# October 22, 2026 Board of Education Meeting

Riverside Local Schools Board of Education meeting, October 22, 2026. The board reviewed construction and facilities spending, including the ongoing Buckeye renovation, reported at under $14.5 million with about $150,000 in buyout savings. Accepted project alternates include asbestos abatement and new sprinklers in the original building. Completed work at two schools generated roughly $800,000 in savings—about $400,000 per school—within the Permanent Improvement (PI) fund; the treasurer clarified that these funds are not general-fund money and that savings from bond-funded projects must be used to retire the associated debt. Furniture was not included in the renovation GMP or PI forecast and will require separate planning. The board also discussed a leaking high-school kitchen roof that may require a future repair, stadium-turf replacement costs (currently estimated around $650,000 and potentially about $830,000 in five years with 5% annual increases), and possible future water-line, scoreboard, and band-shell work. No specific construction contract award or bid approval was identified in the transcript.

Transportation and financial matters included efforts to reduce reliance on outside transportation vendors and improve route efficiency. LakeTran reportedly quoted about $100,000 to transport Fairport students to Auburn; the districts are working on a more affordable shared-service arrangement. The district expects about $22,000 in fuel-tax reimbursement, and officials described shifting eligible families from payments in lieu of transportation to contracts that can receive state reimbursement. The treasurer reported forecast pressures including roughly $300,000 in higher diesel costs and about $600,000 for additional special-education placements, alongside favorable health-insurance spending so far. A Lake County–Geauga health district grant will support five mothers’ rooms. The board approved the buildings-and-grounds consent agenda, but the transcript does not specify its individual items or associated spending.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 22, 2026

### Sources
- [October 22, 2026 Board of Education Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAe6Asgc3lA) - Riverside Local Schools