CPS reports lowest case rate ahead of vote on five-day-a-week in-person learning

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia Public Schools' Board of Education is set to discuss and vote on a motion that would bring students back to the classroom, full time.

The meeting is scheduled to take place at the CPS Aslin Administration Building on Monday at 6:30 p.m.

This comes as the 14-day rate for CPS is the lowest it's been since the district started recording the data back in August.

That case rate currently sits at 14.8 cases per 10,000 people.

The case rate peaked in late November at more than 111 cases and sat at 82.4 cases when CPS made the move to a hybrid model.

Only two teachers across the district are out currently of school due to testing positive, with another 17 in quarantine.

Meanwhile, 25 students are currently at home with COVID-19 and another 190 are quarantined.

The percentage of teachers vaccinated has ticked up slightly, with 19.7 percent of teachers receiving the vaccine as of March 4, as opposed to 18.2 percent in the middle of February.

Superintendent Peter Stiepleman is expected to present much of this data, along with CDC recommendations, before voting on the motion.

The board will also listen to public comment before the vote.