BPS - Work Session 5/6/2026

The Buffalo Public Schools held a work session on May 6, 2026, focused on presenting and discussing the district's five-year strategic plan titled "Moving Forward Together." The meeting detailed the plan's core beliefs, vision, mission, and four key priorities: academic excellence, supporting the whole child, student-family-community collaboration, and efficient, effective, and equitable operations. Specific goals included increasing student proficiency in ELA, math, and science by 20 percentage points by 2031, expanding advanced placement and dual credit enrollment, improving graduation rates, enhancing attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism and suspensions, and improving transportation efficiency and school safety. Strategies to achieve these goals involved strengthening multi-tiered systems of support, data-driven instruction, family engagement, and operational improvements such as school closures to optimize resources. The CFO highlighted financial goals including maintaining a $200 million general fund balance and improving transportation logistics, emphasizing the impact of late buses on student attendance and proposing school consolidations to improve efficiency. The session included discussions on equity in resource allocation, community engagement, and the use of data monitoring systems to track progress. While no specific contract awards or procurement decisions were made, the plan's implementation will likely influence future purchasing and vendor engagements related to transportation, educational programs, and facility improvements.