Columbia Daily Tribune, 11/25/24 As school districts and charter schools get further away from the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, testing scores and school performance are on the rise, including in Columbia. More …
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Waters thanks community for support
Columbia Tribune, 11/15/24 Student council members at Eliot Battle Elementary School have made a lasting mark on the school as the district celebrates the school’s expansion. More …
Waters requests new types of data
Columbia Missourian, 10/14/24 Columbia Public Schools’ Transportation Department reported that in the first few weeks of the school year, 47.9% of district buses arrived and departed on time. More …
Waters encourages consistent behavior reporting
Columbia Missourian, 9/19/24 Principals from Beulah Ralph and Rock Bridge elementary schools presented last year’s academic achievement data at a Columbia School Board meeting Thursday. Both elementary schools saw improvements in student test scores. More …
Board approves Special Services Task Force
Columbia Missourian, 9/9/24 The Columbia School Board created a task force focused on improving the parent and family experience in special education services at its meeting Monday evening. More …
Waters speaks at Boone County Nature School
Columbia Daily Tribune, 8/27/24 Two classrooms were filled with community members to standing-room only capacity Friday. The reason they were there was a celebration of the official opening of the Boone County Nature School on land donated by Hank Waters and Vicki Russell. More …
Waters celebrates nature school
Columbia Missourian, 8/23/24 Waters celebrates kids’ opportunity to “fall in love with nature” at Boone County Nature School ribbon cutting. More …
Waters emphasizes public education
Columbia Missourian, 8/17/24 Columbia Public Schools begins the new school year next week with nearly 19,000 students, a full contingent of teachers and a few policy changes to process. More …
Waters speaks at Career Center
Columbia Daily Tribune, 6/19/24 Work that started late last year to expand Columbia Area Career Center will be ready for students by the 2025-26 school year, says Suzette Waters, Columbia Public Schools board president. More …
Waters to work on special services
Columbia Missourian, 6/20/24 The school board discussed creating a special education task force. More …
Suzette Waters for School Board 