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Board presses for clarity as ABC transitions to Cincinnati Public School Foundation; two community board appointments approved
Summary
Board members pressed district staff and foundation representatives for clearer lines between vendor services and independent fundraising after ABC Activities Beyond the Classroom (ABC) begins migration to a 501(c)(3) Cincinnati Public School Foundation. The board approved two community representatives to the foundation board.
The Cincinnati Public Schools board on Aug. 4 conducted an extended, substantive discussion about the planned transition of ABC (Activities Beyond the Classroom) into the Cincinnati Public School Foundation and sought clearer language and guardrails in the foundation memorandum of understanding. Board liaison Wilma Crossett and Superintendent Tammy Murphy updated the board on the foundation’s work: rebranding, an initial fundraising campaign with a soft launch this fall and a planned hard launch in December or January 2026, and vetting of community representatives. Crossett said the foundation must remain fiscally independent to retain 501(c)(3) status and that the foundation’s board “has the right to approve the community member recommended by CPS’s Board of Education. Such approval not to be…
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