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.

BBF Recommendations Page

To see what BBF looks like in our District for the 2026-27 School year, see our BBF School Choice page.

School Choice Page

Merged PreK-8 Schools

16 PreK-8 schools to merge with a paired welcoming school in the welcoming school’s building

Transitioning School		Welcoming School and Name
Adlai E. Stevenson		Whitney M. Young Leadership
Alfred A. Benesch		George Washington Carver
Bolton		Harvey Rice
Charles Dickens		Andrew J. Rickoff
Charles A. Mooney		Denison
Dike School of the Arts		Mound (renamed Mound School of the Arts)
Euclid Park		East Clark
Hannah Gibbons		Memorial
Louisa May Alcott		Joseph M. Gallagher
Mary B. Martin		Wade Park
Mary Church Terrell		Wilbur Wright (renamed Wilbur Wright School of the Arts)
Mary M. Bethune*		Daniel E. Morgan
Miles		Robert H. Jamison
Stephanie Tubbs Jones*		Franklin D. Roosevelt (renamed Stephanie Tubbs Jones)
Waverly*		Joseph M. Gallagher
Valley View Boys' Leadership Academy		Kenneth Clement Boys' Leadership Academy

*Indicates a building that will stay in operation as the new location for a district-wide specialty school.

12 CMSD-owned buildings will not operate as schools in SY 2026-27.

4 K-8 Specialty Schools move to new buildings

Current Location		Future Location and Name
Kenneth Clement Boys’ Leadership Academy (merged with Valley View Boys' Leadership Academy)		Mary M. Bethune building (renamed Kenneth W. Clement Boys’ Leadership Academy)
Stonebrook-White Montessori		Stephanie Tubbs Jones building (renamed Michael R. White Montessori)
Dike School of the Arts		Mound building (renamed Mound School of the Arts as part of merger with Mound)
Tremont Montessori		Waverly building (renamed Waverly Montessori)

K-8 Name Updates or Transfers

Current Name		School Name for SY 2026-27
Franklin D. Roosevelt (now home to merged FDR and Stephanie Tubbs Jones)		Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Stephanie Tubbs Jones building (now home to Stonebrook-White Montessori)		Michael R. White Montessori
Mary McLeod Bethune building (now home to Kenneth Clement BLA)		Kenneth Clement BLA
Waverly building (now home to Tremont Montessori)		Waverly Montessori
Wilbur Wright (now home to west side arts specialty school)		Wilbur Wright School of the Art
Douglas MacArthur Girls’ Leadership Academy		Mary McLeod Bethune Girls’ Leadership Academy
Warner Girls’ Leadership Academy		Mary B. Martin Girls’ Leadership Academy

Merged and Consolidated High Schools

14 high schools currently on co-located campuses to merge within their campus
5 high schools mergers requiring change in location

14 high schools currently on co-located campuses to merge within their campus

Current High Schools (14 on 6 campuses)		Future High Schools
John Hay Campus	Cleveland Early College High School Cleveland School of Science and Medicine Cleveland School of Architecture and Design	John Hay High School
Lakeside Campus	Davis Aerospace and Maritime High School Cleveland High School for Digital Arts	Benjamin O. Davis Jr. High School
John Marshall Campus	John Marshall School of Civic and Business Leadership John Marshall School of Engineering John Marshall School of Information Technology	John Marshall High School
Lincoln-West Campus	Lincoln-West School of Global Studies Lincoln-West School of Science and Health	Lincoln-West High School
James Ford Rhodes Campus	James Ford Rhodes College and Career Academy James Ford Rhodes School of Environmental Studies	James Ford Rhodes High School
Garrett Morgan Campus	Garrett Morgan School of Engineering & Innovation Garrett Morgan School of Leadership & Innovation	Garrett Morgan High School

All schools will remain in current buildings.

5 high schools mergers requiring change in location

Transitioning School		Welcoming School
Collinwood High School		Glenville High School
Campus International High School		John Hay High School
MC2STEM High School		East Technical High School
New Tech West High School Facing History New Tech High School		James Ford Rhodes High School

What does this mean for me?

School Choice

What are my choices?

Take a look at what is possible with Building Brighter Futures, more opportunity, more programs, more learning and more fun.

Transportation

How is my student getting to school?

Your school day starts and ends with transportation. We have your answers to the questions you have most.

Special Education

My student has special needs, what about her/him?

We have taken special care in developing a plan just for your student.

PreK Classrooms

I want to start my child at CMSD next year?

We want you to feel comfortable right in your neighborhood school.

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.