The Public Meetings Report for the week of Jan. 26, 2025

From ⁠Signal Cleveland⁠ and ⁠Cleveland Documenters⁠.

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, The Music Settlement visits Cleveland City Council looking for help finishing its expansion. Plus, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District discusses proposed changes to its school year calendar. Learn more in this week’s episode. 

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are: 

• Ava Carubia

• Bilal Hakeem   

Their work has been compiled this week by Doug Breehl Pitorak. The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell. 

The Public Meetings Report is produced by Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM. 

SHOW NOTES:

Signal Cleveland Documenters coverage:

• Health, Human Services and The Arts committee, Cleveland City Council Notes, Jan. 12, 2026
• Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education Work Session Notes, Jan. 13, 2026
• CMSD teachers urge board to adjust Wilbur Wright proposed start times for Muslim students By Cleveland Documenters
• Music Settlement drums up support for $12 million University Circle expansion By Cleveland Documenters 

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• ‘Be the change you want to see’: Meet Cleveland Documenter, Tucker Handley By Najee Hall 
• ‘I am really proud of the work’: Meet Cleveland Documenter Alicia Moreland By Najee Hall
• We have to be able to come together’: Meet Cleveland Documenter Kathryn Johnson By Najee Hall 
• ‘We’re still here’: Cleveland health official says equity work will continue in spite of anti-DEI rules By Celia Hack 
• CMSD’s merger plans are underway. Tell us how it’s going By Franziska Wild 

Recordings: 

• Health, Human Services and The Arts committee, Cleveland City Council, Jan. 12, 2026
• Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education Work Session, Jan. 13, 2026