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All four candidates attended the forum held by the Columbia Missouri National Education Association Thursday night.

Trailers used in the school district are phasing out for more improvements to buildings.

Superintendent Peter Stiepleman reflects on time in Columbia Public Schools as he prepares to depart.

Columbia native to be recommended to become the next principal at John Warner Middle School. Columbia Public Schools COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia native Taylor Drennan will be recommended next week to the Columbia Board of Education to become the next principal at John Warner Middle School. Drennan has been serving as the school’s interim principal this semester after CPS reported that Principal Jimmy Hale was out for the remainder of the year in mid-March. Drennan has worked for Columbia Pu...

Developer plans subdivision near new Columbia middle school COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Engineers have submitted a plan for a new subdivision on Sinclair Road, across the street from a new middle school. The developers of Sinclair Farms want to build a subdivision with hundreds of new home lots, cottage-style houses, townhomes, an apartment complex and possibly a few lots for businesses, according to plans submitted to the city of Columbia. Crockett Engineering, the engineering company working on the...

The interim principal is Taylor Drennan.

JEFFERSON CITY - A pre-filed bill for the 2021 Missouri General Assembly legislative session would give parents or legal guardians of students with special needs the ability to record IEP or 504 meetings. House Bill 228, sponsored by Rep. Chuck Basye, would prohibit schools from preventing the recording of these meetings. The bill also makes the recording the property of the parent or legal guardian of the student. Individualized Education Program meetings happen at least once each year between...