Updates from Dr. Hunt
Over the past few weeks, we have said our goodbyes to the remarkable Upper Arlington High School Class of 2025 — our 101st graduating class — and celebrated the accomplishments of all of our students. While the 2024-2025 school year has come to a close, there is much to do in our schools as we work on final preparations for the upcoming school year and continue to provide academic support and enrichment for students through summer programming.
This summer, another major focus for us is phase two of our facilities master planning process. Since May, we’ve gathered feedback through surveys on revised draft options for our aging middle schools and Burbank Early Childhood School. These options range from addressing the physical needs of the buildings to also considering educational needs — such as classroom configurations, space for growing enrollment, and other factors that impact students’ daily experiences.
This spring, Ohio lawmakers are working through the state biennium budget process, which allocates funding for public schools for the next two years. We always follow this process closely, but this year the changes that are being considered have significant implications for public school districts like ours.
With the launch of our new Excellence & Innovation 2030 Strategic Plan at the start of the year, the exciting work of implementing this collective vision for our schools is beginning to unfold. You can get a glimpse of steps that are already being taken and what is ahead of us in our 2025 Quality Profile, which arrived in mailboxes earlier this spring.
The start of a new year is the perfect time to look ahead and focus on our shared vision for the future of education in Upper Arlington. At their January regular business meeting, the Board of Education approved the Excellence & Innovation 2030 Strategic Plan — a forward-thinking roadmap for our district that is designed to further our commitment to challenge and support every student, every step of the way.