The final recommendations and vote will take place for Phase 2 on possible attendance area change options.Â
Rock Bridge, Cedar Ridge and Midway Heights elementary schools will be affected by the Phase 2 vote. About 900 students will be affected by the board s vote.
The change will go into action for the 2022-2023 school year and will allow for rising fifth graders to stay at their current schools.Â
At the May 10th meeting, the board unanimously approved a plan to redraw the attendance area for Parkade Elementary School and Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary. Â
The district works with Cooperative Strategies, a company that specializes in redistricting. The board will listen to recommendations and look at guiding principles for all other attendance areas.
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Columbia Public Schools announces superintendent choice
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The Columbia Board of Education selected Dr. H. Brian Yearwood to serve as Columbia Public Schools’ next superintendent after a board vote during a closed executive session Monday morning. The board voted 7-0 to approve the contract for the new superintendent.
Yearwood was selected after a nationwide search following Dr. Peter Stiepleman’s retirement announcement earlier this school year.
“We are very pleased to be moving forward with Dr. Yearwood,” Board of Education President Helen Wade said. “He comes to us with extensive experience in education and has experience in many areas our district has been focusing on, including literacy and college and career readiness. We are excited about his energy and optimism and believe he will give CPS 110%.”
Dr. H. Brian Yearwood has been picked as the next Superintendent for the Columbia Public Schools, the district announced in a statement today.
Dr. H. Brian Yearwood has been named the next superintendent of Columbia Public Schools, the district announced this afternoon.
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Yearwood was selected by the board this morning in a private executive session, according to the statement. His official start date is July 1, 2021.
The statement said Yearwood has been involved in education for over 30 years. He currently works in Manor, Texas, as chief operations officer for Manor Independent School District.
A nationwide search had been in effect after CPS Superintendent Peter Stiepleman announced his retirement earlier in the school year.