Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Brenda Jackson’s organization
Nov 13, 2025·StrategicPlan
Board
Columbus City Schools Vision 2026-2027
This document outlines proposed budget reductions for Columbus City Schools for the 2026-2027 school year, aligning with a new vision for the district. The plan aims to build a world-class model of public education within a smaller budget, ensuring every student learns in a modern environment with necessary programs and support. Key areas for action include optimizing transportation, consolidating schools with underutilized facilities, and reducing administrative and other personnel, as well as non-personnel expenditures. The objective is to achieve sustainable enrollment, offer more equitable opportunities, and maintain efficient, safe learning spaces.
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Columbus City Schools Five Year Forecast 2026-2030
This document presents the Five Year Forecast for Columbus City Schools, detailing projected revenues, expenditures, and cash balances for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. It outlines financial issues, revenue streams (local, state, and non-operating), and expenditure categories (personnel, purchased services, and supplies). The forecast serves as a critical tool for long-range planning, informing the Board of Education and community on financial stability, and addressing potential financial problems by identifying the need for budget cuts or new revenue sources to ensure long-term sustainability. It highlights that expenses are projected to exceed revenues starting in fiscal year 2025.
Jan 1, 2025·StrategicPlan
Board
Columbus City Schools Plan 2025-2028
This strategic plan outlines goals and strategies for Columbus City Schools across key areas. It focuses on improving student outcomes in literacy, math, attendance, and graduation rates through targeted interventions and instructional practices. Key initiatives include implementing explicit phonics and systematic instruction, utilizing high-quality curriculum materials, fostering meaningful mathematical discourse, decreasing chronic absenteeism through PBIS and restorative practices, and increasing graduation rates via early warning indicator systems and career academy models.
Jan 1, 2025·StrategicPlan
Board
Columbus City School District Strategic Plan 2025-2029
The Columbus City School District's five-year Strategic Plan, launched in the 2024-2025 period, is designed to shape the future of the district and prepare students for success. The plan is guided by a 'Portrait of a Graduate' which emphasizes adaptability, communication, creativity, critical thinking, global empathy, and technology. It outlines four strategic priorities: fostering a 'Whole-Child' approach to education, ensuring 'Equitable Opportunities for All' students and employees, building 'Strong Learning Communities in Every Region,' and promoting 'Authentic Engagement' with all stakeholders. The plan also includes specific Board Goals for strengthening reading and mathematics proficiency and closing opportunity gaps, with targets set through 2028, all aiming to ensure each student is highly educated, prepared for leadership and service, and empowered for success as a citizen in a global community.
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