
Thank you to “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band for allowing French hornist, Staff Sgt. Rebecca Sieff to come speak to the middle and high school bands about how to control performance anxiety. She shared a lot of great information and the students had a lot of great questions!


🔴🔴We are Hiring🔴🔴
CBSD has immediate openings for General Food Service Workers at the Columbia High/Middle School Hill Campus.
Want to apply or know someone looking to join a great team???
Go to the following link to apply- https://columbiabsd.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=61


Reminder:
🔸No School- Monday, October 10
Have a great weekend Columbia!


Today eight students from Columbia High School joined students from across Lancaster County to participate in "A Day in the Life", an interactive introduction to the Allied Health and nursing professions sponsored by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.





Today is National Instructional Coaches Day!
What is an Instructional Coach?
In essence, instructional coaching is just what it sounds like, someone who provides guidance, training, and other resources to teachers on a daily basis.
Thank you Ms. Eshleman and Dr. Parkinson, for supporting our teachers with instructional techniques to ensure student success.


October is National Principals Month. Here is what students and colleagues said to Ms. Landis.
-Thank you for being the positive light in every day!- Hill Campus student
-Thank you for all you do for the students of Columbia.-Columbia parent and colleague
-Thank you for your dedication to CHS. You are appreciated!-colleague

October Calendar Reminders:
🔸No School- Monday, October 10
🔸Early Dismissal- Thursday, October 27(all schools dismiss at 11:30 am)
🔸No School-Friday, October 28


Happy School Custodian Day! Thank you to our CBSD Maintenance Team for keeping our schools clean and safe for our students and staff!


Happy National Principals Month! Thank you CBSD Principals for all you do for our students, families, staff and community!


🔴🟡WE ARE HIRING🟡🔴
-Secondary Science Teacher
-Supplemental Autistic Support Teacher
-7th Grade Science Teacher
-Teacher: Secondary STEM
-Custodian - 2nd Shift (District Wide)
-Food Service Worker/Courier
-Custodian
-Maintenance: Lead Custodian
-Principal - Taylor Middle School
Apply at: https://columbiabsd.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx


September is Attendance Awareness Month: When a student is absent from school, it is a lost opportunity to learn. Almost a month into school and we are already seeing positive school attendance at each school!
Average daily attendance rates at each school…
▪️Park Elementary: 94.2% (3% increase from last year)
▪️Columbia Middle School- Taylor Campus: 94.1% (4% increase from last year) ▪️Columbia Middle School-Hill Campus: 91.6% (1% increase from last year) ▪️Columbia High School: 91% (6% increase from last year)
EVERY STUDENT EVERY DAY is so important!


September is Attendance Awareness Month: Building strong, trusting relationships that promote a feeling of belonging is fundamental to improving student attendance & engagement. Let’s help students build a habit of good attendance early & often. Every positive interaction in the community and in school counts!

It has been a great week of learning at CBSD! Let's do it again next week! Have a great weekend Columbia!




Reminder:
🔸Early Dismissal- Friday, September 23(all schools dismiss at 11:30 am)


Today is #ITProfessionalsDay and we are so thankful for our Tech Team! They are instrumental in supporting our instructional technology to keep our students learning and our staff connected! Happy IT Professionals Day, CBSD Tech Team!


Students from Columbia High School and Taylor Middle School participated in the 102nd Annual Mifflin Service today at Mount Bethel Cemetery.

Today Park Elementary received a donation of $2,442.70 from Tanger Outlets through their TangerKids Grant Program. Mrs. McCarty, a 3rd grade teacher at Park Elementary, submitted the grant request to purchase recess equipment for the playground. They also received an additional $1000 for winning the Members Choice Award that is voted on by TangerClub members. Thank you to Tanger Outlets and the TangerKids Grant Program for your generous donation. Also, thank you to Turkey Hill for donating passes to the Turkey Hill Experience and snacks for all of Mrs. McCarty's students. #tangeroutlets #tangeroutletslancaster #tangerclubrewards #tangerkidsgrants #turkeyhill

Showcasing teaching and learning this week on the Hill.




🔴🟡WE ARE HIRING🟡🔴
-Assistant Principal - HS/MS
-Secondary Science Teacher
-Supplemental Autistic Support Teacher
-Custodian
-Custodian - 2nd Shift (District Wide)
-Food Service Worker/Courier
-Food Service Worker
-Desktop Support Specialist
Apply at: https://columbiabsd.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
