2020-21 School Year Board Meeting Schedule
Meetings are every other month and typically fall on the fourth Friday of the month. All meetings are at 8am in the Metro High School Conference Room, unless otherwise announced.
Special Board Meeting: A special meeting of the Board has been called to consider a revision to Metro's fall restart plan before classes begin. The meeting will be hosted online using the Adobe Connect link provided below.
- August 6, 2020 - Virtual*
Regular Board Meeting Schedule:
- August 28, 2020 - Virtual*
- October 23, 2020 - Virtual*
- December 11, 2020 - Virtual*
- February 26, 2021
- April 23, 2021
- June 25, 2021
*NOTE: Due to social gathering restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, meetings may be held virtually and will be so noted. Online access will be provided to members of the public on the meeting date; visit our BoardDocs page for the Adobe Connect or Zoom link, which will be posted on the agenda.
Governing Board Policies can be viewed here.
Meeting agendas & minutes can be accessed here.
Communications to the Board or requests to speak at a Board meeting should be submitted to burgett.2@themetroschool.org at least three days before the meeting date. Please note that written and in-person communications will be granted the same consideration by the Board. Written communications will be required for meetings held virtually.
Governing Board & Policies
The Metro Governing Board consists of members assigned for terms of three years. Membership includes three representatives from The Ohio State University, three from Battelle Memorial Institute, two from Franklin University, one from Columbus City Schools, one Superintendent, and a community representative. The Governing Board advises and assists the school with matters such as curriculum, school evaluation and research, professional development, funding and community relations.
Current Membership:
| Mr. David Burns, Chair |
Director of STEM Innovation Networks Battelle Memorial Institute 2022 |
| Dr. Patrick Bennett | VP, Academic Quality & Planning Dean, School of Education Franklin University 2020 |
| Mr. Todd Cunningham | Director of Development EMH&T, Inc. 2021 |
| Mr. Scott Deas | Director, Cost Estimating & Strategic Pricing Battelle Memorial Institute 2022 |
| Mr. Scott Gooding |
Executive Director Budget & Financial Management Columbus City Schools 2022 |
| Dr. Howard Greene |
Director, K-12 Education Outreach College of Engineering The Ohio State University 2020 |
| Dr. David Horn |
Assoc. Executive Dean, Curriculum & Instruction College of Arts & Sciences The Ohio State University 2023 |
| Dr. Kody Kuehnl |
Dean, College of Arts, Sciences & Education Franklin University Dean of Faculty, Urbana Branch 2020 |
| Ms. Marlene Lesko |
Director, Human Resources Battelle Memorial Institute 2021 |
| Dr. Don Pope-Davis |
Dean, College of Education & Human Ecology The Ohio State University 2021 |