Madeira City Schools' board will vote on a $37 million spending plan for 2026-27 at its Monday, Sept. 21, meeting. A property tax discussion and three staff retirements round out a packed agenda.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Perin Learning Commons at Madeira High School.
$37 million appropriation
The proposed first permanent appropriation totals $37,064,757 across all funds, according to the district's posted agenda. The General Fund accounts for $29.4 million of that total. Other major funds include $2.6 million for debt retirement, $1.3 million for permanent improvement and $1.2 million for tuition programs including preschool.
That is a step up from the $36.9 million temporary appropriation the board approved in June 2026 and the $35.5 million final appropriation for 2025-26.
Property tax update
Board members will hear a legislative update on property taxes. Ohio's General Assembly passed a package of property tax reform bills at the end of 2025, four of which took effect March 18, 2026. Together, the changes are estimated to reduce Ohio property taxes by roughly $3 billion over three years.
Two bills carry direct implications for school funding. House Bill 309 allows county budget commissions to annually adjust levy collections, though school district levies cannot be reduced below 20 mills. H.B. 335 limits revenue increases from inside millage to inflation-level growth.
Treasurer Emily Hauser flagged both bills at the board's Nov. 10, 2025, meeting. She said at the time that H.B. 309 "would allow county budget commissions to reduce any voter-approved levy (except debt) if revenue is deemed unnecessary or excessive."
Report card results
The board will also receive a presentation on the district's 2026 Ohio Report Card results, released Sept. 15. Madeira ranked eighth statewide in performance index scores with a 99.3, up from 98.9 in 2025, according to cleveland.com's ranking of all 607 Ohio public school districts. Superintendent Kenji Matsudo's administration is expected to present those results.
Three retirements
The board is set to accept retirement resignations from three staff members: Lora Graziani, effective Jan. 1, 2027, and Amy Friedman and Jennifer Ulland, both effective at the end of the 2026-27 school year. Ulland has served as Madeira High School student government co-advisor and freshman class co-advisor.
Other business
The agenda also includes a vote to designate Fifth Third Bank, Huntington Bank and US Bank as depositories for district funds through Sept. 20, 2031. The board will approve an amended school calendar for 2026-27 and an updated IRS mileage reimbursement rate of $0.76 per mile, effective July 1, 2026.
The meeting includes a public comment period for items not already on the agenda.
