COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of planning, the Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved the last of its new school boundaries at a meeting on Monday night. The district presented its final recommendation with adjustments that were made based on feedback from previous discussions. Phase 2 of the plan will be implemented at the start
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Columbia Public Schools is using summer school to get accustomed to its new weapons detection systems.
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Columbia Public Schools on Tuesday celebrated the start of work to renovate and add to its trade school.
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New boundary changes are being considered for Columbia Public Schools, and the district recently updated its boundary suggestions before a pair of open houses it is holding on Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has completed its annual bus inspections for school districts in the state and the Jefferson City School District saw an improvement from last year. School buses can be rated as “approved,” “defective” or “out of service.” A Tuesday press release from MSHP states buses with defective ratings
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday night unanimously approved its $292 million for next school year. The budget features $16 million more to go toward teacher salaries. The district ended this past school year with a $10 million budget surplus.
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will be holding one of its final Board of Education meetings of the school year Monday. There are several items listed on the agenda, but some of the biggest topics of discussion will be the attendance areas. Attendance area changes have been a big topic of conversation for several
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Monday marks the first day of Columbia’s Summer Lunch Program to help provide students 18 and under with free, healthy lunches while school is not in session.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of the Columbia Board of Education detailed a possible student cellphone policy plan and discussed the implementation of a weapons-detection system during a roundtable discussion on Wednesday evening. About a dozen people showed up for Columbia Public School’s first listening session at Battle High School. The sessions are designed to allow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Summer school will begin on Thursday for Columbia Public Schools students. More than 9,800 students will attend summer school this year, which runs through June 26, according to an email from district spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark and information from the district’s website. The email stated the district’s driver’s education course returns this session.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday afternoon, Columbia City leaders, a Boone County commissioner and Columbia Public Schools leaders met at the district’s headquarters to discuss ways to address violence in the city of Columbia. The meeting was closed to the public. ABC 17 News attempted to speak with Deputy City Manager Matt Unrein, City Manager
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Non-profit Powerhouse Community Development and Studio Flair have teamed up for their “Columbia Flair” event to provide free haircuts and styles to fifth-grade students at Columbia Public Schools for their graduation ceremonies.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All Columbia public high schools will hold its graduation ceremonies on Friday and Saturday. A Friday press release from Columbia Public Schools states nearly 1,400 students will graduate. Douglass High School held the first graduation on Friday morning at Jesse Hall Audition at the University of Missouri’s campus. The release stated that
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The public and the Columbia Board of Education heard Monday night about a plan to limit cellphone distractions at schools.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of teachers from Columbia Public Schools detailed ways they plan to make the procedure for the use of cellphones consistent among schools during Monday night’s board meeting. According to the district, they have heard from “multiple stakeholders, internally and externally, that cell phones are causing a distraction to learning environment.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will hold its third of seven open house Wednesday at the Aslin Building from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to unveil possible phases for attendance changes. In an open house held yesterday, CPS presented the five options of Phases 2 and 3 for the next part of its school
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools held an open house Tuesday at Hickman High School to present the five options of Phases 2 and 3 for changing school boundaries. The meeting also allowed the public to provide feedback on the plans. Phase 1 of the plans were approved on April 17, which addressed the expansions
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Superintendents from Boone County schools and neighboring districts signed a letter on Friday that asks Gov. Mike Parson to veto a bill that would allow charter schools to operate in Boone County. SB727 passed the Missouri House last month. The bill mentions that school districts in Boone County would be added to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is discussing possible ways to address inconsistencies in the district’s “confusing” Student Suspension and Expulsion Policy. During Monday night’s policy committee meeting, members of the committee noted that the district’s current policy, which was adopted in 1996 but was last revised in 2003, needs to be streamlined.
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As budget negotiations continue at the Missouri State Capitol, lawmakers have multiple proposals on how to give teachers across the state a raise.
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