ANNUAL REPORT is published by the Columbia Public School District as a public service to the parents of school-age children and district residents. The Columbia Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or use of leave protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act, in its programs, activities, or with regard to employment. The Columbia Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer. Inquiries regarding ’ compliance with IDEA and Section 504 regulations should contact Special Services at 1818 W. Worley Street, Columbia, MO 65203.

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TRUST · INTEGRITY · COLLABORATION · TRANSPARENCY · EMPATHY · GRACE

TO PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION TO ALL STUDENTS

TO BE THE BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE

MISSION VISION

VALUES ANNUAL REPORT 2018 -2019 VISION, MISSION, AND A Message From The Superintendent VALUES VISION In Columbia Public Schools, we believe in providing all of our TO BE THE BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT children with an excellent education. By preparing our children for IN THE STATE. an ever-changing, unpredictable world, we believe it will take us one step closer toward realizing our vision to be the best school district in .

In our district, we frame our vision, mission, purpose and goals around providing our students with access. This means:

Access to a great curriculum; Access to skilled teachers and a nurturing environment; Access to experiences beyond the core curriculum; Access to interest-based activities before and after school MISSION TO PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION We communicate the issue of access for our district into three letters. TO ALL STUDENTS Dr. Peter Stiepleman Three vowels, actually, because like vowels, these three words serve as a building block—they represent the WHY for everything we do.

Achievement Enrichment Opportunity

AEO is a belief system that is more important today than ever before. We want all of our children to be able to access an excellent education. I’m committed to that. And to accomplishing success while living our core values of trust, integrity, transparency, VALUES collaboration, empathy and grace. TRUST · INTEGRITY · COLLABORATION TRANSPARENCY · EMPATHY · GRACE We have outstanding schools, students, teachers and staff in our school district. Our continued efforts toward excellence would not be possible without the support of our community. We continue to be grateful for what the citizens of Columbia and Boone County do to help continue to make our schools the best.

Sincerely, BOARD OF EDUCATION Dr. Peter Stiepleman MEMBERS Superintendent PRESIDENT Susan Blackburn Columbia Public Schools Helen Wade Paul Cushing Teresa Maledy VICE PRESIDENT Dr. Della Streaty-Wilhoit Jonathan Sessions Blake Willoughby ABOUT THE DISTRICT ENROLLMENT

Columbia Public Schools is the exams exceed state and national TH fifth largest school district in Missouri. averages. Nearly 90 percent of LARGEST It includes 21 elementary schools, six graduates took the ACT in 2018. SCHOOL middle schools, four high schools and Additionally, of the 2,300 students STUDENTS DISTRICT ABOUT the Columbia Area Career Center, as taking advanced placement courses, 18,654 PK - 12 IN MISSOURI US well as an early childhood education more than 75 percent earn college 5 program, with an enrollment of 18,654 credit. American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3% students. Asian 5.3% Our district’s teachers represent the Black 20.4% The school district is accredited by the primary reason Columbia’s schools and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2% Missouri Department of Elementary students are so successful. Seventy-five Hispanic 6.7% and Secondary Education, citing such percent of teachers hold a master’s Multi-Race 8% educational advantages as: degree or higher and average 12 years White 59.1% 36BUILDINGS of professional experience. Female 48.1% Male 51.9 % • Comprehensive curriculum and Free or Reduced-Price Lunch 46.4% services at all grade levels, The community understands the English Language Leaners 7.0% including preschool and adult importance of maintaining a high Special Education 9.8% • Exceptional programs for at-risk quality educational program. Most students and students with recently, bond issues were passed special needs in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, • Extensive depth and breadth in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 STAFF and FACULTY FACTS middle school and high school and 2018. A tax levy increase received course offerings voter approval in 1999, 2003, 2012, • Award-winning career education and 2016. programs designed for all students • Successful community partnerships Columbia Public Schools is and volunteer programs nationally recognized as a District of 17STUDENTS 224to • Significant emphasis on staff Distinction by District Administration 13STUDENTS STUDENTS to teachers to classroom ADMINISTRATORS development and school magazine. Its schools are nationally teachers improvement efforts ranked by Newsweek magazine and by SchoolMatch with the “What Columbia’s students excel in the Parents Want” award. Columbia Public (FTE) classroom and in their post-secondary Schools is also ranked as a top 10 1,504 education careers. Nearly 80 percent district for exemplary and innovative TEACHERS (FTE) (FTE) of Columbia students extend their use of technology by the National 194 Classroom teachers, special 941 services, instructional coaches STUDENT SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION and mentors education beyond high school. School Boards Association and ranked Principals, assistant principals, Secretaries, aides, More than 30 percent of Columbia in the top 10 percent of school districts directors, supervisors, coordinators food service, guidance, and central office staff transportation, security, graduates earn the College Preparatory nationwide by Niche.com. PAT, nurses, custodians and Studies Certificate and 75 percent 2,793 technology staff attend a college or university. Student The district’s focus, from preschool to EMPLOYEES (TOTAL) 2,519 full-time and 274 performance on the ACT and SAT adult career education, is excellence. part-time employees Columbia Public Schools provides Achievement, Enrichment and Opportunity for STUDENT 88.4% 84.8% our students. ACHIEVEMENT GRADUATION RATE ATTENDANCE RATE All students graduate college-, career- and life-ready. WHERE DO OUR GRADUATES GO? ACT COMPOSITE SCORES 50.1% 74.8% of the district’s CPS 21.7 students attend college STUDENT or a post-secondary ACHIEVEMENT 1,232 Columbia Public Schools students took the ACT. program compared to 66.7% statewide. 23.3% National 20.8 16% Missouri 19.9 7.3% 1.4% 1.9%

4-Year 2-Year Employment Post-Secondary Military Other STATE ASSESSMENT STAR ASSESSMENT College College Program RESULTS RESULTS PERCENT PROFICIENT AND ADVANCED ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES % 70% 49.2 READING COMMUNICATION ARTS ON GRADE LEVEL AT 3RD GRADE 2,361 1,324 % 67% STUDENTS ENROLLED STUDENTS TOOK EXAMS 43.9 READING MATHEMATICS GRADES 2 - 10 % % 76% 1,857 75.8 61 MATHEMATICS SOCIAL STUDIES GRADES 2 - 10 EXAMS WERE TAKEN EARNED A 3 OR HIGHER Columbia Public REVENUE TOTAL Schools maintains TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES BY BUDGETED PROJECTED ACTUAL a balanced PROJECTED ACTUAL FUND COMPARISON 2018-2019 2018-2019 budget, guided by a long-range financial plan Property Taxes $149,594,425 $123,428,038 General $86,062,643 $80,857,177 and planning Sales Taxes $18,048,992 $18,048,992 Special Revenue $135,841,667 $138,392,518 parameters Foundation Formula $63,333,445 $63,250,737 (Teachers) focused on Other - State $9,540,377 $8,823,629 Debt Service $23,404,740 $24,142,854 achievement, enrichment and Federal $15,985,903 $9,477,397 Capital Projects $58,493,369 $24,683,804 opportunity. Sale of Bonds $30,000,000 - Other $16,821,775 $15,792,098

Other $20,467,032 $5,650,934 TOTAL $320,624,194 $283,868,451

FINANCES 2018 - 2019 $306,970,174 $228,679,727

DEBT SERVICE 7% Total expenditures by object show OTHER BONDS SOLD FEDERAL how CPS actually spends the dollars 0% 10% 4% CAPITAL budgeted. Salaries and benefits OUTLAY FEDERAL SALARIES 18% 5% account for nearly 57% of total 43% expenditures and 79% of operating STATE expenditures. 32% STATE LOCAL SUPPLIES/ 25% LOCAL The increase in salaries and benefits 59% SERVICE 64% for 2018-19 can be attributed to 18% BENEFITS 14% FINANCE improved compensation for employees INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE 1% 1% and continued 100% fully-funded benefits for all full-time staff. EXPENDITURES FINAL BUDGET 2018-19 TOTAL REVENUES OPERATING REVENUES PROJECTED ACTUAL 2018-19 PROJECTED ACTUAL 2018-19 EXPENDITURES BY OBJECT

ORIGINAL PROJECTED ADJUSTED BUDGET 2018-19 ACTUAL 2018-19 $ TAX RATE OF B 2018 2.4846 THE DISTRICT Salaries $135,359,044 $133,762,211 FINAL ASSESSED Employee VALUATION OF THE DISTRICT $45,959,805 $46,036,589 Incidental/General $2.0548 Benefits Teachers $3.0158 Services/ $ Supplies/ $114,367,164 $76,990,009 11,911 Debt Service $0.9719 Capital Outlay AVERAGE CURRENT Capital Projects $0.10000 Debt Service/ EXPENDITURES per ADA 17-18 Lease Purchase $23,404,740 $24,142,855 Other Financing $ Uses $1,533,441 $2,936,787 TOTAL TAX RATE 12,474 TOTAL $320,624,194 $283,868,451 2018-2019 PROJECTED 6.1425 per $100 of assessed valuation In a growing Grant Elementary School Addition community like Columbia, it’s imperative to have public support to fund projects and improvements. Columbians DELIVERED consistently rise to the challenge, voting for bonds 2018 and levy increases Cedar Ridge Elementary School so our children AS PROMISED can have the BOND PROJECTS THROUGH THE YEARS best educational Locust Street experiences Expressive Arts possible. Addition and Renovation Begins From the gradual 2019 elimination of Shepard Boulevard West Boulevard trailers to the Alpha Hart Lewis Two High School Elementary Elementary School construction of new Elementary School Gym Additions School Addition Addition 2018 schools, Columbia 2010 2013 2015 2016 Center for Early Public Schools Learning - North is committed to having high- 2017 quality facilities 2010 2020 and learning environments.

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DISTRICT RECOGNIZED FOR BUDGETING EXCELLENCE 5 MISSOURI ACHIEVEMENTS Columbia Public Schools has been recognized by The Association of School Business 100 SCHOLARS Officials International with the Meritorious Budget Award for the 2018–2019 budget High School) MSHSAA Class 2 Girls 100 year. The award promotes and recognizes the best budget presentation practices in NATIONAL Breaststroke swimming state championship; MERIT Adam Lake, Battle High School; A. J. Huskey (Battle High School) won the school districts. 16 Guthrie Stroh and Teresa Tang, Class 1 swimming state championships in the SEMIFINALISTS ; and 200 IM and 100m Butterfly. Kavin Anand and Wendy Yan, . NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TEACHERS BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL: Track - Cortney Watkins (Hickman High Battle High School AVID Coordinator Leslie Aguilar has been named the Missouri Adam S. Lake School) - 300M Hurdles; Martez Manuel HICKMAN HIGH SCHOOL: (Rock Bridge High School) - 110M Hurdles; recipient of the first-ever National University System-Sanford Teacher Award. Rachel M. Edidin, Benjamin D. Lewandowski , Katherine R. Tyra Wilson (Rock Bridge High School) Hickman High School Science Teacher Karen Hibdon is one of 10 teachers Neff, Guthrie L. Stroh, Teresa - Triple Jump, 100M Hurdles and 300M S. Tang, Aileen Xu and Erika PERFECT Hurdles. nationwide selected by the National Center for Science Education to attend a 10 J. Zhou ACT SCORES Ethics Bowl - The Hickman High School teaching workshop on climate change. ROCK BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL: Ethics Bowl Team won the Missouri Regional Kavin Anand, Riley K. Jones, William Cover, Cooper Competion. Seven CPS educators earned national board certification in 2018-19. Joseph Koo, Emily C. Ma, Deneke, James Glaser, Alice Kathleen L. Meininger, Louise Tang, Rachel Edidin, Bejamin Tennis - The Rock Bridge High School girls’ Melissa Fike, Mathematics Teacher at Oakland Middle School; Karen Sander, Schul, Wendy Yan and Jia L. Lewandowski, Guthrie Stroh, tennis team won its fifth straight MSHSAA reading recovery teacher at West Boulevard Elementary School and Title II Academic Zhuang. Michael Zou, Kavin Anand Coach (districtwide); Amberleigh Slaven, fifth grade teacher at Mill Creek and Wendy Yan. Class 2 State Championship. The Rock Bridge High School boys’ tennis team won Elementary School; Jane Wellman, English Language Learners teacher at Paxton its fourth consecutive MSHSAA Class 2 Keeley Elementary School; Kaylee Creech, school psychologist at New Haven, State Championship and the eighth state Two Mile Prairie and West Boulevard elementary schools; Kristin Odneal, school championship overall in program history. psychologist at Parkade and Rock Bridge elementary schools; Kimberly Osterman, The Rock Bridge tennis doubles team also school psychologist at Cedar Ridge Elementary School and Oakland Middle School. won a state championship. Between the Rock Bridge boys’ and girls’ tennis teams, seven consecutive titles have been won—a Dance - The Rock Bridge High School Bruin MSHSAA record. Team coaches are Ben Girls dance team won the Team Performance NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION WORK Loeb and Tim Dunville. National Championship at the National Dance Alliance competition. They also won Columbia Public Schools has been awarded the Magna Award for Equity Programs the Sportsmanship Award and finished Swimming - The Rock Bridge Girls for its work with the Boone County Schools Mental Health Coalition. The district second in the pom category. earned first place recognition among medium-sized school districts from across the 400 Freestyle Relay swim team won the MSHSAA Class 2 State Championship. country. The Magna Awards, sponsored by the National School Boards Association Girls Wrestling - Mary Belle Harrell (Hickman High School) won the first and the American School Board Journal, recognizes school districts for their efforts Grace Beahan (Hickman High School) MSHSAA 121 lb. Girls Wrestling State to remove barriers to achievement for vulnerable or underserved children based on MSHSAA Class 2 Girls 200 Freestyle Championship. race, ethnicity, gender, special needs, geography, or socioeconomic status. and 500 Freestyle swimming state CAREER AND TECHNICAL championship. The Career Center FFA championships; Sarah Vogt (Hickman EDUCATION CHAMPIONS Horse Evaluation Team achieved first place The Columbia Area Career Center’s FFA at the National FFA Horse Evaluation Veterinary Science Team became state Career Development Event. Both teams are champions at the inaugural Missouri FFA coached by Amanda Twenter. BOYS BASKETBALL WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Veterinary Science Competition. The Rock Bridge High School Boys’ Basketball Team earned its Five students won state championships first State Championship in school history. The team coaches are Jim Scanlon, Blair Scanlon, Travis Gabel and Jordan Showalter. Two Columbia Area Career Center Health at SkillsUSA: Occupation Students of America (HOSA) • Grant Williamson (Rock Bridge won Future Health Professional State High School), Culinary Arts - NATIONALLY Leadership Championships: Instructor: Chef Brook Harlan RECOGNIZED • Elias Calvin (Hickman High School) • Rachel Reigel (Rock Bridge High - Knowledge Test, Transcultural Health School), Commercial Baking - TEACHERS Care Instructor: Chef Katie Frink • Kathleen Meininger (Rock Bridge • Dharti Patel, Laura Scoville and High School) - Knowledge Test, Priya Barua (Rock Bridge High 9 Pathophysiology School), Career Pathways Showcase- Human Services Team - Instructor The FFA Agricultural Sales Leadership Chris Phelps Development Team won the state Alpha Hart Lewis Cedar Ridge Locust Street Paxton Keeley Two Mile Prairie Oakland Middle School Rock Bridge High School Park Avenue Elementary School Elementary School Expressive Arts Elementary School Elementary School 3405 Oakland Pl. 4303 S. Providence Rd. Headstart Preschool 5801 Arbor Pointe Pkwy. 2345 Howell Elementary School 201 Park DeVille Dr. 5450 N. Route Z Columbia, MO 65202 Columbia, MO 65203 403 Park Ave. Columbia, MO 65202 Mountain Dr. 1208 Locust St. Columbia, MO 65201 Columbia, MO 65202 573-214-3220 573-214-3100 Columbia, MO 65201 573-214-3200 Columbia, MO 65201 Columbia, MO 65201 573-214-3570 573-214-3560 cpsk12.org/oms cpsk12.org/rbhs 573-449-1575 cpsk12.org/ahl 573-214-3880 573-214-3530 cpsk12.org/kee cpsk12.org/tmp cpsk12.org/cre cpsk12.org/lse

Elementary School Smithton Middle School Center for A.C.E. (Alternative Benton STEM Ridgeway West Boulevard 3600 W. Worley St. Gifted Education Continuing Education) Elementary School Derby Ridge Midway Heights Elementary School Elementary School Columbia, MO 65203 1010 Rangeline St. 1200 N. 7th St. 1410 Hinkson Ave. Elementary School Elementary School 107 E. Sexton Rd. 319 West Boulevard N. 573-214-3260 Columbia, MO 65201 Columbia, MO 65201 Columbia, MO 65201 4400 Derby Ridge Dr. 8130 W. Highway 40 Columbia, MO 65203 Columbia, MO 65203 cpsk12.org/sms 573-214-3750 573-825-7769 573-214-3610 Columbia, MO 65202 Columbia, MO 65202 573-214-3550 573-214-3670 cpsk12.org/eee cpsk12.org/bee 573-214-3270 573-214-3540 cpsk12.org/rwe cpsk12.org/wbe cpsk12.org/dre cpsk12.org/mwe West Middle School Roseta Avenue

Elementary School 401 Clinkscales Rd. Columbia Area Learning Center Beulah Ralph Rock Bridge Elementary Gentry Middle School Columbia, MO 65203 Career Center 1100 Roseta Ave. Elementary School Eliot Battle Mill Creek 5151 S. Highway 163 4200 Bethel St. 573-214-3230 4203 S. Providence Rd. Columbia, MO 65201 5801 S. Highway KK Elementary School Elementary School Columbia, MO 65203 Columbia, MO 65203 cpsk12.org/wms Columbia, MO 65203 573-214-3510 Columbia, MO 65203 2600 Battle Ave. 2200 W. Nifong Blvd. 573-214-3290 573-214-3240 573-214-3800 573-214-3840 Columbia, MO 65202 Columbia, MO 65203 cpsk12.org/rbe cpsk12.org/gms career-center.org cpsk12.org/beu 573-214-3790 573-214-3280 cpsk12.org/bes cpsk12.org/mce Battle High School Center of Responsive 7575 E. St. Charles Rd. Education (CORE) Russell Boulevard Jefferson Middle School Columbia, MO 65202 Center for Early 4600 Bethel St. Blue Ridge Elementary School 713 Rogers St. 573-214-3300 Learning - North Columbia, MO 65203 Elementary School Fairview New Haven 1800 W. Rollins Rd. Columbia, MO 65201 cpsk12.org/bhs 2191 Smiley Ln. 573-214-3740 3700 Woodland Dr. Elementary School Elementary School Columbia, MO 65203 573-214-3210 Columbia MO 65202 cpsk12.org/core Columbia, MO 65202 909 Fairview Rd. 3301 New Haven Rd. 573-214-3650 cpsk12.org/jms 573-214-3950 573-214-3580 Columbia, MO 65203 Columbia, MO 65201 cpsk12.org/rue cpsk12.org cpsk12.org/bre 573-214-3590 573-214-3640 Douglass High School cpsk12.org/fve cpsk12.org/nhe 301 N. Providence Rd. Aslin Admin Building Lange Middle School Columbia, MO 65203 1818 W. Worley St. Shepard Boulevard 2201 Smiley Ln. 573-214-3680 The Early Childhood Columbia, MO 65203 Elementary School Columbia, MO 65202 cpsk12.org/dhs Discovery Center 573-214-3400 Grant Elementary School Parkade 2616 Shepard Blvd. 573-214-3250 901 Rain Forest Pkwy. cpsk12.org 10 E. Broadway Elementary School Columbia, MO 65201 cpsk12.org/lms Columbia, MO 65202 Columbia, MO 65203 111 Parkade Blvd. 573-214-3660 573-214-3430 573-214-3520 Columbia, MO 65202 cpsk12.org/she Hickman High School cpsk12.org cpsk12.org/gre 573-214-3630 1104 N. Providence Rd. cpsk12.org/pke Columbia, MO 65203 573-214-3000 cpsk12.org/hhs SCHOOL DIRECTORY