District Announcements
School Announcements
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SCHOOL FAIR - ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
School Choice Fair will be February 13, 2024.
View our video profiles of each school prior to the Fairs!
Click here for a list of Zoom links
During the scheduled times for the Fair, families can click on the link and chat live with the principal and/or school staff.
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Enrollment
To apply for our school you must fill out the enrollment form on ccsoh.us. Please note our school is 100% lottery. Enrollment for the 2024-2025 School Year
- Online Registration for the 2024-25 school year will begin on January 3, 2024.
- Families must complete the 2024-2025 Online Registration to begin the enrollment process. Enrollment appointments are no longer required, but are available as an option. The Online Registration applications will be processed in the order they are received, provided all necessary documentation is uploaded to the application. Please take time to thoroughly review the necessary documents to ensure that your application is not delayed in processing.
Elementary School Lottery Applications: On-time lottery applications accepted via the Parent Portal for the lottery draw Thursday, February 1, 2024 through Friday, March 29, 2024. Late applications are added to the bottom of the waitlist in the date/time order of receipt. The last date for the acceptance of late lottery applications for students who completed the 2023-24 school year with CCS is August 16, 2024. New students enrolling into Columbus City Schools can submit a lottery application for two weeks after their enrollment date until December 6, 2024.
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Watch our School Choice Fair video!
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ABSENCE FORM
Whenever your child is going to be absent please fill out the online form. You will not need to call the school or send a note for the absence. All medical excuses please send to school or email to mamick@columbus.k12.oh.us
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ARRIVAL
Car riders and walkers may enter the building at 8:30. School begins at 9:00 a.m. We do not have supervision for students before 8:30 a.m. Car riders, please enter the parking lot entrance to the school and pull up to the curb and stay in the car. For safety, we need to maintain a single line of cars along the curb. Parents will not be permitted to walk their students into the school. We will have staff outside and inside to direct students to their classrooms. Bus riders will enter through the bus doors, as we have traditionally entered. Breakfast is available to all students. Tardy bell rings at 9:00 AM.
DISMISSAL
If you plan to pick up your student, please enter the parking lot and stay in your car, in the pick up line, along the curb. We will have staff to walk with our prek and kindergarten students out to the cars. This will take some time to become efficient, please be patient as we develop this routine with our students. It is helpful if you have a large sign on your passenger door with your child’s name and grade level so that we can easily see the names to call. If the traffic gets stopped at the light, please feel free to park in the parking lanes nearest to Karl Road, and then walk to the sidewalk. We have a teacher on the sidewalk calling names. We ask that you social distance on the sidewalk.
BUS LANE
Cars are not allowed in the bus lane. This lane is only for buses and Day Care vehicles. We appreciate your cooperation in making sure that students are safe at dismissal.
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Arrival/Dismissal Changes
Please call the office before 2:30 p.m. if you are changing your child’s dismissal plan. We deliver messages to the classrooms between 2:30 and 3:00. During dismissal, we cannot answer the phones because we are all working to make sure that students are dismissed safely and efficiently. Some students arrive by car in the morning, but expected to ride the bus home in the evening, or by bus in the morning but car rider in the afternoon. Please communicate all dismissal changes. If a student is on the bus list, it is possible that the student will be sent home on the bus unless the parent has communicated to the office or teacher that the student is a car rider.
Late Arrivals/Early Dismissal
If your child is late to school, please escort to the main office. Your child will be signed in by the front office. For early dismissal, a valid ID is required for student pick up, and your child will only be released to adults over the age of 18 and listed on Infinite Campus. If you are sending someone else not listed on Infinite Campus to pick up your child, please call the office ahead of time to let us know, and make sure the individual has a valid ID.
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PTO:
To contact PTO please use this link;
csiaptoinfo@gmail.com
November newsletter:
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Family Resources:
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Annual Update
Parents please remember to do the annual update of your personal information in Parent Portal so we will have your child's current contact information. This information is very important as it determines bus transportation, school/district mailings, and people who are allowed to pick up your child from school.
GREAT NEWS address changes now can be done through Parent Portal. The schools no longer can do it.
If you need further assistance in setting up your Parent Portal account, or retrieving your Username/Password, please sent an email with your picture ID, along with your child's name and date of birth to:
parentportalaccess@columbus.k12.oh.us
News
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SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK: Take the Superintendent's Facilities Task Force Survey!
Your input is invaluable! We encourage you to participate in the Superintendent's Community Facilities Task Force Survey by Sunday, March 10, 2024
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Celebrating SEL Week at Columbus City Schools
Did you know March 4-8 is Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Week?
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Briggs High School Students Mentor Lindbergh Elementary School Students through Reading Buddies Program
The Reading Buddies program connects high school and elementary students. As reading buddies, they mentor students who may one day be Briggs students themselves.
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Georgian Heights Celebrates Black History Month by Writing Letters
Students at Georgian Heights Elementary School are learning about prominent Black individuals for Black History Month, and the history of one inventor prompted them to do a school-wide letter-writing activity.
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CCS Invests in Staff with Grow Your Own Teacher Scholarship Program
Columbus City Schools (CCS) is investing in staff wanting to become teachers through the Grow Your Own (GYO) Teacher Scholarship Program.
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Sankofa 2024 Celebration Has Been Canceled
The Sankofa 2024 celebration has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Contact Us
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Phone: (614) 365-8129
Fax: (614) 365-8130
Email: csip@columbus.k12.oh.us
School Hours: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PMColumbus Spanish Immersion Academy
3940 Karl Rd.
Columbus, OH 43224