Meetings
The Forest Hills Board of Education holds its regularly scheduled meeting once a month in public to provide the opportunity for the community to observe discussions relating to the business of the district. Resident participation is welcomed as outlined here.
Board Meeting Recap Articles
Forest Hills School District is utilizing these articles as a way to communicate specific action taken at regular Board of Education meetings held at Mercer Elementary School throughout the year. You can also find them in the District News section of the website. Recap articles for the 2025-2026 school year are linked below.
2026 Board of Education Meeting Schedule
Beginning in the 2026 calendar year, the FHSD Board of Education will hold two regular board meetings each month. As indicated below, one of the monthly meetings will be conducted as a work session for the Board of Education. FHSD intends to stream each regular meeting that is held at Mercer Elementary School, barring any technical difficulties that may arise. Those live streamed meetings can be viewed on our YouTube channel. You can find meeting agendas and minutes on the FHSD BoardDocs website.
The following dates indicate the schedule of Regular Board of Education Meetings for 2026 that will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of Mercer Elementary, 2600 Bartels Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45244, unless otherwise noted.
- January 22
- February 18
- March 18
- April 15
- May 20
- June 24* (meeting date moved to June 29)
- July 10* (Friday @ 7:30 a.m. at Central Office, 7946 Beechmont Ave.)
- August 19
- September 16
- October 21
- November 18
- December 16
The following dates indicate the schedule of Regular Board of Education Meetings for 2026 that will be held at 4:30 p.m. at Central Office, 7946 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45255. The following meetings will be conducted as work sessions.
- February 3
- March 3
- March 31
- May 5
- June 2
- August 4
- September 1
- October 6
- November 3
- December 1
You can view the official meeting notice for the 2026 schedule of regular meetings here.
Meeting Postings, Minutes and Agendas
For all FHSD Board meeting postings, minutes and agendas, please visit the FHSD BoardDocs webpage here.
- The FHSD Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Central Office Building, 7946 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45255. The purpose of this meeting is to participate in training specific to the topic of public participation at board meetings and participate in board/leadership planning. No action is anticipated. Please view the official meeting notice here.
- Notice is hereby given that the date of the regular meeting of the Board of Education of Forest Hills School District, Hamilton County, Ohio, to be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at Mercer Elementary School, 2600 Bartels Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45244 has been changed to Monday, June 29, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Please view the official meeting date change notice here.
Board minutes and agendas prior to 2011 are available at the Forest Hills Central Office, 7946 Beechmont Ave., or by emailing jeanneralston@foresthills.edu.
Executive Session
As permitted by Ohio law, during meetings, the Board may call an executive session to discuss personnel, property purchases, pending legal action, employee negotiations or security. The Board may only discuss items of this nature and are not permitted to vote or take other action during executive sessions. No other topics may be discussed in executive sessions.
Business Advisory Council Summary
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 3313.821, the Greater Cincinnati Business Advisory Council (GCBAC) developed a plan and subsequently filed that plan with the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
The GCBAC plan not only represents the work of the Hamilton County and Clermont County ESCs but also 34 local school districts, the governing boards of which connected to GCBAC through passage of representation agreements.
In accordance with provisions of ORC 3313.821, GCBAC has issued a Joint Statement that provides the following types of information:
- Meetings conducted by the council;
- The council’s plan and implementation progress;
- Brief summaries of specific activities the council conducted;
- The nature of the council’s advice and recommendations, if any, on needed employment skills and curriculum development to instill those skills;
- The nature of the council’s advice and recommendations, if any, on economic and job market changes and the types of employment in which future jobs are most likely to be available; and
- The nature of the council’s advice and suggestions, if any, for developing working relationships among businesses, labor organizations and educational personnel.
Click here to view the GCBAC Goals and Objectives Plan
Click here to view the GCBAC Joint Statement 2025-2026
More information can be reviewed by visiting the website for the Greater Cincinnati Business Advisory Council here.
