The District placed a combined 7.7 mill levy (4.7 mill) Permanent Improvement Levy and a (3.0 mill) Operating Levy on the November 7, 2023 ballot.

If passed, the 7.7-mill levy would cost property owners $269.50 annually per $100,000 of appraised value.

The Columbus Board of Education passed a resolution during its September 19 business meeting that focuses on:

• Advance Student Achievement

• Modernize District Facilities

• Enhance Whole Child Supports

“The federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds allowed us to propel this work at lightning pace, now it’s time for us to reexamine and incorporate this in our everyday business functions,” said Columbus City Schools Superintendent/CEO Dr. Angela Chapman. “This would maintain our momentum. We want to make many of these improvements permanent. This ask represents one-third of the Operating funding the District received from ESSER.”

The District has been fiscally responsible with taxpayer dollars, staying off the ballot for the past seven years.

During the September 19 Board meeting, the District’s Administration provided the Board with a statement of facts/information about the District’s needs and the implications for the School District of the levy passing or failing: