peter stiepelman http://kbia.org en Columbia Public Schools planners narrow possible elementary school sites to three http://kbia.org/post/columbia-public-schools-planners-narrow-possible-elementary-school-sites-three <p></p><p>After nine months of discussion and research, Columbia Public Schools narrowed 14 options for the location of a new elementary school down to three.</p><p>Members of Long-range Facilities Planning Committee and the Board of Education took a site tour at three sites Saturday to better inform their decisions.</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:48:58 +0000 Laishi Zhou 27920 at http://kbia.org Columbia Public Schools planners narrow possible elementary school sites to three Columbia considers new kindergarten assessments http://kbia.org/post/columbia-considers-new-kindergarten-assessments <p>The Columbia School District is considering new kindergarten readiness assessments.</p><p>The Columbia Board of Education addressed the program at its meeting Monday night. Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Schools Peter Stiepleman says that better assessments are necessary because the children entering kindergarten have a wide variety of experience.</p> Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:03:09 +0000 India Everett 20923 at http://kbia.org Columbia considers new kindergarten assessments Columbia Public Schools introduces snow day child supervision http://kbia.org/post/columbia-public-schools-introduces-snow-day-child-supervision <p>When Columbia parents need to go to work during a snow storm, their child care options are slim. Columbia Public Schools has created a snow-day child care program which will operate on snow days when the city&rsquo;s main roads are snow-free.</p><p> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:21:59 +0000 4544 at http://kbia.org Columbia Public Schools introduces snow day child supervision