In a heated meeting Wednesday, the board of Sabis International School voted to advertise for a new school director.

        The board of the Mount Auburn charter school also voted to consider a new curriculum to take the place of that offered by Sabis Educational Systems Inc., the for-profit management company that runs the school's daily operations.

        Meanwhile, angry parents fired off dozens of questions to the attorney for the board, James R. Greene III of Dayton, Ohio, demanding to know why decisions were being made without their input.

        “I would like to know why (the board is) advertising for a new director when the students and staff are happy with the one they have,” said parent Consuela V. Hill of Walnut Hills.

        At least two lawsuits have been filed recently to end wrangling between the board of the 650-student elementary school and the company that runs it. The management company, Cincinnati Education Management LLC, is an affiliate of Minnesota-based Sabis Educational Systems Inc.

        The board last year voted to terminate its contract with Sabis. In a March lawsuit, the board claimed the for-profit company was overly concerned with making a profit from the non-profit school. The board also sought to dissolve the school.

        In a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Columbus, the board named the state auditor, state education superintendent, attorney general and former board president as defendants. Mr. Greene said the state, which funds the school, failed to properly account for school revenues and or properly audit and assist the school as required by state law.

        The March lawsuit in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court said the four-person volunteer board has not been able to obtain critical information from the management company; the former board president was a relative of Sabis management, causing a conflict of interest; and said they are concerned about a $600,000 line of credit taken out by the management company for which they could be held responsible.

        While the school's board in March sued to dissolve the non-profit school, board members now say they want to continue the school's operation under another management company.

        Yet, the school's current director, Derrick Shelton, said some parents and community members Wednesday submitted a proposal to Cincinnati Public School District to turn the school into a district community school with a new charter.

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