
April 2, 2025
Hello! I’m Rachel Maher, and I'm happily married to my wonderful husband, Tom. Our lovely family fills our lives with joy—our oldest son, Jon, is 21 and married to Emaliea, blessi...

March 27, 2025
Growth is inevitable. Over the last 8 months there has been a lot of work gathering information about community growth, working with the City of Columbus, meeting with develope...
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 28, 2025
My name is Katie Robertson. I’m a mom of two, Clara (8) and Colton (5), and a wife of one, Mike (37). I graduated with my Bachelor’s (2011) and Master’s (2015) from Peru State Col...

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 12, 2025
NO School for Columbus Public School PK-12 students on Wednesday, February 12th. Click here for more on our cancellation procedures.

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...

February 6, 2025
Modified secure means in/out of CPS buildings is supervised by Administration or designated building staff through one entrance, all other aspects of SECURE continue.
February 6, 2025
Secure is when everyone returns to the inside of the building and all exterior doors are locked. The school day continues as usual with increased situational awareness. This is ca...

February 4, 2025
Preschool Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year has begun! Registration is open only in the month of February. Make your appointment today by calling our registrar, Santiago Va...
January 29, 2025
Columbus Public Schools recognizes the uncertainty and concern that has arrived with an executive order removing restrictions that prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement fr...

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...

December 5, 2024
Hello! My name is Erin Settles. I have been married to my husband, Travis, for 15 years. We have three children: Tristan -12, Taetum - 11, and Laiklyn - 7. I graduated from Wa...

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...