![Join the Columbia Board of Education Listening Session and share your voice with district leaders.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756488059/cpsk12org/gt7p5pdvaavakjpomrwr/cps-Listening-Session.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756488059/cpsk12org/gt7p5pdvaavakjpomrwr/cps-Listening-Session.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1756488059/cpsk12org/gt7p5pdvaavakjpomrwr/cps-Listening-Session.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1756488059/cpsk12org/gt7p5pdvaavakjpomrwr/cps-Listening-Session.jpg","width":1200}])
![“America’s Healthiest Schools 2026 Awardee badge alongside the Columbia Public Schools logo.”]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789736484/cpsk12org/rom6udoxg2k3dpfgnvqm/America-Healthiest-Schools-Award-Web.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1789736484/cpsk12org/rom6udoxg2k3dpfgnvqm/America-Healthiest-Schools-Award-Web.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1789736484/cpsk12org/rom6udoxg2k3dpfgnvqm/America-Healthiest-Schools-Award-Web.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1789736484/cpsk12org/rom6udoxg2k3dpfgnvqm/America-Healthiest-Schools-Award-Web.png","width":1200}])
Columbia Public Schools celebrates 34 schools and programs recognized as 2026 America’s Healthiest Schools by Alliance for a Healthier Generation. All 34 received recognition for Supporting School Health Services, with Battle Elementary and Hickman High School earning additional honors for nutrition and food access and staff well-being.
![Fall Picture Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757345110/cpsk12org/itepekovklpm3mvixnfk/fall-picture-day.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757345110/cpsk12org/itepekovklpm3mvixnfk/fall-picture-day.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757345110/cpsk12org/itepekovklpm3mvixnfk/fall-picture-day.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757345110/cpsk12org/itepekovklpm3mvixnfk/fall-picture-day.png","width":1200}])
Picture day is September 15!
![Aslin Administration Building]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706110866/cpsk12org/kqxlbif5plnpqiccjicc/Aslin-Columbia-Public-Schools-Building_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1706110866/cpsk12org/kqxlbif5plnpqiccjicc/Aslin-Columbia-Public-Schools-Building_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1706110866/cpsk12org/kqxlbif5plnpqiccjicc/Aslin-Columbia-Public-Schools-Building_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706110866/cpsk12org/kqxlbif5plnpqiccjicc/Aslin-Columbia-Public-Schools-Building_1.jpg","width":1200}])
Columbia Public Schools will host three Long-Range Facilities Planning Community Open House events this fall. Students, families, staff and community members are invited to learn about the district’s long-range facilities planning, share feedback and help shape the future of CPS schools.
![School Representatives Accepting the SW-PBS Award of Excellence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781288583/cpsk12org/rgap2e6rhv876zprfi2f/LangePBSRecognition.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781288583/cpsk12org/rgap2e6rhv876zprfi2f/LangePBSRecognition.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1781288583/cpsk12org/rgap2e6rhv876zprfi2f/LangePBSRecognition.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1781288583/cpsk12org/rgap2e6rhv876zprfi2f/LangePBSRecognition.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1781288583/cpsk12org/rgap2e6rhv876zprfi2f/LangePBSRecognition.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781288583/cpsk12org/rgap2e6rhv876zprfi2f/LangePBSRecognition.jpg","width":2048}])
Columbia Public Schools had six schools recognized by the Heart of Missouri Regional Professional Development Center for outstanding implementation of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS).
![Welcome to 6th Grade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778883587/cpsk12org/x12paxv0nhb93pjgbwki/Welcometo6thGrade.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778883587/cpsk12org/x12paxv0nhb93pjgbwki/Welcometo6thGrade.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778883587/cpsk12org/x12paxv0nhb93pjgbwki/Welcometo6thGrade.png","width":696}])
Welcome to 6th grade — a year of new adventures, bigger opportunities, and exciting challenges!
![April Students of the Month]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779118617/cpsk12org/u0q0cpfqjcczjiirzqrq/April2026.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779118617/cpsk12org/u0q0cpfqjcczjiirzqrq/April2026.jpg","width":320}])
Student of the Month awards are presented monthly to recognize students who consistently follow our GRRRR expectations!
![March Students of the Month]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776698997/cpsk12org/eef2qa46t6cvfefydz4i/March2026.heic","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776698997/cpsk12org/eef2qa46t6cvfefydz4i/March2026.heic","width":320}])
Student of the Month awards are presented monthly to recognize students who consistently follow our GRRRR expectations!
![February Student of the Month]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773846674/cpsk12org/bez5oojjxl5lvyxrsfc6/February2026.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773846674/cpsk12org/bez5oojjxl5lvyxrsfc6/February2026.jpg","width":320}])
Student of the Month awards are presented monthly to recognize students who consistently follow our GRRRR expectations!
![January Students of the Month]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770672084/cpsk12org/zqiblaoregjsmb5daojy/January2026.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770672084/cpsk12org/zqiblaoregjsmb5daojy/January2026.jpg","width":320}])
Student of the Month awards are presented monthly to recognize students who consistently follow our GRRRR expectations!
![December2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767371775/cpsk12org/g230zentpdx8829iictu/December2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767371775/cpsk12org/g230zentpdx8829iictu/December2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1767371775/cpsk12org/g230zentpdx8829iictu/December2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1767371775/cpsk12org/g230zentpdx8829iictu/December2025.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1767371775/cpsk12org/g230zentpdx8829iictu/December2025.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767371775/cpsk12org/g230zentpdx8829iictu/December2025.jpg","width":2048}])
Student of the Month awards are presented monthly to recognize students who consistently follow our GRRRR expectations!
![Congratulations to the CPS Staff of the Month for November 2025!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766022866/cpsk12org/oakukw8dtvcbz89betye/November-2025-CPS-Staff.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766022866/cpsk12org/oakukw8dtvcbz89betye/November-2025-CPS-Staff.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1766022866/cpsk12org/oakukw8dtvcbz89betye/November-2025-CPS-Staff.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1766022866/cpsk12org/oakukw8dtvcbz89betye/November-2025-CPS-Staff.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1766022866/cpsk12org/oakukw8dtvcbz89betye/November-2025-CPS-Staff.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1766022866/cpsk12org/oakukw8dtvcbz89betye/November-2025-CPS-Staff.png","width":1920}])
Congratulations to the following Columbia Public Schools staff members who were recognized for their work during November.
![November Student of the Month]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765490817/cpsk12org/rbdaekubdxepy86rshp7/November2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1765490817/cpsk12org/rbdaekubdxepy86rshp7/November2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1765490817/cpsk12org/rbdaekubdxepy86rshp7/November2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1765490817/cpsk12org/rbdaekubdxepy86rshp7/November2025.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1765490817/cpsk12org/rbdaekubdxepy86rshp7/November2025.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765490817/cpsk12org/rbdaekubdxepy86rshp7/November2025.jpg","width":2048}])
Student of the Month awards are presented monthly to recognize students who consistently follow our GRRRR expectations!
![Winter Choir Concert]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763656360/cpsk12org/b1jlczcst0lm10ofltgn/ChoirConcert.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763656360/cpsk12org/b1jlczcst0lm10ofltgn/ChoirConcert.png","width":500}])
Come enjoy a cheerful night of music as our talented middle school singers perform a variety of winter favorites on December 9th at 5:30pm.
![Frozen Jr. Thumbnail]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763491071/cpsk12org/ie2o9bw8gifnoyo7oe7y/FrozenJr.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763491071/cpsk12org/ie2o9bw8gifnoyo7oe7y/FrozenJr.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763491071/cpsk12org/ie2o9bw8gifnoyo7oe7y/FrozenJr.png","width":549}])
❄️ Do You Wanna See a Show? ❄️
Join us December 5th and 6th at 7pm or December 7th at 2pm to see Frozen Jr.!