• Curriculum and Instruction in CPS

    Columbia Public School Curriculum and Instruction team will develop a culturally inclusive, rigorous, and relevant curriculum and programming to support the development of a portrait of a graduate.

    The purpose of the Curriculum and Instruction Department in Columbia Public Schools is to build capacity to improve student performance as defined by district goals.  

    Building capacity through:

    • Equity of access to the curriculum
    • Commitment to consistent district-wide learner expectations
    • Clarity of Expectations for Instruction
    • Empowerment of teachers to differentiate instruction
    • Integration between content areas as appropriate
    • Dissemination of research-based instructional strategies
    • District-wide assessments that inform instruction and curriculum
    • Professional development
    • Learning Standards
    • Standards Referenced Grading

Curriculum and Assessment Files

  • Curriculum and Instruction Staff Contact Information

    Jessica Bax
    Elementary Instructional Mentor
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    JBax@cpsk12.org

    Kim Euliss
    Elementary Instructional Mentor
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    KEuliss@cpsk12.org

    Audra Gladbach
    Elementary Instructional Mentor
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    AGladbach@cpsk12.org

    Julie Johnson
    Elementary Instructional Mentor
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    jujohnson@cpsk12.org

    Shelly Kessler
    Secretary
    Aslin Administration Building
    573-214-3932
    SKessler@cpsk12.org

    Julie Klein
    Elementary Instructional Mentor
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    JKlein@cpsk12.org

    Julie Mantle
    Elementary Instructional Mentor
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    jmantle@cpsk12.org

    Elizabeth Mc Cracken
    Executive Director
    Aslin Administration Building
    573-214-3932
    EMcCracken@cpsk12.org

    Heather Mccullar
    Teacher STEM Specialist
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    Hmccullar@cpsk12.org

    Mallory Robinett
    Elementary Instructional Mentor
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    MRobinett@cpsk12.org

    Lori Shaw
    Elementary Instructional Mentor
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    LShaw@cpsk12.org

    Emily Shupe
    Elementary Instructional Mentor
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    EShupe@cpsk12.org

    Leigh Spence
    Director Secondary School Counseling
    All Schools
    573-214-3250 x 49404
    lspence@cpsk12.org

    Abbey Upton
    Elementary Instructional Mentor
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    AUpton@cpsk12.org

    Beth Winton
    Program Admin Online Learning
    All Schools
    573-214-3932
    bwinton@CPSK12.ORG