Story by Roger McKinney, Columbia Daily Tribune, 5/14/24 Principals of CPS high schools and middle schools on Monday presented a unified effort to the Columbia Board of Education in the form of cellphone procedures to be in place for the 2024-25 school year. More …
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Board reviews public survey about redistricting
Story by Yasmeen Saadi and Bailey Becker, Columbia Missourian, 5/13/24 Columbia Public Schools middle and high school principals presented cell phone policy recommendations for the 2024-25 school year at the Columbia School Board’s meeting Monday. More …
Board unanimously adopts resolution to oppose charter schools
Story by Roger McKinney, Columbia Daily Tribune, 4/9/24 Opposition to expanding charter schools to Boone County was repeated several times during Monday’s Columbia Board of Education meeting. More …
Waters appeals to CPS staff to join in opposing charter schools
Story by Roger McKinney, Columbia Daily Tribune, 4/6/24 Columbia Board of Education President Suzette Waters in an email to employees on Wednesday appealed to them to contact legislators to oppose a bill that would allow charter schools in Boone County. More …
Waters speaks out against lack of local vote for charter expansion
Story by By Komlavi Adissem, Columbia Missourian, 3/26/24 JEFFERSON CITY − An education bill that ballooned to 153 pages during floor debate before passage in the Senate is a key topic for the House to address as it returns from break this week. More …
Waters responds to public perception survey in meeting
Story by Roger McKinney, Columbia Daily Tribune, 1/19/14 The survey says: Columbia Public Schools residents have less favorable views of the school district than they did on surveys conducted before the pandemic. More …
Waters offers encouragement to new teachers
Story by Roger McKinney, Columbia Daily Tribune, 8/10/23 Columbia Public Schools officials on Wednesday welcomed new teachers with breakfast, pep talks and $100 gift cards from the CPS Foundation. More …
Waters reflects on 22-23 school year
Story by Roger McKinney, Columbia Daily Tribune, 5/24/23 Some education leaders in Columbia Public Schools reflected Tuesday on the school year as it came to a close. More …
Waters elected president by peers on school board
Story by Roger McKinney, Columbia Daily Tribune, 4/11/2023 Fellow board members selected Suzette Waters as the new Columbia Board of Education president on Monday, in a meeting that also welcomed three new board members and said goodbye to three. More …
Waters abstains from vote, citing lack of proper process
Story by Roger McKinney, Columbia Daily Tribune, 1/10/2023 Proclamations from Boone County, the State of Missouri and the city of Columbia were part of a celebration before and during Monday’s Columbia Board of Education meeting celebrating the 150 years of Columbia Public Schools. More …
Suzette Waters for School Board 