Youngstown School District to get decision on admin building next week

YOUNGSTOWN

The city school district expects to learn next week whether it will be allowed to sell or lease part of its administration building.

“We’ve discussed selling or leasing the Rayen part of the building and moving everyone out of it,” Superintendent Connie Hathorn said at a recent Youngstown School District Academic Distress Commission meeting.

The administration building on West Wood Street includes two parts. The newer section, called the Ward building, fronts West Wood Street, while the older portion, known as the Rayen section, fronts Wick Avenue.

The entire complex houses the superintendent’s, treasurer’s, human resources, security and business offices as well as the special education, curriculum and data departments, the board room and record storage.

Later this month, the district expects to learn if the Judge William Rayen Foundation will consent to the sale or lease of the Rayen portion of the building, Treasurer James Reinhard said.

The foundation provides scholarships and other funding to city school students and programs. Past contributions have allowed the district to buy new choir robes and band uniforms.

Read more about the plan in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.