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Board honors Cranbrook Elementary and approves routine consent items including solar authority and student HBCU trip
Summary
The board unanimously honored Cranbrook Elementary as a National PTA School of Excellence and approved a consent agenda that included procurement authority for a solar carport pilot and approval for East High seniors to visit HBCUs; these items were noncontroversial and carried on voice/roll-call votes.
The Columbus Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution recognizing Cranbrook Elementary School as a 2024–2026 National PTA School of Excellence, highlighting family engagement initiatives and the school’s community partnerships.
Board members praised Cranbrook’s PTA and staff; Dr. Pierce and a Cranbrook representative noted the school’s student and family engagement events and 17 community partnerships that supported the recognition.
On the consent agenda the board approved a procurement item authorizing purchase of a solar carport (item 13.2) and approved a student trip proposal enabling 12th graders at East High School to visit historically Black colleges and universities (item 15.3). Board members tied the HBCU trip approval to Black History Month programming and highlighted the college and career readiness benefits for students.
Those consent items and the full consent agenda were approved by roll call with all present voting yes.
