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Below the overview of the district are links to KBIA's coverage of Columbia 93 district schools, updated as more stories are published. Columbia 93 at a glanceThe Columbia 93 school district currently includes 32 different schools. In 2014, the district had a k-12 enrollment of 17,204 students, which is 2% of the total k-12 enrollment for the state. Enrollment has been slightly increasing in recent years, 2% since 2011. While a small percent, that amounts to almost 400 more students. There have also been major re-drawing of attendance areas with the addition of Battle High School. Middle school attendance areas shape high school boundaries 00000178-cc7d-da8b-a77d-ec7d2f9e0000The changes have affected all schools in the district, including causing high school attendance to increase and overcrowding at one middle school at least.

CPS releases names of new Battle High administrators

Columbia Public Schools announced new leadership team members for Columbia’s Battle High School Monday. Jacob Sirna was named Assistant Principal of the new high school which is scheduled to open in Fall of 2013.

By Bryan Whitton

Sirna is currently an assistant principal at Oakland Junior High School which will be sending many students to Battle once construction is complete.

Sirna says he is excited to continue fostering his relationship with those students.

“And so I think one of my first interests in Battle High School was the idea that I could continue this amount of work that’s been done over a couple years here at Oakland Junior High and continue on with some of those students and help in whatever way I can,” Sirna said.

Oakland Junior High’s current principal Dr. Kim Pesko will also be going to Battle High as Principal of the new school. Matthew Hale was also announced Monday as Athletic Director and Assistant Principal for Battle High. Hale currently serves as head track coach at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau.

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