West Park Elementary

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...

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 ...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

Columbus Public Schools recognizes the uncertainty and concern that has arrived with an executive order removing restrictions that prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement fr...

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.

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...

West Park 3rd graders have been busy reading about the 5 different groups of vertebrates! The district’s new reading program, CKLA, has the students reading and learning about fun...

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...

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...

Calling All Trunks! Columbus Public Schools Trunk or Treat event returns this Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31st from 5 to 6 p.m. We're asking community and school groups who...

Important Dates! August 12th: Open House for grades K-4. August 13th: First Day Kindergarten (Kindergarteners with last names beginning in A-K), 8:00am - 3:25pm. Aug...

The first Discoveries newsletter of 2024 hits mailboxes this week! Be on the lookout for everything you'll need to have a successful return from break. READ IT TODAY! English ...

We want to inform you that the application for free and reduced meals is now available. We understand that this process can be a bit complicated, so we want to help you. Join us f...

Dr. Troy Loeffelholz, superintendent, sat with KLIR 101.1FM host Riley Scott on Morning Buzz to discuss the primary election and the 2024 Bond Issue on the ballot. Reminder: Poll...