Building Brighter Futures
The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) recommendations on December 9, 2025.
Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by months of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.
To see the final recommendations, school data and other resources, navigate to our BBF Recommendations page.
To see what BBF looks like in our District for the 2026-27 School year, see our BBF School Choice page.
See if a Building Brighter Futures event is happening at your school for scholars moving or welcoming new scholars to the school for the 2026-27 school year.
Merged PreK-8 Schools
- 16 PreK-8 schools to merge with a paired welcoming school in the welcoming school’s building
- 4 K-8 Specialty Schools move to new buildings
- K-8 Name Updates or Transfers
16 PreK-8 schools to merge with a paired welcoming school in the welcoming school’s building
4 K-8 Specialty Schools move to new buildings
K-8 Name Updates or Transfers
Merged and Consolidated High Schools
What does this mean for me?
Who can help me?
See our BBF School Choice page for opportunities to meet with staff, discover new resources to learn more and find your Choice Navigator.