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Susan Goldammer has been hired as the district’s general counsel. Goldammer will begin her role with Columbia Public Schools on Monday, November 3.
Columbia Public Schools invites the community to celebrate the dedication of the newly expanded and renovated Columbia Area Career Center (CACC) on Tuesday, November 4, at 9 a.m.
Columbia Public Schools Online Program Administrator and former Coordinator of Secondary Gifted Education Beth Winton, has been selected to receive the Dede Smith Friend of Gifted Award from the Gifted Association of Missouri.
Fifth graders at Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary marked the 9/11 Day of Service by assembling food and hygiene kits for neighbors in need, working alongside volunteers from the University of Missouri and AmeriCorps.
Columbia Public Schools congratulates Travis Martin, mathematics teacher at Rock Bridge High School, on being named to the 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program’s Distinguished Teachers roster.
Columbia Public Schools is proud to announce that Rock Bridge High School senior Theo Wen Volz has been named a member of the 61st class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest honors for graduating seniors.
Columbia Public Schools joined Missouri River Relief at Cooper’s Landing to honor Ragan Webb, CPS Elementary Science Coordinator, with a special boat-naming ceremony.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) has announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program, including eight students from Columbia Public Schools.
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The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) has recognized Columbia Public Schools with the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting. The award honors the district’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
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