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National Principals Appreciation Month: Ms. Diane Campbell Principal at Wedgewood Middle School
October is National Principals Appreciation Month. The key to student success is a great school, and the key to a great school is a great principal. This provides us an opportunity to express our appreciation for outstanding efforts that our principals put forth every day. Columbus City Schools wants to say thank you to all of our wonderful principals.
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Columbus City Schools Partners with Columbus City Council to Keep Student Safe with the Distribution of Safety Reflectors
In Columbus City Schools, we are SAFER TOGETHER. We are safer when we work together to prioritize safety, and when we act together to protect each other. Columbus City Schools students’ safety is a top priority for the District and Columbus City Council. Last Thursday, the District partnered with the City to distribute safety reflectors to middle school student. In October, City Council dedicated $10,000 to go towards the purchase of these safety reflects.
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CCS Celebrates the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch Day
Columbus City Schools and the District's Farm to School Initiative joined forces with the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch for one great crunch... out of an apple!
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SHOUT-OUTS: Multiple Columbus City Schools Show Improvement, Achievement In Key Areas
Columbus City Schools is proud to shout-out and acknowledge the following achievements by its schools across the region, indicating advancement by students in several key areas of academic and personal development.
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Principals Participate in a Data Walk Looking at Strategies to Improve Students' Academic Performance
Principals across the District came together for a Professional Development Day to dive deeper into a MAP Growth Action Plan. Using MAP Growth data to pinpoint the instructional areas students are ready to tackle—whether they’re on, above, or below grade level. Looking at information collected from the 2018-2019 State Report Card, District and Ohio’s State assessment tests.
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Columbus City Schools Teams-up with Ohio State University Students and Community Partners to Grow Learning Garden Initiatives
School Garden Program sees growth with assistance from Ohio State University students. New this year, 44 learning gardens are getting a makeover, while 20 new gardens are in the process of being built this fall.
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Columbus City Schools Makes Gains on 2019 State Report Card
Columbus City Schools saw a letter-grade improvement on its overall score, in addition to gains made across various components, on its State Report Card which was released by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) on Thursday morning.
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Columbus Board of Education Votes to Approve Teacher Contract that Focuses on Student Achievement, Highly Qualified Teachers
The Columbus Board of Education at a special meeting Monday morning voted unanimously to approve a three-year contract agreement with the Columbus Education Association (CEA), the union representing the District’s 4,000 teachers, nurses, counselors, social workers and other education professionals.
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Superintendent Dixon Recommends Approval of Teacher Contract that Focuses on Student Achievement, Highly Qualified Teachers
Columbus City Schools (CCS) Superintendent Dr. Talisa Dixon will recommend that the CCS Board of Education on Monday vote to approve a tentative, three-year contract agreement between the District and the Columbus Education Association (CEA).
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Columbus City Schools Kicks Off the School Year with 2019 Convocation
Columbus City Schools proudly welcomes back our teachers, administrators, and staff as we kick-off the 2019-2020 school year! Superintendent Dr. Talisa Dixon outlines the district's goals and priorities for the 2019-2020 school year.
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Bells Ring on First Day of School For CCS Students
Columbus City Schools welcomes students back on first day of class.
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2019-2020 School Regions and Leadership
Columbus City Schools has restructured the administrative oversight of its schools for the 2019-2020 school year. The District will be segmented into six regions that are generally organized by geography and high school feeder patterns.
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CCS to Add Safety and Security Staff for 2019-2020 School Year
The Columbus City Schools Board of Education approved the addition of 31 Safety and Security positions for next school year as part of its comprehensive FY 2020 Budget Appropriations.
