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CMSD CEO details 'Building Brighter Futures' plan; parents, students and teachers press for guarantees on special education and IB continuity
Summary
District CEO Dr. Morgan outlined the Building Brighter Futures recommendation, including a Jan. 5–Feb. 27 choice window if the board approves the plan Dec. 9. Community members and union leaders urged clearer, individualized plans for special‑education placements, IB teacher continuity and protections for small‑school programs.
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Dr. Morgan presented the district’s Building Brighter Futures recommendation and answered sustained questions from board members, teachers, parents and students about how mergers and program consolidations would be implemented.
Dr. Morgan said the plan remains a single recommendation that can be adjusted during implementation and emphasized timelines if the board votes to approve the recommendation at its Dec. 9 meeting: the school choice application window would open Jan. 5 and close Feb. 27, families would learn placement results the week of March 30 and the deadline to accept offers would be in mid‑April. "All students that are part of a school that is ending instruction at the end of this year and need to go to a welcoming school will have a reserved seat at their welcoming school," Dr. Morgan said, adding the district projects the plan will save "upward of $90,000,000" over a multi‑year period.
The presentation included commitments about special education, multilingual supports and pre‑K. Dr. Morgan said placement decisions for students with Individualized…
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