CPS Messages

Columbia Public Schools' parent and community communications system, ParentLink, has been acquired by Blackboard. The system allows Columbia Public Schools and your child's school to communicate with you via phone, text, and e-mail.

Guardians can create a user ID and password to access the portal, which allows them to view messages sent, view their contact information, adjust contact settings, see attendance information, and much more. Additionally, members of the community can sign up to receive text updates and news information about the school district and/or specific school buildings.

Columbia Public Schools also has a mobile application that guardians can download to their smart device to access information from their child's school, the school district, and individualized information from their child's teacher.

Mobile App

Columbia Public Schools also has a free mobile app for Android and iPhone that can be downloaded to a smart device to access school and school district information. CPS Messages are delivered directly to the mobile app.

Get it on Google Play

Available on the Apple Store

Guardians

Guardians automatically receive a user ID and password created upon enrolling a child in Columbia Public Schools. To access the CPS Messages system you must first log into the CPS Families Portal. If you have never accessed the CPS Families Portal or have forgotten your username, then choose the user name look up link. To reset your CPS Families Portal password, choose the reset password link.

Contact information for the CPS Messages system is managed by the district's student information system (eSchool) by the school registrar at your child's school. Contact information can be updated by contacting your child's school registrar. Logging in to the CPS Messages system allows parents to see messages, attendance, classes, lunch balance communications and more.