March 19, 2025
Columbus Public Schools will have a two-hour late start with regular dismissal on Thursday 3.20.25 Elementary 10:00 am CMS 10:00 am CHS 10:10 am PM Preschool will begin at the reg...

March 18, 2025
CPS Families: There will be NO School tomorrow, 3/19/25 due to the forecasted blizzard conditions. Scheduled events for tonight 3/18/25 may continue as scheduled.

February 19, 2025
CPS will be GREEN (starting on time, regular day) tomorrow, 2/19/25. There will be no after school program, no high school parent-teacher conferences and no activities after 5:00...

February 18, 2025
Columbus Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, 2/18/25 due to weather. CPS staff please check your email for a message from Dr. Kay. Update as of 2/18/25 at 12:35pm. All CPS ...

February 12, 2025
On Thursday, February 13, 202, Columbus Public Schools will be back to Green Status and normal school operations will take place.

February 11, 2025
Currently CPS is in Blue and we are watching the upcoming weather. Be sure to be watching for important information due to upcoming weather conditions. Currently all offices wil...
February 6, 2025
As of 2:50pm all CPS buildings are back to normal and the SECURE status has been lifted. Law enforcement has advised that the suspect has been apprehended.

February 6, 2025
At 8:57 am on February 6, 2025 Superintendent Dr. Chip Kay was notified by the Columbus Police Department of an active investigation and search into a suspect related to a possibl...

January 21, 2025
NO School for CPS PK-12 students on Tuesday, 1/21/25 due to dangerous wind chill forecast. Tuesday evening CPS activities will go on as scheduled.

December 13, 2024
Blue - Schools and offices are open. Be watching for important information due to upcoming weather conditions as the district is monitoring the National Weather Service, NOAA We...

October 30, 2024
On Wednesday, November 6th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the Kramer Education Center Conference Rooms (171 & 172) the Columbus community is invited to attend a forum discussing the f...

October 8, 2024
Parents, Guardians and Community Members: Join us at Columbus HIgh School on October 29th from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm for an insightful presentation by Jay Martin, Nebraska Department...

April 25, 2024
Columbus Public Schools has moved to yellow status as we continue to monitor the weather expected for Friday, April 26, 2024. Please be attentive to notifications as weather could...

March 4, 2024
On March 1, 2024 Columbus Public Schools Board of Education held a special meeting to vote on a resolution calling an election in conjunction with the primary election in our scho...

January 24, 2024
The CPS Board of Education would like to thank everyone who attended the superintendent search focus group yesterday, January 23, 2024. In an effort to reach as many of our stake...

January 17, 2024
The Columbus Public School District has made an update to the District Calendar and Preschool Calendar as of January 17, 2024. On February 15, 2024 students will now report for ...

January 15, 2024
All CPS schools will be in session all day tomorrow, January 16, 2024 as we will be in green weather status. Please be prepared for longer than normal travel times and the possib...

January 15, 2024
All CPS schools will be in session all day tomorrow, January 16, 2024 as we will be in green weather status. Please be prepared for longer than normal travel times and the possib...

January 15, 2024
Columbus Public Schools will be in Orange status tomorrow, January 15, 2024. Schools are closed and Offices are open at 10 am. Further information will come regarding additional...

January 12, 2024
There will be NO SCHOOL tomorrow, January 12, 2024. The district is in the Red weather alert due to the impending weather. There will be no activities. Please stay warm and saf...