Students are currently scheduled to return to in-person learning on Jan. 19. However, that could change when the Columbia Board of Education meets Monday night.
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Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman joined ABC 17 News This Morning.
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State Rep. Chuck Basye wants voters to have the power to recall school board members and parents the ability to transfer their children from schools teaching only online out of coronavirus fears.
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Educators are included in Phase 1B of Missouri’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, which is the next in line. As of right now, there are no plans to require teachers or staff to get vaccinated.
Continue Reading NORMANDY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s first charter school is expected to open next fall after reluctant approval from Missouri education leaders. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Leadership School in Normandy will be Missouri’s first charter school outside of St. Louis or Kansas City. The school is expected to open with 12
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Cole County R-V announced Thursday morning it will have a new superintendent for the 2021-2022 school year.
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Students are still months away from having access to the vaccine but some parents are already saying they won’t let their children be vaccinated.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville school resource officer is going to be reassigned beginning next semester. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department recently told all Boone County school districts that School Resource Officers will be reassigned to other departmental duties outside the schools. Hallsville’s Kari Yeagy said, “Officer Burkholder, our Hallsville SRO, has been an incredible resource
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education is changing the way they are searching for a new superintendent. The board had previously done several searches with the aid of the Missouri School Board Association. The district evaluated and performed interviews with five of the seven firms that submitted proposals. This time the board will use
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Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools announced Monday their plans to potentially send students back to the classroom on January 19, 2021. The Columbia Board of Education decided to push the date for students to return to an in-person learning environment from Jan. 11 to Jan. 19. The board also plans to install air purifier
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education moved to improve COVID-19 safety measures at its meeting Monday night. One of the measures the BOE approved was the purchase of air purifiers for classrooms. According to board documents, the cost of the “ionization devices” is about $1.2 million. The cost will be covered by the
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FULTON, Mo (KMIZ) Fulton Middle School and Fulton High School will pivot to distance learning beginning Friday. Officials cite that change as there is an increase in the number of students and staff with positive cases and in quarantine for COVID-19 at the secondary level. In seat classes will return with a projected date of
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All Columbia Public School families have been learning virtually during COVID-19 since November.
Continue Reading Some local school districts are returning to in-person learning, post-Thanksgiving break.
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The district had a similar discussion in October and board members decided to table the conversation.
Continue Reading VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) The Morgan County R-II Board of Education approved a mask mandate at Monday night at their school board meeting for the district. Officials say this mandate will be for Pre-K through 12th grade. Superintendent Dr. L. Steve Barnes says, “In the event that we moved back to Category 1, with less restrictions,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local daycares and learning centers throughout Columbia are facing issues with staffing and being able to help students with their online learning courses. Daycares have experienced a huge increase with students enrolled in centers since CPS announced transitioning back to a virtual online learning classroom. “We definitely have had a greater need
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