Metro’s Mission
Metro High School’s mission is turning college aspirations into reality through personal relevance, academic rigor and transformative relationships.

Metro High School is…
A small and intellectually vibrant learning community open to students in Franklin County.  Metro High School is designed to serve students who want a personalized and extraordinary learning experience that prepares them for a connected world where math, science and technology are vitally important.  All Metro students engage in a personally relevant and academically rigorous curriculum within a safe and trusting environment. 

Metro High School is not…
A charter school.  It is a high school operated by the Educational Council – a confederation of the 16 public school districts in Franklin County.  Students who attend Metro will be concurrently enrolled in their home district and will remain a part of the public school system in Franklin County.

Location
Metro High School is located in the research park adjacent to Ohio State¹s campus at 1929 Kenny Road. 

Opening Date
Metro opens for ninth graders in the fall of 2006.

Metro’s Capacity
Metro will admit up to 100 ninth grade students for 2006-2007.  Students will be added each year until the school reaches maximum enrollment in 2009. 
Enrollment will be phased as follows:
Fall 2006            Ninth Grade
Fall 2007            Ninth and Tenth Grades
Fall 2008            Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh Grades
Fall 2009            Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth Grades

Administration and Governance
The Educational Council operates Metro High School.  The Educational Council Foundation will manage the school’s finances.  The Metro Partnership Group will advise and assist the school staff on the program, school evaluation and research, professional development, funding and community relations.  Seven members will serve on the Metro Partnership Group, including three from OSU, three from the Educational Council, and one from Battelle.  Metro’s principal and staff will oversee the day-to-day operation of the school.

Funding
Metro High School has received significant support from Battelle, The Ohio State University and Coalition of Essential Schools National to design and open the school.  Recurrent funding comes from districts whose students attend the school.

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Press Release

Metro High School in the News

Zanesville native to head innovative Columbus school  (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

A Bright Idea  (Columbus Dispatch)