Columbia Public Schools Archives

Columbia internet outage caused by crash from police chase involving minors

February 23, 2024 7:02 AM Erika McGuire, Madison Stuerman, Morgan Buresh

Several of the Columbia Public Schools are being impacted Friday morning by a city internet outage.

Columbia Public Schools faces teacher allocation challenge

February 22, 2024 4:13 AM Gabrielle Teiner

Columbia Public Schools leaders told school board members Thursday about difficulties they’re experiencing in getting teachers in the right spots throughout the district.

WATCH LIVE: Rock Bridge boys host Battle for the Game of the Week

February 19, 2024 6:16 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia high school teams play each other as Battle heads to Rock Bridge for a crosstown showdown ahead of district play. This game is a makeup game from Jan. 12 that was postponed due to inclement weather and poor road conditions. The game will be broadcasted on KZOU and will be

Mid-Missouri schools, volunteers try to help large numbers of homeless children

February 15, 2024 5:37 PM Meghan Drakas

Some have signs of depression and some are diagnosed with it. Some have been diagnosed with PTSD, says Angelayah Carter, the Rainbow House shelter program director.

Mid-Missouri school districts seeing hundreds of homeless students each year

February 14, 2024 11:57 AM Meghan Drakas

Each night in the United States hundreds of thousands of students are without a regular place to sleep.

Columbia Board of Education approves contract with new bus vendor at meeting

February 12, 2024 6:24 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved a contract with DS Bus Lines to provide transportation for the district at its meeting on Monday night. The district currently uses Student Transportation of America and narrowed down its list of potential candidates to DS Bus Lines, First Student and Student Transportation of America.

Columbia Public Schools to hold meeting on addressing attendance areas for new elementary school

February 7, 2024 4:00 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Schools Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee is set to hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss attendance areas, as they are planning to build a new elementary school in South Columbia. The meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Aslin Administration Building on W. Worley St. Those who attend

Discrimination lawsuit against CPS claims student was punched by staff, isolated from class

February 6, 2024 6:57 PM Ryan Shiner, Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A discrimination lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the parent of a Columbia Public Schools student claims the child suffered abuse from district staff. The lawsuit – filed by Chrystal Blauvelt – accuses CPS of disability discrimination and violating the Missouri Human Rights Act. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said later on Tuesday that

Open school enrollment gets House approval, heads to Senate

January 31, 2024 11:52 AM Morgan Buresh

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would allow students to transfer to surrounding school districts.

Columbia Public Schools cleans up administration building after pipe burst Monday

January 16, 2024 7:47 PM Morgan Buresh

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia Public Schools spokesperson said the district worked Tuesday to repair and clean up its administration building after a sprinkler pipe burst on Monday afternoon. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said once that is done, then the district will begin to assess the damage. “Our building is a two-story building. Both floors of

Pipe burst causes ‘lots of’ water damage at CPS Administration Building

January 15, 2024 8:45 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) “Lots of” water damage was reported at the Columbia Public Schools Administration Building on Monday after a pipe burst, according to a district spokesperson. Columbia Fire Department Dispatch logs show firefighters received a call for a fire alarm at the Administration Building at 2:19 p.m. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark told ABC 17

WINTER WEATHER: Fire official details home safety tips for space heaters, frozen pipes amid bitter cold

January 11, 2024 4:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates about the winter storm.

Data breach revealed for company of school safety app Mid-Missouri schools signed up to use

January 12, 2024 9:23 PM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A popular school safety application used by thousands of schools across the country — including some in Mid-Missouri — had thousands of documents accessed that contained sensitive information. Cybersecurity researcher Jerimiah Fowler said he discovered a breach in Raptor Technologies on Dec. 20 and notified the company of the flaw. Raptor Technologies’

Columbia Board of Education reviews annual performance report, addresses plans for improvement next year

January 11, 2024 7:35 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education reviewed its annual performance report, during its meeting Thursday night. The session was rescheduled from its original time on Friday due to inclement weather forecast. Columbia Public Schools canceled classes for Friday. The presentation shown during the meeting indicates that CPS showed improvement within the last

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you agree with your school’s decision about Tuesday classes?

January 9, 2024 3:12 AM ABC 17 News Team

The first big winter storm of the season hit Mid-Missouri this week.

School districts say safety is top priority when deciding on closings

January 8, 2024 11:58 AM Morgan Buresh

As people across the state prepare for snowfall this week, local school districts will make decisions about whether to cancel classes.

Four candidates eye seat on Columbia Board of Education

December 26, 2023 7:14 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people have filed for the two open positions on the Columbia Board of Education for the April 2 election. Information from Columbia Public Schools’ website show Board Vice President Jeanne Snodgrass will be running for reelection. Alvin Cobbs filed to run, as has James Gordon and John Potter; the latter two

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in second year of scoring model

December 19, 2023 6:51 PM Morgan Buresh

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its 2023 Annual Performance Report of Missouri schools on Monday. DESE uses the Missouri School Improvement Program to grade school districts on their performance and determine accreditation. Columbia Public Schools scored a 70.1% and Jefferson City School District scored 76.7%. A district’s Annual

Columbia Public Schools looking to improve performance and attendance after annual report card

December 18, 2023 11:48 AM Morgan Buresh

Columbia Public Schools improved just 0.1% overall from 2022 to 2023 in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Annual Performance Report.

Battle High School temporarily evacuated Friday for trash can fire

December 15, 2023 10:47 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students at Battle High School were evacuated from the building for about 20 minutes on Friday after a bathroom trash can caught fire, according to an email from a CPS spokesperson. A cause for the fire was not described. Columbia Public Schools spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said in an email that a text-message