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Board of Education Overview

The Akron Public Schools Board of Education is the official body representing the citizens of Akron on all matters of public education. The board is non-partisan and non-sectarian. Its members are elected at-large for four-year terms.

The Board of Education:

  • determines needs and priorities of the school system.
  • allocates resources within the school system.
  • evaluates the overall performance of the school system.

All policy issues are voted upon by board members at their regularly scheduled meetings. A simple majority of votes carries an issue. Committee chairs report at each board meeting. Their reports provide information and may include recommendation for board action.

Board Organization

The board of education comprises seven members assisted by an appointed officer – the treasurer. The board president and vice president are elected from the membership at the first meeting of each calendar year. The board meets the second and fourth Monday of every month. Call 330.761.1661 for information.

If you need to request public records, please email publicrecordsrequest@apslearns.org.

For student records requests (including transcripts), visit akronschools.com/for-students-families/transcripts.

2025 Regular Board Meeting Dates

  April 28   Sept. 8
  May 12   Sept. 22
  May 27*   Oct. 6**
  June 9   Oct. 20**
  June 23   Nov. 3***
  July 14   Nov. 17***
  July 28   Dec. 1****
  Aug. 11   Dec. 15****

Meetings are at 5:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified. 

Image of APS Board as of October 2024

Left to right: Rev. Gregory Harrison, Rene Molenaur, Barbara Sykes, Diana Autry, Superintendent Dr. Michael Robinson, Board President Carla Jackson, Treasurer Stephen Thompson, Summer Hall and Board Vice President Bruce Alexander

2025 Other Committee Meeting Dates

  April 21   Finance & Capital Management (4:30 p.m.); Legal, Contracts & Board Policy (5:30 p.m.)
  May 5   Instructional Policy & Student Achievement (4:30 p.m.); Equity (5:30 p.m.)
  May 19   Finance & Capital Management (4:30 p.m.); Legal, Contracts & Board Policy (5:30 p.m.)
  June 2   Instructional Policy & Student Achievement (4:30 p.m.); Equity (5:30 p.m.)
  June 16   Finance & Capital Management (4:30 p.m.); Legal, Contracts & Board Policy (5:30 p.m.)
  Aug. 4   Instructional Policy & Student Achievement (4:30 p.m.); Equity (5:30 p.m.)
  Aug. 18   Finance & Capital Management (4:30 p.m.); Legal, Contracts & Board Policy (5:30 p.m.)
  Sept. 2   Instructional Policy & Student Achievement (4:30 p.m.); Equity (5:30 p.m.)
  Sept. 15   Finance & Capital Management (4:30 p.m.); Legal, Contracts & Board Policy (5:30 p.m.)
  Oct. 13   Instructional Policy & Student Achievement (4:30 p.m.); Equity (5:30 p.m.)
  Oct. 27   Finance & Capital Management (4:30 p.m.); Legal, Contracts & Board Policy (5:30 p.m.)
  Nov.    TBD
  Dec.   TBD

Regular board meetings are scheduled on the second and fourth Mondays, except as otherwise indicated:

*Tuesday (to avoid Memorial Day)
**First and third Mondays in October (due to conflicts with the OSBA Capital Conference in November)
***First and third Mondays in November (because the second Monday conflicts with the OSBA Capital Conference)
****First and third Mondays in December (due to the holiday)

Board meetings are live-streamed in unedited form by Akron Public Schools. Our signal is communicated to YouTube, which then televises our meetings as they happen. These meetings are not edited. Due to the nature of electronic communications, there may occasionally be a technical matter that could interrupt the audio and/or visual images. These meetings are live-streamed to enhance our communications with our community.