Columbia Public Schools Archives

Columbia Board of Education receives security update after Uvalde shooting

June 13, 2022 11:46 AM Kennedy Miller

The Columbia Board of Education will hear about how the district has updated its security over the past four years when it meets Monday night.

Columbia Board of Education set to vote on pay increases for all employees

June 13, 2022 5:43 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is set to vote Monday night on the finalized 2022-23 school year budget. LINK: Columbia Board of Education agenda The school board plans to use more than $7 million to increase all employees’ salaries. On June 8, board members shared details about the budget at a hearing.

Columbia Board of Education hopes to increase wages for every employee

June 8, 2022 9:59 PM Marina Diaz

The Columbia Board of Education authorized nearly $7.08 million to increase current employee salaries.

Attorney general wants to force JC Schools, other districts to turn over documents

June 8, 2022 12:51 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri’s attorney general said Wednesday this his office is seeking to force the Jefferson City School District and six other districts to turn over information related to student surveys.

Columbia Board of Education to hold budget hearing Wednesday

June 8, 2022 5:04 AM Ben Fein

Columbia Public School’s Board of Education is set to hold a budget hearing for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year Wednesday evening.

Funeral services to be held Saturday for slain Rock Bridge High School employee

June 6, 2022 7:16 PM ABC 17 News Team

The funeral services for the Rock Bridge High School employee killed in May will be held this Saturday.

Initial court appearance set for suspect in Rock Bridge High School employee’s shooting death

May 31, 2022 1:42 PM Erika McGuire

An Illinois man accused of killing his father — an employee of Columbia Public Schools — at a Tennessee rest area was set to make his first court appearance Tuesday.

Hundreds attend vigil Monday, for Columbia Public School employee killed in East Tennessee shooting

May 30, 2022 3:35 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Rock Bridge High School community will be hosting a vigil Monday night at the Rock Bridge High School Stadium from 7 to 8 p.m. to honor Michael Monroe Woods, Jr. of Columbia, a RBHS home school communicator.

Boone County Sheriff’s Department works with area schools annually on active shooter training

May 25, 2022 7:41 PM Marina Diaz

The Boone County Sheriff Department conducts active shooter training exercises with the school districts they have partnered with annually and at the request of schools as well.

Columbia Public Schools offers advice, resources to help children cope after Texas elementary shooting

May 25, 2022 12:03 PM Matthew Sanders

The head of Columbia Public Schools sent a message to families Wednesday with advice for helping children cope with the massacre of 19 elementary school children in Texas.

Columbia Board of Education to recommend next principal for Derby Ridge School

May 25, 2022 3:04 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Columbia Board of Education is recommending Tina Woods to become the principal at Derby Ridge School for the 2022-23 school year.

Columbia Public Schools graduation ceremonies set to continue Saturday

May 21, 2022 4:43 AM Ben Fein

Graduation festivities are set to continue for Columbia Public Schools seniors on Saturday, as both Rock Bridge and Hickman High School are scheduled to hold ceremonies.

Columbia Public Schools hosting graduation ceremonies with no COVID-19 restrictions

May 20, 2022 4:39 PM Erika McGuire

Families and scholars of Columbia Public Schools will be attending graduation ceremonies with no COVID-19 restrictions in place for the first time in three years.

CPS hosting graduation ceremonies for four high schools beginning Friday

May 19, 2022 7:36 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia Public Schools will be hosting graduation ceremonies on Friday and Saturday for the 1,324 graduating seniors from the district’s four high schools.