Audra Aikens

The strategic plan is designed to empower students and staff with flexible learning environments, personalize student learning through blended learning, and ensure equitable access to technology resources. It focuses on preparing graduates with 21st-century life skills, increasing knowledge and critical thinking, enhancing communication and collaboration, and fostering imagination and innovation. The plan aims to establish a robust district-wide infrastructure, provide durable and adaptable devices, increase internet access, offer targeted professional development, enhance learning spaces, and enable collaborative learning experiences.

The strategic plan of Columbus City Schools focuses on strengthening reading and mathematics proficiency, as well as closing opportunity gaps. The plan aims to increase the percentage of third-grade students proficient in reading to 44.5% and seventh-grade students proficient in mathematics to 23.45% by June 2028. Additionally, it seeks to increase the percentage of students completing graduation requirements to 83.2% by August 2028. The plan also includes guardrails to support intervention systems, prioritize a whole child focus, align resources equitably, and ensure a culturally-responsive staff.

The strategic plan of Columbus City Schools aims to enhance student achievement and community health by connecting families and communities with schools. It focuses on whole-child development, ensuring equitable opportunities, strengthening learning communities, and fostering authentic engagement with stakeholders to build trust and support for students.

The Board of Education is considering the authorization to purchase instructional materials from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing for nonpublic schools, with a budget not exceeding $200,000.00, contingent upon FY2023 appropriations approval. These materials will support the education program for students in nonpublic schools within the Columbus City Schools attendance area, as mandated by ORC 3317.06 and 3317.024. The selection process was determined by the nonpublic schools' right to request specific services from preferred vendors under the Auxiliary funds provision.

The Board of Education is considering a correction to a previous decision regarding the purchase of instructional materials from McGraw Hill Education Inc. The correction involves changing the budget source for the purchase, which supports the education program for students enrolled in nonpublic schools within the Columbus City Schools attendance area. The purchase is mandated by ORC 3317.06 and 3317.024 for providing auxiliary services to the nonpublic schools based upon each school's request. The nonpublic schools have the right to request specific services from their preferred vendors under the flow-through provision of Auxiliary funds for nonpublic schools.