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Columbia Board of Education votes to change attendance boundary in first phase, real estate experts weigh in

May 10, 2021 5:13 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education voted to approve the first phase of attendance boudary changes which will move about 100 students next fall. District leaders and the company contracted to look into any potential changes Cooperative Strategies recommended the Phase 1 Elementary Attendance Area Boundaries for Parkade Elementary to the Board of Education, which

Cooperative Strategies' change of school boundaries recommendation to CPS.

Columbia Board of Education to discuss attendance area changes

May 10, 2021 4:30 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch discussions about attendance area changes and COVID-19 in schools in the player below. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. The Columbia Board of Education will hear recommendations on a possible change to attendance areas Monday night. You can find the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education meeting agenda here. The board

Columbia Board of Education to discuss changes to recording IEP meetings

May 10, 2021 6:03 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education will discuss revisions to Policy KKB during it’s meeting Monday night. Policy KKB currently prohibits visual or audio recording on district property unless authorized. Last year, the board discussed the policy, but did not make any changes. Many parents and students had come forward to

Columbia native to be recommended to become the next principal at John Warner Middle School.

May 7, 2021 6:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia native Taylor Drennan will be recommended next week to the Columbia Board of Education to become the next principal at John Warner Middle School. Drennan has been serving as the school’s interim principal this semester after CPS reported that Principal Jimmy Hale was out for the remainder of the year in

Doctor cautions Missouri school districts against lifting mask requirements

May 5, 2021 11:55 AM Chanel Porter

The Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education held a webinar for school leaders, school nurses and local health officials to keep local leaders informed with COVID-19 updates pertaining to K-12 schools and answer questions.

Columbia schools vaccinate teens as shot nears approval for use in younger people

May 4, 2021 11:54 AM Meghan Drakas

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to give emergency approval for the Pfizer vaccine to be given to kids ages 12-15 sometime next week.

Columbia Public Schools begins vaccinations on high school campuses

May 4, 2021 5:48 AM Zach Boetto

Columbia Public Schools students will have the opportunity to get vaccinated Tuesday at Battle High School.

DESE says Columbia Public Schools relaxing quarantine and mask requirements is being done the right way

May 3, 2021 7:21 AM Molly Stawinoga

As more than 400 Columbia Public Schools students are either isolating or quarantining for COVID-19, the district is relaxing some virus protocols.

Columbia Public Schools to host its first student vaccine clinic Tuesday

April 30, 2021 9:57 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will host it’s first student vaccination clinic at Battle High School on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Students looking to receive a vaccine at CPS clinics must be at least 16 years old and have a signed parental consent form. The clinics are in partnership with Columbia/Boone

Public schools monitor student coronavirus cases as they relax current protocols

April 30, 2021 1:14 PM Chanel Porter

The entire fifth grade at Beulah Ralph Elementary School is quarantined until May 10 after a student tested positive for COVID-19.

Columbia Public Schools prepare for vaccine clinics for students

April 29, 2021 3:48 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will offer vaccine clinics for it’s students starting Tuesday. The clinics are in partnership with the Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services Department. The Pfizer vaccine will be provided at each clinic, allowing any student 16 and older to get vaccinated with parental consent. The second dose

Woman charged with hitting child at Columbia school bus stop

April 29, 2021 11:54 AM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have charged a woman with failing to stop for a school bus and injuring a child after she allegedly hit a boy at a southeast Columbia bus stop.

Columbia Boone County Health Department hosts first walk-in only vaccine clinic

April 28, 2021 7:19 PM Victoria Bragg

CENTRALIA, MO (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone Public Health and Human Services Department hosted its first walk-in only vaccination clinic for rural areas Wednesday. The health department, in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, vaccinated 95 people at its walk-in clinic in Centralia Wednesday. Ashton Day, the health educator for Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services,

Columbia Public Schools buses lined up as students and teachers return to full time in person classes.

Law enforcement, school officials: Follow bus-stop crossing law

April 28, 2021 2:33 PM Chanel Porter

The 10-year-old New Haven Elementary School student suffered only minor injuries, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested a woman on suspicion of ignoring the stopped sign on the school bus.

A CPS student was hit walking to the school bus Wednesday morning.

19-year-old woman accused of hitting child at Columbia bus stop

April 28, 2021 8:37 AM Molly Stawinoga

Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Nancy P. Metz of Columbia was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop for a school bus and injuring a child. Leer said she posted bond and was released.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should schools hold in-person proms?

April 26, 2021 1:05 AM ABC 17 News Team

In Columbia, Battle and Rock Bridge high schools held in-person prom events over the weekend.

Socially distanced graduation at Rock Bridge

Missouri public schools and colleges gearing up for in-person graduations

April 21, 2021 11:46 AM Leila Mitchell

The University of Missouri, Stephens College and Columbia College each plan to hold graduation events in-person this spring after the pandemic pushed those events into the summer or online entirely last year.

State-mandated testing returns to Mid-Missouri schools after pandemic pause

April 15, 2021 11:56 AM Chanel Porter

Missouri put state-mandated exams on hold last year as many students were learning online through the coronavirus pandemic, but the assessment is making a return this semester.

Columbia Public Schools looking for feedback from families on potentially new elementary boundaries

April 12, 2021 4:11 PM Connor Hirsch

The Columbia Board of Education on Monday will get to see options for redrawing elementary school boundaries created by a consultant.

Columbia Public School students and teachers complete first week of full return

April 11, 2021 7:28 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools completed it’s first week of full return of in-person classes for all grade levels. CPS students headed back to the classroom this past week, as April 5 marked the first day of student’s in-person class schedule. All CPS students were on a hybrid model. Elementary students held in-person classes