MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City School board is sharing some good tidings of its own this holiday season. The board voted unanimously Tuesday night to send an optional financial update to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. The board approved a new five-year forecast, reflecting several changes since the district’s last forecast submission. Those changes […]
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Mansfield School Board reschedules meeting, will discuss finances
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City School board will meet Tuesday for a regularly scheduled meeting after cancelling a meeting this week, according to board president Chris Elswick. The board previously called a meeting on Dec. 9 — a date not on the regular board meeting calendar on the district’s website. An initial notification provided to Richland Source […]
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UPDATE: Mansfield City Schools cancels Tuesday meeting
Editor’s Note: The Mansfield City School board has cancelled a previously scheduled meeting on Tuesday. Richland Source was notified of the cancellation at 11:31 a.m. As of Tuesday afternoon, the meeting has not been rescheduled. MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City School board is set to vote on an updated financial forecast at a rescheduled meeting tonight […]
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‘Every second is a gift,’ former OSU/NFL wide receiver tells Mansfield students
Before he was a professional football player, Roy Hall Jr. was a hungry kid whose father was addicted to heroin.
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New contract: Mansfield teachers will see 11 percent salary hike over 3 years
MANSFIELD — Officials say employees at Mansfield City Schools will be receiving bigger paychecks and better health insurance as a result of newly-approved union contracts and a new health insurance plan. The Mansfield City Schools board of education voted on several agreements Wednesday night, including three-year contracts with the Mansfield School Employees Association (MSEA) and […]
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Elswick, Golden and Hamilton elected to Mansfield board of education
Deena Hamilton joins Chris Elswick and Linda Golden on Mansfield City Schools board after election win. Learn more about the new board members.
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Five candidates running for Mansfield City school board
MANSFIELD — Last school year, Mansfield City Schools educated more than 2,900 students, employed more than 265 educators and had an operating budget of more than $58.5 million. In November, voters will decide who gets to sit on the majority of the school district’s board. Three of the school board’s five seats are up for […]
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Mansfield City Schools honors students who earned perfect state test scores
MANSFIELD — Seven stellar students were honored for earning perfect scores on state assessments during a recent Mansfield City Schools board meeting. Each student received a certificate, plaque and gift card in recognition of their achievement. They included five students from Spanish Immersion and two from Mansfield Senior High School. “It’s very, very rare that […]
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Taxing decision: Schools warn Richland County commissioners about potential cuts
About 70 to 80 people, representing entities in the county that receive property tax funds, filled the county building’s lower level.
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Mansfield City Schools treasurer: Property tax changes could derail public school funding
MANSFIELD — It’s been seven months since the Mansfield City Schools board of education voted on a plan to slash millions from its annual budget. School officials say they’ve followed through with that plan and the district is in a better position financially. But recent decreases in state funding and the looming threat of property tax […]