School Start Time

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TIMES

7:40 am – 2:10 pm

Columbia City

Eastside

Five Points

Fort White

Melrose

Niblack

Pinemount

Summers

Westside

SECONDARY SCHOOL TIMES

7:00 am- 1:00 pm

Pathways Academy

8:28 am-3:20 pm

Columbia High

8:40 am- 3:25 pm

Fort White High/Middle

8:40 a.m. – 3:24 p.m.

Lake City Middle

8:35 a.m. 3:25 p.m.

Richardson Sixth Grade Academy

CCSD - Media Materials Parent Choice 2023-24

Attention Parents!

Media Materials Services for 2023-24

The Columbia County School District recognizes and understands that parents and guardians have an important role in determining their student's reading selections and media center use. Each family has the right to determine the appropriate library resources for their student. The school district strives to provide appropriate access to resources that consider student need, interest, the support of state academic standards, and curriculum alignment, as well as familial, cultural and personal points of view. The district has a duty to provide students free access to high-quality reading selections and to ensure the materials in our media centers align to state statutes. Please complete the following form to help us provide the appropriate experience and access for your student. If you have more than one student in the district, please complete a separate form for each child. If you do not wish to submit this form, or if it is not received by Aug. 19th, 2023, your student will default to Level 1, or open access, for checking out all media center materials.

ParentSquare
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Columbia School District uses ParentSquare for school communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent, using their preferred email address and phone number. We encourage parents to access their accounts so they can download the mobile app and update their preferences on when and how they are notified.

Here’s what you can do with ParentSquare:

  • Receive messages from the school via email, text or app notification
  • Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once with a daily digest at 6pm
  • Communicate in your preferred language
  • Comment on school postings to engage with your school community
  • Direct message teachers, staff and other parents
  • Participate in group messages
  • Sign up for parent-teacher conferences
  • Sign up to volunteer and more all from your desktop or mobile device

ATTENTION PARENTS! - Read@Home - Literacy Support Information & Resources

4 days ago

Greetings Parents and Guardians!

Has your child been identified as having a substantial reading deficiency? Or do you just want to help support your student's literacy development at home? Please visit this link for a list and explanation of resources, many of which are electronic, that will help give you powerful, free tools and resources to help your child with the essential components of reading: Oral language, phonics, phonological awareness, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. 

Read@Home Resources! CLICK HERE!

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Notice

Attention Teachers, Parents and Interested County Residents! 

Public presentations from State-Approved Curriculum Publishers will be held at the following dates and times in the CCSD Auditorium at 372 W. Duval St., Lake City, FL 32055

Wednesday, Dec. 13th 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Grade 6-12 Social Studies featuring McGraw-Hill, Savvas, and Florida Transformative Education

Thursday, Dec. 14th 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. - Grade K-5 Social Studies featuring Analytic Orange, McGraw-Hill and Nystrom Education

Each publisher will be given 30 minutes for a presentation

Welcome

Our students have access to some of the best educators and programs in Florida. The Columbia County School Board focuses on educating students in an environment of trust and respect, with student success being our ultimate goal. We continually challenge the mind, encourage creativity, and offer opportunities for school and community involvement.

We are thankful to have such dedicated teachers, students, and parents in our county.

Mission Statement To create a safe, orderly learning environment conducive to the preparation of highly motivated students; To work to ensure that all students achieve to the maximum potential of their abilities; and To prepare students to be successful in their career/technical training or higher education and in the workplace.