PROGRAMS

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Athletics

Athletic programs at BCSD schools teach teamwork and sportsmanship while allowing students to compete at the highest levels in South Carolina.

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Career & Technical Education

Our goal is to ensure that all students graduate with purposeful knowledge and skills that will enable them to be successful in a highly competitive, global economy.

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Fine Arts

BCSD's Gifted and Talented Arts Program is available to students of all schools between the 4th and 12th grade who have auditioned and are identified as gifted/talented in arts.

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Innovative Learning

BCSD has innovative learning coordinators and instructional coaches serving ALL schools. Students are regularly exposed to proven innovative instructional practices.

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Magnet Programs

BCSD offers several programs that place emphasis on specific themes or goals. Offerings include arts-infused or integrated schools with highly-rigorous academics.

Featured Videos

New Elementary School Groundbreaking
"We're not just building a school. We're creating futures we dare to imagine and making a positive difference." Today, Superintendent Dixon, several members of our school board and special guests attended the groundbreaking ceremony for our new elementary school being constructed on Black Tom Road.

fast facts

40k+ students

BCSD is the 4th-largest school district in South Carolina.

3k+ smart classrooms

Nearly every BCSD learning space is equipped with the latest in instructional technology.

Learning maximized

BCSD has class size ratios lower than state-set maximum.

1:1 technology

Each BCSD student is provided a Chromebook.

Making a Difference

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"I wake up and I bring my positivity to school every day, no matter what's going on around me, so when that kid walks through that door I'm giving them ALL of me."

- Sandee Delice, BBE

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“I’m making a positive difference by just exposing my class and the school to all abilities. The exposure aspect of it for my kids, and for the teachers of other students…is what’s making a big difference.”

- Anna Barrett, HES

Kimberly Rogers

"It makes me feel good that I am able to give back. Berkeley County is home and just to be able to work and to impact our families here in Berkeley County and to just make a difference...it's very important and very special."

- Kimberly Rogers, CPE

Ed Johnson

"If kindness is the answer, what is the question. ...What's the best way that we can help other people? Kindness is the answer."

- Ed Johnson, SFM