jefferson city public schools

"Mega high school" ballot measure defeated in Jefferson City

Olga Khrustaleva — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:21:58 +0000

Jefferson City residents who opposed a ballot measure for a new so-called “mega high school” are celebrating victory.

School safety funding questions emerge on city ballots

Maoling Xiong — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:09:35 +0000

Safety and security on public school grounds has become a prominent issue in several school districts following the recent school shootings in Newtown, Conn. Jefferson City Public Schools, the Hallsville School District, and the Fayette R3 School District are all asking for more tax money to improve school safety.

Water main break disrupts Jefferson City

Associated Press — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:15:20 +0000

Repairs have been completed after a broken water main caused disruptions in Jefferson City.

Missouri American Water says a 6-inch main broke Tuesday morning and that repairs wrapped up Tuesday afternoon. A boil advisory remains in effect. Missouri American has about 10,000 customers in Jefferson City.

Jefferson City schools discuss real world situations in standardized testing

Jessica Park — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:46:50 +0000

The Jefferson City Board of Education wants to implement a new test to better prepare its students for the future.

Members of the administration discussed a new format of a standardized test for eighth graders that would require them to answer in-depth questions about a given story.

Jefferson City Superintendent Brian Mitchell believes this new assessment will help both students and board members.

"Clickers" could come to Jefferson City Public Schools

Jordan Herr — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:55:10 +0000

Jefferson City officials are considering the use of “clickers” – an interactive teaching device.

The Jefferson City School Board met last night to discuss how the devices could benefit teachers.

Sharla Buthod is the Library Coordinator for Jefferson City public schools. She says the “clickers” would give teachers a better idea of how students are learning during lessons.

Jefferson City among MO schools applying for Race to the Top funding

Associated Press — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:17:54 +0000

More than a dozen Missouri school districts are among nearly 900 nationwide planning to apply for a slice of nearly $400 million in grants from the U.S. Education Department.

Jefferson City Schools announce belief statement

Lukas Udstuen — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:49:54 +0000

Leaders in the Jefferson City Public School District have drawn up a statement of seven beliefs that they think will better define Jefferson City Public Schools and drive student success. David Luther is the Assistant Superintendent with the school district. He was also at the retreat last week where leaders worked on the list.

“The discussion was very good – it was pretty intense," Luther said.

Leaders began with about 20 statements. Luther says their goal was to boil down the ideas to eliminate redundancy.

Newscast for June 14, 2012

Ryan Famuliner — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:00:59 +0000

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

Cell phones can now be put on MO's no-call list.
A bank robbery in Columbia put schools on modified lockdown this afternoon
The VA hospital in Columbia is hiring new mental health workers
Jefferson City public schools is putting its 500,000 new state dollars to use.

New state money means raises, new jobs at Jefferson City public schools

Marie Mandelberg — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:53:36 +0000

The Jefferson City Board of Education is reporting a $500,000 increase in state appropriations for the upcoming year’s budget.