Columbus Public Schools

Meet Austin Zacarias, a 7th-grade math teacher at Columbus Middle School who knows that connection and patience matter just as much as numbers. Mr. Zacarias teaches more ...

Looking at the sprawl of boxes at the Columbus Middle School's activity entrance Wednesday morning, you might have guessed there would be a 1,000 pounds of goods including can...

A heartfelt recognition is owed to the community volunteers who advocated for this bond election. You dedicated countless hours knocking on doors, making phone calls, staffing...

The bond election did not pass . With 678 votes left to count this evening the NO vote total is 3,074 and the YES vote is 1,963. While this outcome is not what we hoped for, we...

Listen Now! Election Day marks an important moment for Columbus Public Schools (CPS) and the Columbus community as voters decide on a proposed $43.6 million bond to fund t...

In this video Dr. Kay answers questions he has received regarding parking spaces as well as changes to school start times. Spanish Translations French Translation

Should the bond levy pass the impact would be 3.2 cents per $100,000 of valuation. This is equivalent to $32 a year or $2.66 per month. This increase would be seen beginning the 2...

In the following short video Dr. Chip Kay, Superintendent of Columbus Public Schools discusses the why behind a 4th-5th grade model vs a K-5 model. Spanish Translation F...

Meet Allie Goering, a kindergarten teacher at North Park Elementary, who brings creativity, patience, and a love for learning to every lesson. She sees kindergarten as a place whe...

Columbus Public Schools has been contacted asking for clarification of the ballot language. Specifically on the portion that reads "for the purpose of providing funds to pay the ...

Benesch, the company who performed the 2025 CMS Traffic Study has released both a summary and full report of their findings. In addition, below you can find a short video summari...

This is a recording of an October 14th live-streamed presentation on Columbus Public Schools Response To Growth given by superintendent Dr. Chip Kay. Community members will learn...

Columbus Public Schools has been fielding this question a lot - "Where Do I Return My Ballot?" Ballots can either be mailed back to the Platte County Election Commission Office o...

Meet Emily Sheridan, a 4th-grade teacher at West Park Elementary who brings energy, creativity, and heart to everything she does. In this episode of our Meet The Team series, Mr...

Yesterday, October 8th (2025), Columbus Public Schools was notified by local law enforcement of police activity in the area of the Kramer Education Center and Emerson Elementary S...

A school building configuration that includes only grades 4 and 5 offers several advantages, especially related to a narrower developmental focus and an easier transition for stud...

Meet Erin Meyer, Principal at Kramer Education Center, in this inspiring installment of our Meet The Team series. With a passion for early childhood education, Ms. Meyer shares ho...

Due to a water main break, today's morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up will look different today. Water has been restored to Emerson. There will be no parking or use of the d...

Emerson Parents: Parent teacher conferences for tonight are being moved to the Kramer Education Center conference rooms located at 2410 16th St from 4-8pm. You must enter thru t...

Due to a water main break, after-school pick-up will look different today, and possibly drop-off tomorrow morning while the city works to resolve the issue. There will be no park...