2023 CMSD Board of Education Application

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The City of Cleveland is now accepting applications for appointment to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education.

All applications should be submitted through the online portal or dropped off at:

Nominating Panel of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District
ATT: Holly Trifiro
City of Cleveland City Hall
601 Lakeside Avenue, Room 227
Cleveland, OH 44114

Submitting an application:

  • The application deadline is Friday, April 14, 2023 for mail or drop off submissions.
  • The application deadline is Sunday, April 16, 2023 for online submissions.
  • Applications that are faxed, or given to school employees or board members will not be accepted.

Eligibility:

  • To be considered for appointment, applicants must be residents of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
  • Employees of the School District and elected public officials are prohibited by State law from serving on the School Board.

Answer all questions in the space provided in the application and complete fully.

If you have any questions, please contact Chief of Education Holly Trifiro at HTrifiro@clevelandohio.gov.

CMSD Board of Education Appointment FAQs

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Applicant Authorization and Consent for Release of Information

All applicants who are under consideration for an appointment to the Board of Education of the Cleveland Municipal School District are subject to a criminal records check by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCII). Applicants must provide fingerprint impressions on a form specified by the BCII and give the BCII permission to obtain a copy of any arrest or conviction record. If the applicant has not lived in Ohio for five years or is unable to provide proof of residency, the Panel may ask the BCII to perform a nationwide check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Panel reserves the right to request a nationwide FBI check even if the applicant presents proof of residency for five years.

The Nominating Panel may, in its sole discretion, consider you conditionally pending satisfactory completion of the records check. If the records check is not satisfactory, or reveals that you have been convicted or pled guilty to certain criminal offenses, the Panel will terminate consideration of your application.

I certify that information provided by me in connection with this application is true and accurate. I understand that any misrepresentation or omission of facts is sufficient cause to reject my application and cause my removal from the School Board if selected.

I authorize the Nominating Panel to verify, by references or otherwise, any information provided in this application. I authorize the companies, schools and persons named in my application to provide information regarding me and hereby release them from all liability in connection with the release of this information.

I authorize the Nominating Panel to perform background checks into the records of any law enforcement agencies for records of criminal convictions, into the records of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles or other motor vehicle records, and into any workers’ compensation records. I acknowledge and understand that any adverse information obtained in conducting background checks will be considered in the decision whether or not to nominate and/or appoint me and may be the basis for a decision not to nominate and/or appoint me.

I authorize any individual or entity to reveal to the Nominating Panel, orally and/or in writing, the results of this verification process. I release the Nominating Panel, the Cleveland Municipal School District, the City of Cleveland, the State of Ohio, and any individual or entity providing or receiving information regarding this application from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses related to gathering andreporting information pursuant to this release and from any other charge or complaint related to obtaining and/or reporting any information pursuant to this
release.