All referendum projects and expenditures are being independently monitored by the Citizen-Led Oversight Committee.

In a hybrid AA/BB model, half of the school’s population who registered for face-to-face instruction will attend school on Monday and Tuesday and the other half will attend on Thursday and Friday.

Becoming District Teacher of the Year is a three-step process that began when school-level teachers of the year were selected in April.

CLOC’s third quarterly report, and all of CLOC’s monitoring reports and meeting minutes are archived on the CLOC webpage.

Parker’s operates 66 convenience stores in Georgia and South Carolina.

More than 1.5 million high school students from about 21,000 American high schools entered the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Half-day face-to-face instruction for special education students will commence Sept. 14 in a hybrid model.

Cambridge Assessment International is offered for students ages 11 to 19 and is part of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom

SC/NSPRA is a statewide organization of school district communications professionals who advocate for public education and model and share effective communications practices.

More information on both virtual educational platforms will be provided to parents in a briefing later this week.

The 2020 Pacesetter award marks the second SREB recognition for Whale Branch Early College High, which two years ago was honored as the organization’s first Platinum-Level “Ready-Certified” high school.

The plan calls for students, teachers and school staff to wear masks during the school day, and it also details protocols for what will happen if students or school staff become ill.

The revised 2020-21 school calendar would delay the first day of school from August 17 until September 8.

Details of the district’s reopening plan will be released to parents on Friday, July 17.

The Seal demonstrates a student's proficiency in both English and at least one additional world language by their graduations.

The WordMasters Challenge, the nation’s longest-running vocabulary competition for elementary and middle school students, holds three meets each school year for nearly 125,000 students.

The three new principals will serve Lady's Island Middle, Robert Smalls International Academy and Hilton Head Island School for Creative Arts

According to DHEC, Beaufort County now has a High rating in all three COVID-19 metrics and an overall rating of High.

Each Monday morning, through August 2, picture books and chapters books will be dropped at specific locations across Beaufort County.

The CLOC meets monthly and makes quarterly reports to the Board of Education that are posted to the committee’s website.

Deputy Superintendent/Chief of Schools, Director of Communications and Director of Budget and Procurement are the three positions that have been filled.

Three possible weather make-up are included: Nov. 25, Dec. 23 and January 4.

All operations at several district school campuses will be relocated this summer during referendum-funded renovations.

Distribution dates will move to three days per week (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays). Two breakfasts and two lunches per student will be distributed on Mondays and Wednesdays, and three breakfasts and three lunches per student will be distributed on Fridays.

13 students took advantage of a partnership with the Technical College of the Lowcountry that allows Whale Branch students to take college courses – and earn two-year associate’s degrees – while still in high school at no cost to themselves or their parents.

Drive-through celebrations and movie premieres celebrating the graduating Class of 2020 will take place next week across the Beaufort County School District.

Senior Scholars have maintained a cumulative 3.5 grade-point average or higher, are ranked in the top 10 percent of their graduating classes and have earned the equivalent of a 3.5 GPA in all quarters of their high school courses.

The winning team was coached by Sandy Courtney and Christina Schaber.

The Citizen-Led Oversight Committee, an independent group of volunteers, is monitoring all referendum building projects, schedules, budgets and expenditures.

Students were recognized during a Facebook Live ceremony after the annual Junior Scholars Banquet was canceled due to the state-ordered shutdown of all schools.

District high schools will schedule specific times for graduating seniors to bring two guests apiece to their schools.

After examining 2,664 purchases between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019, Mauldin & Jenkins found no unauthorized purchases and determined that district procurement procedures had been followed.

Red Cedar’s student team bested 31 other teams in the Region 4 Continental Math League competition.

Last week principals and school staff visited teachers and support staff at home from 6 feet, hosted surprise Zoom meetings, and staged reveals during packet pick-up to make the special announcements.

U.S. News compiles its annual rankings based on student test scores, on-time graduation rates and how well schools prepare students for college (college Advanced Placement courses).

Students in grades K-2 have a new way to continue their learning at home.

CLOC meets monthly and plans to make quarterly reports to the Board of Education that will also be posted to the committee’s website.

The Board of Education has approved two possible starting dates for the next school year – August 10 and August 17.

Beaufort County continues to hold the second-highest rating among South Carolina’s 82 school districts.

The revised procedures are designed to maintain safe physical distances between parents, students, food service workers and bus drivers.

Campbell has spent her entire 22-year education career in Beaufort County, beginning with teaching fourth- and fifth-graders at Shell Point Elementary School.

Gov. Henry McMaster today ordered all South Carolina schools to close until March 31.

Academic WorldQuest is the flagship educational program of the national network of World Affairs Councils and is held annually in more than 40 U.S. cities in 27 states.

The event is being held March 7, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Bluffton High School.

Each forum will include an overview of the draft strategic plan’s components as well as breakout sessions for stakeholder groups to review, evaluate and comment on the draft plan’s specific goals and actions.

The WordMasters Challenge, the nation’s longest-running language arts competition for elementary and middle school students, holds three meets for nearly 125,000 students during each school year.

Atlanta-based CBRE Heery Inc., the confirmed project manager will provide “assistance, staffing and advice necessary for organization, budgetary and scheduling control throughout the design, bid/award, construction, close-out and warranty phases of (referendum) projects” under the direction and supervision of the district.

Star now has a chance to move on to the 2020 regional and national Future Chef competitions.

Local businesses and community members sponsored the awards breakfast and donated gifts for the school district’s counselors.

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards describes itself as the nation’s longest-running recognition program for creative teens and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers.

Students learn about current world issues, brush up on their speaking, debating and writing skills and also improve their critical thinking, teamwork and leadership abilities.

Parents who don’t have Internet access may request application assistance at any district school or through the district office’s Instructional Services division.

Parents with children who will be four years old by Sept. 1 can register for prekindergarten at their neighborhood schools.

A total of 39 new classrooms will be added to existing schools structures.

Bluffton Middle’s SIC was recognized for its work in fostering civic engagement in public education.

Once contract negotiations are complete, the four firms will be assigned specific referendum-funded projects.