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Students take ownership of work at Berkeley Intermediate

Authentic assessments and student led conferences are new to Berkeley Intermediate this year, and allows for students to take ownership of their learning.

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Board approves "memorandum of understanding" with Carnes Crossroads to establish impact fees, new school

At the Tuesday meeting of the Berkeley County Board of Education, BCSD Superintendent Dr. Eddie Ingram announced another element in the school district’s multi-pronged approach to its capital building needs based on the area’s explosive growth.

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Boulder Bluff Elementary named a Leader In Me Lighthouse School

Boulder Bluff Elementary has been named a Lighthouse School, a benchmark recognition for Leader In Me schools like Boulder Bluff Elementary.Leader In Me schools maintain their Lighthouse Certification for two years before they may recertify.

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Calling all BCSD teachers and staff: Order your 2020 BCSD Conference t-shirt or hoodie today!

The deadline to order is midnight on January 20, 2020. All proceeds go to Teacher Forum scholarships.

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Diving into history at Lowcountry History Day

All of Westview Elementary took to the field in front of the school to participate in Lowcountry History Day, an event that brings South Carolina history to life for students.

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Exceptional Coffee at Sangaree Middle

Each Friday on the campus of Sangaree Middle, students with special needs and their general education peers team up to make coffee, hot chocolate and cider for faculty and staff members at the school. The weekly inclusion activity has become a big business and one of the sweetest things you will ever witness.

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Featured Videos

Imagination Station

Math or Treat

Math exercises at Macedonia Middle Thursday are expected to be fang-tastic! For the first time ever, the school has planned a Math or Treat, and the trailer created to get students excited provides a good “sine” of things to come.

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APUSH Catch Phrase

Goose Creek High’s Jessica Olin has found a way to help students conquer the year-end exam while also having fun and learning (versus memorizing) the content. It’s a game called APUSH (A.P. U.S. History) Catch Phrase, and through its regular implementation in the classroom, students are able to recall information, verbalize what they have learned and write about it.

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Educators are Innovators

Educators are Innovators: Jessica Galati gets hands-on with approach to career readiness

Through classroom lessons and lunch and learn programs, employers are visiting with Mrs. Galati's students twice a month. From historians and bakers to welders and bankers, students are introduced to career clusters in as many hands-on ways as possible. They are informed of the job and soft skills needed to be successful.

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Educators are Innovators: Circus arts at Philip Simmons Middle

Through the use of ABC and DAP grants, Philip Simmons Middle was able to provide students a unique learning experience for National Arts in Education Week. Theatre teacher Charles Atkins brought in circus arts instructor Jef Lambdin for a week of activities that covered multiple subject areas and several principles of learning.

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Spotlight on Innovation

Macedonia Middle cultivating a culture of contagious creativity

From lessons involving vertical hydroponic gardens to STEAM activities involving student choice boards, 3D printers and virtual reality/augmented reality headsets, what’s happening in classrooms at Macedonia Middle is far from what students experienced in the 80s and 90s.

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Multiage program at College Park Elementary is "something magical"

Teachers and administrators at College Park Elementary have found a flexible approach to meet the needs of the school’s diverse group of learners.

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Problem Solvers

Problem Solvers: "Iggy Peck Architect" bridge challenge

Fourth graders at Westview Elementary recently completed a novel engineering challenge based on the book "Iggy Peck Architect." Students designed solutions for a bridge, shared ideas and navigated conflict!

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Problem Solvers: Visual arts projects to explain exponents

Students in the 5th grade class of Ms. Melissa Williams at St. Stephen Elementary were having a difficult time understanding the "expanded" view of exponents, the purpose of exponents and the power of 10. They were challenged to create a visual guide for exponents.

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Upcoming Events

Monday

Martin Luther King Day - (Schools & Offices Closed)
January 28, 2020

5:30 PM Board of Education Meeting
February 5, 2020

Late in for HS only
February 11, 2020

5:30 PM Board of Education Meeting
February 13, 2020

Progress Reports
February 14, 2020

District Staff Development (BCSD Conference) - (Schools Closed)
February 17, 2020

President's Day - (Schools & Offices Closed)

Board Meetings

The Berkeley County Board of Education meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. in the Boardroom located at 107 E. Main Street in Moncks Corner (except as noted on October 22 and March 10). Board meetings are open to the public and citizens are encouraged to attend. There is an opportunity for "Citizen Comments" at the start of each meeting.

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Learner-centered Education

Berkeley County School District’s Division of Academics and Innovation is committed to providing a future focused vision on education through next generation learning. We are dedicated to ensuring that all students are college, career and life-ready when they graduate from BCSD by incorporating approaches that are rooted in rigorous college and career-ready outcomes and that integrate the following:

Personalized Learning- Approaches that individualize learning for each student based on their individual strengths.

Competency-Based Learning- Approaches that allow students to advance along a learning continuum based on mastery.

Deeper-Learning- Approaches that enable the 4 Cs- critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication.

Blended Learning- Approaches that employ multiple methods of content delivery through the infusion of technology to enable flexibility in time, place, path, and pace.

Student-Centered Learning- Approaches that enable students to have voice and choice over their learning.

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