COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Board of Education held a work session Thursday going over data reports, survey results collected throughout the district and more. The meeting was at 7:30 a.m. at the Aslin Administration building. Dr. Helen Porter led the presentation of principal data reports from Battle Elementary School, West Boulevard Elementary School and Hickman
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Board president Scott Hovis was among the three winners for the Jefferson City Board of Education on Tuesday. Five candidates were listed on Tuesday’s ballots for three seats. Hovis and fellow incumbent Brad Bates took the most votes, with Suzanne Luther also winning a spot on the board. Michael Harvey and
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Met with unanimous agreement, the Columbia Public School District’s Finance Board approved the budget for the 2023-2024 school year Wednesday night. Next on the budget’s list, facing the overall board on Monday night. “There’s one pot of money,” CPS Chief Financial Officer Heather McArthur said. “We’re not always going to be able to add everything.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education on Thursday unanimously approved to turn Thorpe Gordon Elementary into its first STEM school. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Troy Hogg spoke before the vote to give an idea of what to expect with the changes to becoming a
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The Missouri State Board of Education is set to hear a report from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on the new strain of coronavirus, called COVID-19.
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The Columbia Board of Education will consider items including a final reading of a revised policy on seclusion, isolation and restraint of students when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
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