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![a group of three adults and four children stand outside in front of a statue of a shark grinning in a red t-shirt]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779216820/ccsohus/qhvkbbmzghf3benoqrfk/SalemESSharkThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779216820/ccsohus/qhvkbbmzghf3benoqrfk/SalemESSharkThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Students at Salem Elementary helped design their new outdoor classroom by sketching ideas and voting on their favorite concept before construction even began.
![Speaker at a podium addresses an audience in a classroom, surrounded by educators during a school announcement.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777563884/ccsohus/a5x2ellg3hzygk2xianv/CityPartnershipThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777563884/ccsohus/a5x2ellg3hzygk2xianv/CityPartnershipThumbnail.png","width":420}])
A new partnership between Columbus City Schools and city leaders is setting the stage for stronger schools and brighter futures.
![two young girls planting plants]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776872464/ccsohus/enknakg214avl58tydiq/EarthDayThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776872464/ccsohus/enknakg214avl58tydiq/EarthDayThumbnail.png","width":420}])
Earth Day in action at South High School. Green Columbus and DHL Supply Chain have planted over 40 trees to address tree inequity around the school.
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The Columbus Board of Education, joined by Michael Wilkos, Vice President of Community Engagement from the United Way of Central Ohio, hosted a townhall discussion about the impacts city growth has on CCS. Watch the full video above.
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Columbus City Schools and the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at Fort Hayes will honor the service and sacrifice of three fallen Ohio airmen during a commemorative wreath-laying ceremony on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at noon at Fort Hayes near the Shot Tower Gallery.
![The image features a logo for "Pathway Express", a Columbus City Schools program, with a cityscape in the background and an announcement for an outdoor education event at McKnight Center on April 25.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773778299/ccsohus/g1tvfajl2qfvkguxj1h1/IndianVillageThumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773778299/ccsohus/g1tvfajl2qfvkguxj1h1/IndianVillageThumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773778299/ccsohus/g1tvfajl2qfvkguxj1h1/IndianVillageThumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773778299/ccsohus/g1tvfajl2qfvkguxj1h1/IndianVillageThumb.jpg","width":841}])
Join us at the McKnight Outdoor Education Center (3232 Indian Village Rd) on Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Don’t forget your rain boots and outdoor gear!
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Fort Hayes’ students gaining real-world experience producing a concert featuring Grammy-winning jazz artist Linda May Han Oh.
![The image features the logo of Columbus City Schools along with the text "PBIS 2025" and "Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports" against a colorful background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773234537/ccsohus/orps5euw7swajf7xx4em/PBISThumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773234537/ccsohus/orps5euw7swajf7xx4em/PBISThumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773234537/ccsohus/orps5euw7swajf7xx4em/PBISThumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773234537/ccsohus/orps5euw7swajf7xx4em/PBISThumb.jpg","width":841}])
Schools earn PBIS recognition through evidence of fewer discipline referrals, reduced chronic absenteeism, and improved student behavior as schools expand their PBIS practices.
![A woman in a floral dress and glasses is speaking into a microphone at a podium with an "Apple School" sign in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771941624/ccsohus/omorksoiutobrze4zctu/PaidSEThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771941624/ccsohus/omorksoiutobrze4zctu/PaidSEThumbnail.png","width":420}])
This summer, 200 rising sophomores in the CCS College & Career Academies will step into engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and health sciences through the 2026 Careers in STEM Paid Summer Experience.