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Cincinnati City School District committee meeting, Aug 26, 2026

1 h 52 min

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What happened at this meeting

Cincinnati board hears back-to-school updates on enrollment, staffing and transportation 7:03

  • The board heard back-to-school updates on enrollment, staffing and transportation, plus a video from the district's marketing, communications and engagement department. 7:03
  • Board members asked about enrollment trends, staffing vacancies in special education and the cost of special needs bus routes. 11:14
  • On the strategic plan, Brandon Craig asked for a draft by the 4th, and a staff member said the board would have it on the 4th. 1:34:32
  • The meeting was adjourned. ~1:51:27

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Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and roll call 5:44
    • Brandon Craig called the meeting to order after noting a quorum, and the board stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. 5:44
    • A staff member called the attendance roll. ~6:36
  2. Enrollment update 6:54
    • A staff member said 33,085 students were enrolled across 65 campuses as of Friday and that customer care had enrolled over 2,000 new students since July 1st. 8:44
    • Kendra Mapp asked whether the district had analyzed enrollment at schools restructured under the growth plan, and a staff member said no analysis had been done but a team was working on recruitment and retention. 11:14
    • Ben Lindy asked whether enrollment was up or down and said the trend may be a function of declining birth rates; a staff member said the current number was lower than last spring. 16:38
  3. Staffing update 27:59
    • A staff member said 95.5% of classrooms were covered with licensed teachers, with 89 teaching positions vacant or staffed with a long-term sub, 50 special education and intervention specialist vacancies and 142 special needs paraprofessional vacancies. 29:38
    • Jim Crosset asked for data on employee retention and turnover, and a staff member said the district conducts exit interviews and a report would be compiled. 32:05
    • Kareem Moncree-Moffett, PhD asked what the district was doing to incentivize hard-to-fill positions, and a staff member said there were no incentive plans around special education yet. 35:22
  4. Transportation update 54:23
    • A staff member said on-time arrival for the first instructional bell was 57.58% on the first day and 80.5% on Monday. 55:02
    • The staff member said the total route count was 954, including 474 special need routes. 56:32
    • Jim Crosset asked for the average cost per route for special needs versus other routes, and a staff member said the district was building a full financial model. 1:01:45
  5. First-day video and marketing 1:13:41
    • A staff member presented a video of first-day testimonials and pictures. 1:13:41
    • One board member said they would love to see parent testimonials on social media. 1:17:09
    • Jim Crosset asked whether analytics would track the testimonials, and a staff member said the department monitors analytics on all social media. 1:17:47
  6. Strategic plan feedback and timeline 1:20:33
    • A staff member described work on branding, measures and wordsmithing of the plan. 1:21:07
    • Kendra Mapp said the Community Advisory Council discussed wanting clear and specific goals. 1:23:23
    • Brandon Craig asked for a draft by the 4th and for board feedback by noon on the 9th. 1:34:32
  7. Adjournment 1:49:18
    • The chair called for a motion to adjourn, which was moved and seconded. 1:49:18
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~1:51:27

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Video: posted by the district as “Student Achievement Committee of the Whole Meeting August 26, 2026”