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Three finalists for Columbia schools superintendent fielded questions on racism and decision-making Thursday during an online public forum.

Dr. Erick Pruitt, currently the deputy chief of high schools for Chicago Public Schools Dr. Chace Ramey, currently the chief operating officer in Iowa City Community School District Dr. Harold Brian Yearwood, currently the chief operations officer for Manor Independent School District in Manor, Texas Ray & Associates, the firm hired by the district to run the candidate search, moderated the forum. The forum included questions from the public that were previously submitted for each candidate to ...

Columbia Public Schools to host virtual public forum Columbia Board of Education The Columbia Board of Education is holding a virtual forum with candidates for the next CPS superintendent. Dr. Erick Pruitt, left, Dr. Chace Ramey, center, Dr. Brian Harold Yearwood, right. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is set to host a virtual public forum Thursday for the districts three superintendent finalists. These finalists include Dr. Harold Brian Yearwood (Manor, Texas), Dr. Chace Ramey (Io...

The vote passed unanimously. The start date of the 5-day, in-person learning would be April 5, after spring break concludes. Currently, elementary schools within the CPS system have a four-day in-person learning system, with Wednesdays reserved for online learning. Middle and high school students are currently on a hybrid plan, with in-person classes two days per week and online via Zoom two days per week. Special education students have served in district programs in-person, 5 days a week sinc...

The Board of Education will host a virtual public forum for the candidates on Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Columbia Board of Education narrows superintendent search; 3 candidates announced Columbia Board of Education The Columbia Board of Education is holding a virtual forum with candidates for the next CPS superintendent. Dr. Erick Pruitt, left, Dr. Chace Ramey, center, Dr. Brian Harold Yearwood, right. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education announced its shortlist of superintendent candidates Monday. A release sent out before noon said the board of education has narrowed the search t...

The Columbia school district on Monday released the names of three finalists to become its next superintendent when Peter Stiepleman leaves.

Iowa City schools completed the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations for 2,000 teachers and staff Friday, and Cedar Rapids schools will complete the first round of vaccinations by the end of next week after months of uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic. COVID vaccinations for K-12 teachers, school staff and child care workers in Iowa began Feb. 1, under the state’s Phase 1B. School nurses began receiving the vaccine at the end of January during Phase 1A, which prioritized health care...

Des Moines Register To be first in line to get vaccinations from their school district, staff in the Iowa City Community School District must be 50 or older and spend at least half the day at a school building. In the Ames Community School District, teachers with medical conditions went to the front of the line. In the Waukee Community School District, its first come, first served. School employees have been eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Iowa since Feb. 1, when Phase 1B began in...

IOWA CITY — The Iowa City school board is celebrating news that staff in the district will begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine this week, while warning getting everyone vaccinated will be a long process. “It’s obviously slow going. That’s a theme we’ve heard from Johnson County Public Health and the state, but we also think this is fantastic news,” Iowa City schools chief operating officer Chace Ramey said during a school board meeting Tuesday. Distributing vaccines is a “fluid...