Cincinnati City Public Schools meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Cincinnati Public Schools agendas: policy amendments, budget reports and strategic planning, with no recorded votes yet

Four Cincinnati Public Schools meetings were held in the past two weeks, but the summaries available for each are agendas only — minutes have not yet been published. That means no votes, dollar amounts or final outcomes are documented in the materials reviewed here. What follows is what each body listed for discussion or action.

Board Business Meeting — Oct. 12

The Board's agenda listed a resolution to amend Policy 9142, which governs the Local School Decision Making Committee (LSDMC). It also listed a resolution approving students eligible for a subsidy described as Payment in Lieu of Transportation for 2026-2027. The Superintendent's annual evaluation was on the agenda, along with updates on Multilingual Learner (MLL) and Student Services and updates on Ohio Senate Bill 19 and Ohio House Bill 186. Whether any of these items came to a vote is not recorded in the available materials.

Audit Committee — Oct. 14

The Audit Committee met as a work session to set its objectives for fiscal year 2027 and to review its meeting schedule and workplan for that fiscal year. No further detail on the goals themselves was included in the agenda summary.

Budget, Finance and Growth Committee — Oct. 16

The committee's agenda covered monthly financial reports for September 2026, a review of state and federal grants, the accounts receivable policy, and the TIF and CRA annual report. Development of a Popular Annual Financial Report was also listed. The summaries provided do not include any figures from the September reports or the grant review.

Student Achievement Committee of the Whole — Oct. 21

This committee was scheduled to receive two presentations: one on Priority 1, Equity Access to High Quality Instruction, and one on Priority 2, Equitable Access to Post-Secondary Opportunities. Members were also listed to review the SA-COW Strategic Plan meeting schedule.

Coming up

Board Business Meeting — Oct. 26. The agenda lists several policy actions: a resolution to amend Policy 5113.03 on High School Enrollment, a resolution to adopt new Policy 1410 for General Counsel, and proposed amendments to policies on food services for needy children and good food purchasing. Members will also consider alcohol use waiver requests for Dater Montessori School and North Avondale Montessori School — a request that concerns those two named schools specifically. Discussion items include strategic planning materials from Bellwether, a new marketing plan, the middle school network, the Fiscal Precaution Plan and Superintendent goals for 2026-27.

Residents who want to know how the Oct. 12, 14, 16 and 21 items were resolved will need the published minutes, which were not available in the records used for this roundup. The official agendas and any posted minutes remain the authoritative record.

*Note on sourcing: this roundup is based on agenda summaries supplied for each meeting. It does not report outcomes for meetings whose minutes have not been published.*

CPS held four meetings in two weeks; agendas list discipline policy, budget reports, but no minutes yet

Cincinnati City Public Schools held four public meetings in the past two weeks: a Policy and Equity Committee meeting on Oct. 9, a Board Business Meeting on Oct. 12, an Audit Committee work session on Oct. 14, and a Budget, Finance and Growth Committee meeting on Oct. 16. Agendas for all four have been published; minutes have not. Because no minutes are available, this roundup reports what each body listed for discussion and does not report any vote, dollar figure, or outcome.

Board Business Meeting, Oct. 12

The Board's agenda listed a resolution to amend Policy 9142, Local School Decision Making Committee (LSDMC). Also listed were a resolution approving students eligible for subsidy under Payment in Lieu of Transportation for 2026-2027; the Superintendent's Annual Evaluation; updates on multilingual learner (MLL) and student services; and updates on Ohio Senate Bill 19 and Ohio House Bill 186. The agenda does not state whether any of these items were voted on.

Policy and Equity Committee, Oct. 9

The committee scheduled continued discussions on student discipline and enrollment policies. Listed items were Policy 5610, Removal, Suspension, Expulsion, And Permanent Exclusion Of Students; Policy 5113.03, High Schools of Choice Intra-District Enrollment Program; Policy 5421, Grading; Policy 8476, Volunteers; and alcohol waivers for a special event on CPS property. The agenda describes these as continued discussions and does not include proposed policy text or a recommended action.

Budget, Finance and Growth Committee, Oct. 16

The committee was scheduled to take up monthly financial reports for September 2026, a review of state and federal grants, the accounts receivable policy, the TIF and CRA annual report (tax increment financing and community reinvestment area), and development of the Popular Annual Financial Report. No figures from those reports appear in the agenda summary provided.

Audit Committee, Oct. 14

The Audit Committee met in a work session to establish its objectives for fiscal year 2027 and to review its FY 2027 meeting schedule and workplan.

What the record does not show

No vote tallies, dollar amounts, contract values, or adopted motions appear in the material available for these four meetings. That absence reflects unpublished minutes, not a finding that no action was taken. The agendas list items "to consider" and "to discuss" without recording results. Readers should check the district's official postings for minutes and any adopted resolutions before relying on any account of what the Board or its committees ultimately did.

Coming up

The supplied schedule lists no upcoming meetings for the next 14 days. Residents who want to attend should confirm dates and locations through the district's official meeting postings, since this roundup cannot list meetings the provided data does not include.

Cincinnati school board weighs property tax levies, income tax proposal

The Cincinnati Board of Education met three times in the past two weeks, with agendas covering potential property tax levies, an income tax proposal, and policy discussions. Minutes have not yet been published for any of the meetings, so no final decisions are confirmed.

Tax proposals on the table

At a special public board meeting on July 27, the board considered resolutions to proceed with submitting two property tax levies to voters: one for 7.0 mills and one for 8.0 mills. The board also considered a resolution proposing a 0.75% school district income tax question. The agenda included a public hearing for community input and an update on concerns at Fairview–Clifton German Language School.

Income tax rescission considered

At the board’s business meeting on August 3, a motion was on the agenda to rescind the resolution for the additional 0.75% school district income tax. Other items included the FY27 Chief Audit Executive Goals and Internal Audit Plan, a presentation on the Ohio Report Card component overview, and resolutions approving students eligible for payment in lieu of transportation and yellow school bus stops for the 2026–2027 school year.

Policy committee discussions

The Policy and Equity Committee met on August 4 to discuss several district policies. Items included an alcohol waiver for a 100-year centennial celebration at Cheviot Elementary School – Gifted Academy, continued discussion of Policy 5113.03 on High Schools of Choice Entra-District Enrollment Program, and Policy 8330 on Student Records. The committee also heard a presentation on Student Dining Services Board Policy Updates by Director Jessica Shelly, and discussed policies 8520 (Food Service for Needy Children), 8525 (Good Food Purchasing), 8530 (Lunchrooms), and 8540 (Lunchroom Package Inspection).

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days.