COLUMBUS, Ohio-The Columbus City Schools Superintendent’s Community Facilities Task Force released preliminary results from a community survey regarding the closure of 20 schools, receiving only 377 responses, prompting a need for better community engagement.
The task force acknowledged the necessity of incorporating more student voices and discussed the possibility of additional public meetings, though they opted to maintain the current schedule of 12 meetings until June 6. They emphasized that their role is to decide on school closures, leaving other considerations like boundaries and transportation to the school board and a future consultant. The task force aims to finalize plans on school closures and consolidations by the end of June.
