Columbus City Schools recently unveiled a new strategic plan outlining how we’re going to achieve our goals over the next five years. This plan is a new North Star for our district, guiding us as we work every day to ensure that all of our students are highly educated, ready for leadership and service, and empowered to succeed in the global community.
The name of our plan is “Strength of One: Students Guide.” This is exactly how we are going to build our future – wherever One Our CCS employees and everyone One Our partners and community stakeholders have a role to play in contributing to better student outcomes.
It came together as a plan One To ensure each of the districts One Our students achieve their full potential. It is a plan that puts student achievement at the forefront, paving the way for the future of our district.
Dr. Talisa Dixon, Superintendent, Columbus City School
Dr. Talisa Dixon is in her third year as Columbus City School Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer. He began his term in March 2019 after leading the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District in northeastern Ohio for five years.
Dr. Dixon previously spent nine years as an administrator at Columbus City School from 2001-10. He has been the principal of Brookhaven High School and Columbus Alternative High School for six years.
He began his career in public education, first as a social studies teacher and later as an assistant principal at Akron Public School. Prior to taking over as superintendent at Cleveland Heights-University Heights in 2014, he was deputy superintendent of Saginaw Public Schools District, Michigan.
Since taking charge of Ohio’s largest school district in 2019, Dr. Dixon has become the voice of leadership in Columbus, connecting with local civic, business, and nonprofit partners on behalf of 50,000 CCS students.
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