JC Schools on track to hire new superintendent next month
District spokeswoman Ryan Burns said the district will post the position Friday and it will remain posted until Feb. 25.
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Jefferson City joins list of Mid-Missouri schools closed Thursday as region faces second round of snow
Some Mid-Missouri schools began announcing Thursday closures around noon on Wednesday as snow continued to blanket the area, with several more inches expected before the storm is through.
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Pediatric expert: Masks in schools help reduce omicron’s spread
Several Missouri Republicans claim masks in schools are ineffective and hindering children’s education, but medical experts and public health officials say otherwise.
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Jefferson City School District leader to retire at end of the year
The leader of the Jefferson City School District will retire at the end of the school year, the district said Friday.
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JC Schools Board of Education to hold closed meeting
The Jefferson City Board of Education is set to meet behind closed doors Friday morning, to discuss personnel.
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Multiple schools across Mid-Missouri close doors citing sick staff and COVID-19 case increase
Multiple school districts throughout Mid-Missouri have announced plans this week to temporarily close their doors or make changes to their COVID-19 guidelines, due to problems created by the coronavirus surge.
Continue Reading JC Schools to hold public meeting Thursday about boundary proposals
The meeting is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Dix Road Technology Center.
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Missouri Supreme Court sides with Jefferson City Schools in dispute with former employee
The court found in its 12-page opinion that the district showed Tammy Ferry violated district policy by transferring the files to her computer in 2019 “without a legitimate educational interest.”
Continue Reading Jefferson City School District says students behind last week’s threat referred to police
Students who were involved in a social media threat against Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Jefferson City have been suspended and are being referred for expulsion and police investigation, the principal said in a letter to parents sent over the weekend.
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Jefferson City middle school tells parents of social media threat
Principal Shawn Kelsch said in a letter that police identified the students responsible for the threatening post.
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Multiple people file to run for Jefferson City Board of Education
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people have filed to run for the Jefferson City Board of Education according to Stephanie Sappenfield, Exec. Asst. to the Superintendent and Secy. to the Board of Education. Anne Bloemke-Warren, Adam Gresham, Marc H. Ellinger and Erika Leonard have filed so far. If anyone files after Thursday, they will be
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Some Missouri teachers are getting an extended Thanksgiving break while others are left frustrated
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thanksgiving breaks began for some schools across Mid-Missouri Monday after some districts decided to extend the holiday break this year to provide some relief to staff and students. Jefferson City and Southern Boone are two of many that extended their break, saying that the demands of the past 18 months have worn
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Public gives feedback on Jefferson City Schools boundary adjustments
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City community will gave some input Tuesday night on possible boundary changes for Jefferson City Schools. The JC Schools Boundary Line Advisory Committee is proposing four preliminary attendance area changes. JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOLS ATTENDANCE AREA PRESENTATIONDownload The meeting Tuesday night was the second for the public to give feedback
Continue Reading Jefferson City School District looking to attract substitute teachers amidst nationwide shortage with incentives
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education has approved a new bonus pay incentive for substitute teachers. Beginning on Tuesday, substitute teachers will receive a $500 bonus for every 20 cumulative days they sub for the district. “Like schools all across the country, our district has been impacted by the ongoing substitute
Continue Reading Jefferson City School District extends Thanksgiving break
The Jefferson City School District announced plans to extend its Thanksgiving break by two extra days.
Continue Reading Lt. Gov. Chief of Staff to run for Jefferson City School District Board of Education
A Jefferson City High School Alum and US Naval Academy graduate will seek one of two openings for the Jefferson City School District Board of Education.
Continue Reading QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the Jefferson City School District have kept its mask mandate?
Some districts around the state have kept their mask mandates in place, such as Columbia Public Schools. Jefferson City school administrators said case rates had dipped enough in the schools to make dropping the requirement appropriate.
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Jefferson City Schools drops mask requirement, changes quarantine protocols
Jefferson City Schools will drop its mask requirement starting Friday. Students and staff who are in close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual will no longer need to quarantine in most cases.
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Jefferson City Board of Education votes to keep COVID-19 reentry plan in place
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education voted Thursday night to keep the JC Schools’ COVID-19 reentry plan in place and will reevaluate around the 30th day of school. Public comment mainly consisted of debating over masks for students in schools. Watch the meeting replay in the player below. It’s an ongoing
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Fired Jefferson City educator argues file sharing didn’t violate federal law
Tammy Ferry, a former tenured instructional technology teacher with the Jefferson City School District, was fired from the district in 2019 after transferring thousands of documents onto her personal Google account.
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