Columbia CUSD 4 has passed its E-Learning plan.  This allows the district to have a traditional snow day or a day of remote instruction instead of a snow day.  For this school year, the first needed emergency day will be a traditional snow day.  This will shift the last day of student attendance to Friday, May 22nd.  Any emergency day after the first will be an E-Learning day and students will be instructed remotely.  Currently, the last day of student attendance (without any

Columbia, Ill. — January 15, 2026 The Columbia Community Unit School District 4 Board of Education met Thursday evening, January 15, to review district operations, personnel updates, curriculum leadership changes, facilities progress, and a proposal to reinstate early release Wednesdays aimed at strengthening teacher collaboration and student learning outcomes. The meeting followed standard procedures with a roll call, pledge, approval of the consent agenda, reports, public c

The district’s large-scale school construction project has reached a significant milestone as Phase 1 work in the main school building addition nears completion and Phase 2 construction on the new gymnasium continues to move forward. The updates, provided by Project Manager Ryan Fuhler of Poettker Construction, highlight steady progress across both phases and showcase the rapid transformation taking place on campus. Phase 1 focuses on the construction of a new wing within the

The Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.  in the District Board Room, 5 Veterans Parkway, Columbia, Illinois . As always, public participation is an important part of the meeting. Visitors who wish to speak during public comment will have the opportunity to do so, with comments limited to three minutes per speaker. The meeting will be livestreamed at the District’s YouTube channel. The meeting will begin with rou

The IHSA has approved several calendar and scheduling changes that will impact athletic programs beginning with the 2026 season. While some adjustments take effect next school year, one major change affects THIS coming summer  and is especially important for families planning vacations. New IHSA “Dead Week” – Summer 2026 The IHSA no-contact (dead) week has been moved to June 29 through July 5, 2026 . During this week: No practices or contests may be held No open gyms No weigh

From left: Taylor Rose, Lauryn Gummersheimer,  Alayna Nobbe,  Maddie Brandenburger,  Savannah Lane, and Libby Owen. The Columbia Varsity Girls Bowling team captured the Mike Gebke Tournament title for the third consecutive year last Saturday. The team dominated the six-game tournament, averaging an impressive 900 pins per game and winning by more than 360 pins overall. Individually, Maddie Brandenburger led the field, while Lauryn Gummersheimer finished second. Alayna Nobbe a