Columbia Public Schools

The Columbia Public School District has historically approached funding for new and renovated facilities with a five-year planning process. The last long-range facilities plan expired in 2006. The Columbia Board of Education charged the Long-range Facilities Planning Committee to develop a new plan for the next five years, but yet look to the future for a comprehensive plan that the district could implement in the next ten years. The major components of the plan included developing school and community databases; evaluations of all district facilities, for both educational adequacy and a comprehensive engineering study; and gathering information from the community.

Analysis of the data generated from two major studies (the educational adequacy study and the engineering study) and the community engagement responses revealed a number of major findings. The Long-range Facilities Planning Committee's executive summary provides an overview of the process and the findings. Results from each study and the community engagement process are available here.

As a result of the findings and recommendations of the Long-range Facilities Planning Committee, the Columbia Board of Education decided to put before voters three bond issues to cover the construction of a new elementary school and a new comprehensive high school. The first bond issue of $60 million was approved by Columbia voters in April 2007; additional bond issues of $60 million each were planned to be presented to voters in April 2011 and April 2013. This plan has since changed; see the long-range facilities plan update presented to the Board of Education on February 19, 2009.

The school district has engaged the services of DLR Group, an architectural and engineering firm, and Custom Energy, an energy services company, to oversee the construction of the two new schools.

School Planning and Construction Front Page Committees Meeting Minutes Maps and Diagrams News and Reports
	Overview	Committees Elementary School Construction Steering Committee Elementary Enrollment Planning Committee Intermediate Steering Committee Ninth Grade Transition Committee High School Construction Steering Committee Secondary Enrollment Planning Committee Meeting Minutes This page contains links to minutes of the committee meetings. Maps and Diagrams This page contains links to maps, diagrams, floor plans, and conceptual drawings. News and Reports This page contains links to related news articles and reports. QUESTIONS? E-mail CPS Communications or contact committee chairs
	The Columbia Public School District has historically approached funding for new and renovated facilities with a five-year planning process. The last long-range facilities plan expired in 2006. The Columbia Board of Education charged the Long-range Facilities Planning Committee to develop a new plan for the next five years, but yet look to the future for a comprehensive plan that the district could implement in the next ten years. The major components of the plan included developing school and community databases; evaluations of all district facilities, for both educational adequacy and a comprehensive engineering study; and gathering information from the community. Analysis of the data generated from two major studies (the educational adequacy study and the engineering study) and the community engagement responses revealed a number of major findings. The Long-range Facilities Planning Committee's executive summary provides an overview of the process and the findings. Results from each study and the community engagement process are available here. As a result of the findings and recommendations of the Long-range Facilities Planning Committee, the Columbia Board of Education decided to put before voters three bond issues to cover the construction of a new elementary school and a new comprehensive high school. The first bond issue of $60 million was approved by Columbia voters in April 2007; additional bond issues of $60 million each were planned to be presented to voters in April 2011 and April 2013. This plan has since changed; see the long-range facilities plan update presented to the Board of Education on February 19, 2009. The school district has engaged the services of DLR Group, an architectural and engineering firm, and Custom Energy, an energy services company, to oversee the construction of the two new schools.