COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Annual Performance Report shows significant gains in school districts across Missouri, along with areas for improvement. DESE’S Report shows improvement by Jefferson City School District and the North Callaway R-1 School District in crucial academic areas. This is the second year in a row both
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City School Board Member Anne Bloemke-Warren announced her intent to run for reelection Wednesday on her Facebook page. Candidates can officially begin filing to run next month. In the post, she wrote that her campaign plans to focus on teacher and staff retention, expanding mental health services for students and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The foster parent of a young Jefferson City student said his foster child was on a school bus for around three hours on Tuesday. Chad Derstein is the foster dad to a 3-year-old boy with special needs who attends Jefferson City’s Southwest Early Childhood Center. After his child’s bus arrived late
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday marks the first day school for the Jefferson City School District. This school year, the district will be welcoming students with a new school bus service. In December, the district decided to hire Student Transportation of America, which resulted in the district getting 62 new buses from the company. The
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A full version of our interview with Jefferson City School District Superintendent Bryan McGraw.
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A spokesperson for Fulton Public Schools says while the district has its routes covered, there are still driver positions available.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Miller Performing Arts Center, which is home to many community theater and school musical productions, is closed for the summer. The nearly 100-year-old building is having renovations done to its auditorium. Renovations cost $1.5 million, which is coming from a bond issue approved by 68% of voters. Renovations began Monday
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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
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Crusader alumni, students and faculty came together Wednesday as Helias Catholic High School broke ground on its Spirit of Excellence campus expansion project.
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A groundbreaking ceremony scheduled Tuesday for a Jefferson City early childhood learning center was canceled because of weather.
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The company that provides transportation for the Jefferson City School District plans to lay off more than 100 workers this summer as the district goes with a different contractor.
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The number of chronically absent students in Missouri has increased in the past five years, and some of Mid-Missouri’s largest school districts are experiencing the trend.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Results from the Jefferson City School District’s winter lead testing show that five schools had water fixtures with lead levels above the state’s allowable limit. The tests were conducted in January, according to data on the Jefferson City School District’s website from the EPA Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water. Of the
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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.
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District will not have class on Friday. Inclement weather is expected to come through Mid-Missouri on Friday morning and the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday. “ JC Schools will be CLOSED FRI 2/16 due to the potential for sleet &
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Each night in the United States hundreds of thousands of students are without a regular place to sleep.
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The Jefferson City School District will not be in session Tuesday because of extreme cold.
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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’
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People might have a hard time getting in touch with Jefferson City School District buildings and workers temporarily.
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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
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