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![Superintendent Jeff Klein hands flowers to Outstanding Educator of the Year Grades 3-5 Winner Meg Tummons]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773782380/cpsk12org/bomelgisgi5bmcaopchl/CPS-Columbia-Fund-Academic-Excellence-Award-Recipients.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773782380/cpsk12org/bomelgisgi5bmcaopchl/CPS-Columbia-Fund-Academic-Excellence-Award-Recipients.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773782380/cpsk12org/bomelgisgi5bmcaopchl/CPS-Columbia-Fund-Academic-Excellence-Award-Recipients.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773782380/cpsk12org/bomelgisgi5bmcaopchl/CPS-Columbia-Fund-Academic-Excellence-Award-Recipients.png","width":1200}])
Seven Columbia Public Schools’ educators have been selected as this year’s Columbia Fund for Academic Excellence honorees.
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Amy Rogers, principal of SMill Creek Elementary School, was recently recognized as the Northeast Region honoree for the 2026 Exemplary New Principal Recognition from the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals.
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Congratulations to the following Columbia Public Schools staff members who were recognized for their work during January.