for FY27.
The forecast document notes that the projections are based on assumptions and estimates regarding economic conditions, legislation, enrollment, and staffing conditions.
Monthly Financial Reports
The packet includes several Treasurer’s Non-Action Reports:
- Appropriation Summary Report
- Cash Summary Report
- Investment Report
- Cash Reconciliation Report
- Revenues and Expenditures Report
The July 2026 Cash Summary Report lists a district-wide grand total fund balance of $19,768,969.27 and an unencumbered balance of $19,221,253.68.
The July 2026 Investment Report lists total investments of $18,716,729.18 and monthly interest earned of $43,803.49.
Transportation and Student Services Items
Education Alternatives Transportation Agreement
The Superintendent’s Consent Agenda includes item 26-148, Ed Alt Student Transportation Contract 2026-27.
The agreement describes Education Alternatives providing transportation services for district students during the 2026-2027 school year. The agreement outlines rates including:
- $75 per day for the standard rate per student enrolled in the Education Alternatives daily program
- $25 per day for a mid-day route add-on
- $65 per day for a van monitor
- $176 per day for a van rate when required
CARES Program Agreement
The Superintendent’s Consent Agenda includes item 26-150, CARES 2026-27.
The packet includes an agreement with Mentor Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School for admission and tuition services for students receiving special education and related services during the 2026-2027 school year.
The agreement states that the term begins August 17, 2026, and continues through May 26, 2027 unless otherwise terminated. It also states that tuition and excess costs per student required to be paid by the district will not exceed $75,000 per student for the 2026-2027 school year.
Policy and Governance Items
Board Procedures and Meeting Business
The agenda includes:
- Roll call
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Mission Statement
- Adoption of the agenda
- Public participation guidelines
- Approval of prior meeting minutes
The packet also includes consent agenda sections for Treasurer recommendations, Superintendent recommendations, personnel items, and professional visits.
Personnel Items
The Personnel section includes items related to:
- Resignations and retirements
- Employment
- Changes of assignment
- Salary corrections
- Summer employment
- Stipends
- Bus driver/monitor hour changes
- Supplemental assignments
- Certified and classified substitutes
The agenda includes item 26-156, Resignations/Retirements, item 26-157, Employment, and additional personnel-related consent items.
The Superintendent’s Consent Agenda includes informational and action items related to:
- Bus stop routes
- 2026-27 handbooks
- Transportation-related resolutions
- Professional visits funded by grant funds
The Treasurer’s reports provide financial activity information for July 2026, including revenue and expenditure activity by fund.
What to Watch at the Meeting
- The board is scheduled to review the FY27-FY30 financial forecast and related financial reports.
- The agenda includes transportation agreements and student service-related items for the 2026-2027 school year.
- Consent agenda items include a range of routine administrative, personnel, and operational matters.
- The financial forecast materials highlight projected budget pressures and future-year fund balance projections through FY2030.
