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 Segments 1 & 2
In 2001, the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) assessed every Columbus school and determined all schools needed to be modernized. The seven-segment Facilities Master Plan (FMP) provides a working blueprint for this process.
Thirty-four district schools in Segments 1 and 2 of the FMP have been replaced or renovated by December 2009. These schools serve an estimated 17,000 students, which was the district’s initial projection in 2002, when Columbus voters passed the original $392 million bond issue.
NOTE: Planning for the Africentric Early College K-12 School, the 35th school that was to be funded by the original bond issue, was delayed by the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Interstate 70-71 freeway project. An architect has been hired for this project and assisting in site studies.
Segment 3
 On June 30, 2009, the Columbus Board of Education signed a project agreement with the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) for Segment 3 of the Columbus City Schools Facilities Master Plan (FMP). This segment will cost more than $159 million: $112.2 million in district funds from Issue 75, approved by Columbus voters in November 2008, and $46.9 million in state matching funds (approximately 30 percent). The physical condition of a district school, the requirements of its academic program and enrollment trends determine the sequence for all building projects.
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• Four new elementary schools are replacing existing schools at Cedarwood, Georgian Heights, Liberty, and Olde Orchard.
• Two new pre-K through 8th-grade schools: Starling pre-K-8 and a new K-8 language immersion school housing the current French and Spanish language immersion programs with a third language offering under consideration.
• The part of Clinton Elementary School that was built in 1922 will be renovated and expanded to house 400 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
• Alum Crest High School and Clearbrook Middle School will be combined into one school serving grades 6-12.
• Linden-McKinley HS will become a grade 7-12 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) school through renovation of the historic building and a large addition;
• Five million dollars in upgrades to science labs throughout the district in preparation for Ohio Core lab science requirements taking effect in 2014. |