In a 5-0 vote, Akron school board members voted Thursday evening to rescind a state-funded tutoring contract that is the focus of an unfair labor practice charge filed by the Akron Education Association.
Board members Rene Molenaur, Barbara Sykes, Bruce Alexander, Carla Jackson and Diana Autry all voted to rescind the contract at the special meeting. Summer Hall and Job Perry were absent.
Varsity Tutors:Akron school board goes forward with Varsity Tutors contract despite union opposition
The vote followed a 40-minute executive session to discuss the Varsity Tutors contract, which would have used $156,000 of state funds. It allowed for 2,400 one-on-one 60-minute tutoring sessions for fourth graders who did not get a promotion score on the third grade Ohio State Test.
Varsity Tutors previously told the board it had until Feb. 1 to sign the contract or the Ohio Department of Education would request that the company reallocate its tutoring seats to another school district, said Superintendent Michael Robinson.