John Warner Middle News Today

A new school in southwest Columbia will be ready for use for 750 students in the fall of 2026.

Cooperative Strategies will have plans for redistricting ready for approval in the spring.

The opening of a new elementary school in Columbia will be delayed to 2026 due to supply chain issues slowing construction.

Dr. Beth Winton is Missouris nominee for the 2023 Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award in the junior division.

Policy will limit public comment to a maximum of 30 minutes at the beginning of the meeting.

The board will also vote on a construction agreement for the Boone County Nature School and a bond resolution.

The local League of Women Voters wants the next Columbia public elementary school to be named for Luella St. Clair Moss.

The committee also heard an update on district finances and discussed funding new, safer outdoor learning areas.

The League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County is promoting Luella St. Clair Moss for the name of the next CPS elementary school.

The Columbia Police Department on Wednesday conducted armed intruder training at John Warner Middle School in the wake of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.