Columbia Public Schools will be starting later next year. Students and teachers will have to adjust to a lopsided academic year under a new calendar the Board of Education approved this week.
To accommodate a new state law that aims to extend the summer vacation season to benefit Missouri’s tourism industry, the CPS 2020-21 school year will begin Aug. 25 — 10 days later than this year. This will shorten the first semester by six days and create an imbalance between the two semesters for secondary schools (grades 6-12). Additionally, CPS will have spring break a week later than usual.
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