The Canton City School District Board of Education is continuing its review of the District’s Budget Reduction Plan. On Thursday, December 18, 2025,  Superintendent Talbert presented an overview of the current budget deficit and outlined the primary focus areas under consideration to address the District’s financial challenges. 

Families, staff, and community members are encouraged to view the recording of this meeting to gain a clearer understanding of the District’s financial situation and the strategies being evaluated.

The Board of Education will continue work on the Budget Reduction Plan according to the schedule below:

• January 5: Presentation of the completed Budget Reduction Plan

• January 12: Special Meeting of the Board: Community Feedback Session

  A live stream of the special meeting will be available at this link

• January 26: Final Board action and approval

Community input is a critical part of this process. The public is invited to attend the January 5 Board meeting to review the completed Budget Reduction Plan and to participate in the Community Feedback Session on January 12. Both meetings will take place prior to final Board action on January 26.

Attendance Zone Parent Meetings

Attendance Zone Parent Meetings will be held throughout January to provide families with information related to potential attendance zone changes and offer an opportunity to share feedback:

• Worley: January 7 | 5:30 PM | Worley

• Belle Stone: January 8 | 5:30 PM | Belle Stone

• AIM: January 13 | 5:30 PM | AIM

• Youtz: January 14 | 5:30 PM | Youtz

• Gibbs: January 15 | 5:30 PM | Gibbs

• Patrick: January 20 | 5:00 PM | Patrick

• Arts: January 20 | 6:45 PM | Arts

• Cedar/McGregor: January 21 | 5:30 PM | Cedar

• Clarendon/Harter: January 22 | 5:30 PM | Clarendon

Canton City Schools values feedback from families and community members and remains committed to transparency and ongoing communication throughout this process. Community participation helps ensure that decisions are informed by a broad range of perspectives.

Thank you for your continued engagement with Canton City Schools.