
May 27, 2025
The Columbus Public Schools summer food services program will begin on June 2, 2025 and end on July 25, 2025. This program will take place from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm monday thro...

May 8, 2025
Columbus Public Schools would like to thank families for their continued patience and understanding as we transition to the MySchoolBucks system for school meal payments. We know ...

May 8, 2025
CMS families, Columbus Public Schools has had some students that have gotten the idea of sticking items into their Chromebook ports in an effort to damage the device. This is a s...

April 30, 2025
CPS Parents and Guardians, On May 6, 2025 Columbus Public Schools will be making the transition from EduTrack to MySchoolBucks for student lunch accounts. All current funds at t...

April 22, 2025
Over the past month Dr. Kay, Superintendent of Columbus Public Schools has been hosting community meetings to discuss the growth of CPS and the community of Columbus. We would lov...

March 27, 2025
Growth is inevitable. Over the last 8 months there has been a lot of work gathering information about community growth, working with the City of Columbus, meeting with develope...
March 19, 2025
Columbus Public Schools will have a two-hour late start with regular dismissal on Thursday 3.20.25 Elementary 10:00 am CMS 10:00 am CHS 10:10 am PM Preschool will begin at the reg...

March 18, 2025
CPS Families: There will be NO School tomorrow, 3/19/25 due to the forecasted blizzard conditions. Scheduled events for tonight 3/18/25 may continue as scheduled.

March 11, 2025
In a recent update from the Nebraska Department of Transportation, all Columbus Public Schools families and the Columbus community should expect 23rd street traffic to be back to ...

February 19, 2025
CPS will be GREEN (starting on time, regular day) tomorrow, 2/19/25. There will be no after school program, no high school parent-teacher conferences and no activities after 5:00...

February 18, 2025
Columbus Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, 2/18/25 due to weather. CPS staff please check your email for a message from Dr. Kay. Update as of 2/18/25 at 12:35pm. All CPS ...

February 12, 2025
On Thursday, February 13, 202, Columbus Public Schools will be back to Green Status and normal school operations will take place.

February 12, 2025
NO School for Columbus Public School PK-12 students on Wednesday, February 12th. Click here for more on our cancellation procedures.

February 11, 2025
Currently CPS is in Blue and we are watching the upcoming weather. Be sure to be watching for important information due to upcoming weather conditions. Currently all offices wil...
February 6, 2025
As of 2:50pm all CPS buildings are back to normal and the SECURE status has been lifted. Law enforcement has advised that the suspect has been apprehended.

February 6, 2025
At 8:57 am on February 6, 2025 Superintendent Dr. Chip Kay was notified by the Columbus Police Department of an active investigation and search into a suspect related to a possibl...

February 6, 2025
Modified secure means in/out of CPS buildings is supervised by Administration or designated building staff through one entrance, all other aspects of SECURE continue.
February 6, 2025
Secure is when everyone returns to the inside of the building and all exterior doors are locked. The school day continues as usual with increased situational awareness. This is ca...

January 29, 2025
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, have recognized outstanding talent among students nationwide, showcasing their excep...
January 29, 2025
Columbus Public Schools recognizes the uncertainty and concern that has arrived with an executive order removing restrictions that prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement fr...