Columbus City Schools Superintendent Talisa Dixon will retire as superintendent at the close of the current academic year, which ends June 30, 2023.
that was one of the toughest decisions of her career, but she did it to keep families safe.
She also previously told The Dispatch in February 2021 that she regretted not communicating more often with families, especially during the uncertainty at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.Dixon was superintendent when the Columbus Education Association — which represents 4,500 teachers, librarians, nurses, counselors and other professionals employees — went on strike for three days in August as the school year started.
The union was asking for an increase in salaries, better heating and air conditioning as well as better overall school building conditions, smaller class sizes, more planning time for teachers and more full-time art, music and physical education teachers.
Columbus City Schools also has experienced busing issues with the new $1.5 million software system AlphaRoute the district purchased this year. AlphaRoute was supposed to more efficiently create bus routes but has instead caused headaches for students and parents.— Versatrans software by Tyler Technologies is the primary routing software and AlphaRoute.
Columbus City Schools is making major changes to busing in January after winter break that are expected result in new routes, drivers, and pickup and drop-off times for nearly all district students as well as charter and nonpublic students who rely on the district for transportation.Dixon has announced various initiatives and partnerships with local community organizations and colleges during her time as the superintendent.
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