COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus City Schools Board of Education met Tuesday for the first time since the district’s treasurer shared that $50 million in budget cuts have to be made.
The board passed a resolution saying the district’s budget must be reduced by that amount starting with fiscal year 2027, which begins in July 1, 2026. Now, it’s up to Superintendent Dr. Angela Chapman to come up with recommendations.
Chapman said the district is in this position because of the rising cost to educate students and the decrease in public school funding from the state. She and other district leaders will now have to find areas where they believe cuts can be made.
“We’re looking at all areas of the organization to see how we can make continuous improvements,” Chapman said.
She said nothing is off the table at this point. The district will be looking a possible cuts to personnel, transportation, and programming.
“The number one goal in all of those conversations is how we can redirect resources back to the classroom to close these budget gaps, because we know that our students need more resources and more supports,” Chapman said.
She will need to present a list of recommended cuts to the board in November.
Columbus lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai cleared to proceedBoard president Michael Cole said this gives district leaders enough time to come up with solutions while keeping the timeline on track.
“We want to work diligently with the superintendent to ensure that we are fair and as equitable as possible on behalf of students, but that we're taking the time to do the deep dive necessary to know exactly what that list of cuts will be,” Cole said.
He added that there is a possibility that more schools in the district could be closed and consolidated.
“The answer to the question effectively is yes, we want to ensure that we're taking consideration of everything possible,” Cole said.
Both district leaders said the goal with the cuts is to have the least amount of impact on students as possible.
Mother-daughter duo to relaunch New Orleans-inspired eatery, café in Columbus“We want to be sure that kids have everything they possibly can have in the classroom,” Cole said. “It's a tough decision. It's a lot of hard work that has to happen, a bigger, deep dive.”
With the passage of Tuesday’s ordinance, the district now has less than one year to make the $50 million in cuts.
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