Due to the potential for severe weather resulting from Hurricane Idalia, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) schools will follow the half-day dismissal bell schedule (https://www.bcsdschools.net/o/bcsd/page/school-bell-schedules) on Wednesday, August 30. Thursday, August 31, students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments. All schools and offices will be closed Thursday. BCSD will resume normal operations Friday, September 1.
Before and after-school care programs, activities, and athletics, to include practices and games, are canceled for Wednesday, August 30, and Thursday, August 31. Normal activities and operations will resume on Friday, September 1.
On Thursday, August 31, students will complete eLearning assignments from home via Schoology, Google Classroom, SeeSaw, or other designated virtual learning platforms. Specific information about assignments will be provided by the student’s teacher and/or school. Teachers will share information regarding their office hours to support students completing eLearning assignments at home. More information here: https://www.bcsdschools.net/o/bcsd/page/elearning-day-faqs
Due to the potential for severe weather, and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of students, staff, and families, the district will not operate virtual feeding sites on Wednesday or Thursday.
BCSD officials work in partnership with Berkeley County Emergency Management and receive regular updates regarding the weather from the National Weather Service.
As safety and security is our number one priority, officials will continue to monitor the weather and assess any resulting damage.
Schools and offices will reopen and resume normal operations on Friday, September 1.
Berkeley County School District is currently monitoring the forecasts and receiving regular updates from Berkeley County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service on Tropical Storm Idalia. At this time, there are no changes to school operations. Any changes to operations will be communicated to staff and parents.
The South Carolina Department of Education purchased and provided Berkeley County School District and other school districts in our state with My Ride K-12 for communication of bus routes and delays. The app has been unable to provide parents with consistent delay information. BCSD is now tracking bus delays for parents using Google documents.
Bus Delays: https://www.bcsdschools.net/busdelays
Stay up to date on life at Stratford! Check out our scrolling announcements!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rXCV9zDb6JmTlW6NbluMCp8EroYnKZX98VDm9GaIge4/edit?usp=sharing
Beginning Monday, Berkeley County School District parents and guardians will begin to receive invites for Rooms.
Rooms is a platform that lives within the new BCSD mobile app. It supplements school and district news and information by providing direct communication tools for parents, teachers, athletic coaches, club advisors, etc.
Our goal is to streamline communication and minimize the number of apps parents and guardians need for communication.
Parent Overview: https://youtu.be/upJMsLmn91Y
Introducción de los padres a las habitaciones: https://youtu.be/7pyvEIc3OOU
Please note that not all teachers and schools are utilizing Rooms at this time, but there is a plan to launch all schools on the platform in the future.
**Additional notes**
Parents will still need to use the PowerSchool Parent portal for academic information.
Rooms will not replace student learning management systems (Schoology).
Join us for Senior Information Night!
With the first day of school less than one week away, we want to make sure families are aware of the new transportation features that pertain to bus riders. Learn more about My Ride K-12 and the student transportation tag program at www.bcsdschools.net/article/1203059.
Students may get a head start to the school year and check out their Chromebook for the 2023-2024 school year on the following dates in the Media Center.
Tuesday, August 15 from 9 AM - Noon
Wednesday, August 16 from Noon - 3 PM
Friday, August 18 from 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Chromebooks will be checked out in the Media Center and students will need to have paid all fees (lost chargers, lost library cards, etc.) before a device is checked out.
Students who do not pick up a Chromebook before school starts will be issued one during the first week of school.
Questions, please contact Stratford's Media Center.
Check out Knight Notes, our beginning of the year newsletter. Find out all you need to know about the return to school on Monday, August 21.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQ2mRokypZkf-YCWwi9787zGNmcqbj24/view?usp=drive_link
The window for schedule changes for the 2023-2024 school year has opened. Visit the link below to submit your requests. Please complete your forms by no later than Monday, August 14th at 8:00 AM.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZet4A6-7GaaagEh9m3LcePCouDBysv0l3ieCROtYhHR45Bg/viewform
Final Transcripts for Class of 2023 GRADUATES must be requested by 8/31/23 @ https://www.needmytranscript.com/berkeley-county-school-district
Stratford Family!
In a continued effort to have a strong identity within our community, we are always looking for your input. Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. We look forward to sharing the results and thank you as always for your partnership and support!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StratfordHS
SHS Betas have been competing in Louisville, Kentucky for the last few days. SHS Betas placed 3rd in French-Grade 10 (Grady Redmond), 3rd in Science-Grade 11 (Brady Hurd), and 1st in Poetry-Division II (Autumn Johnson). There were 21,000 students from 18 states competing at this years National Convention. Our Betas also voted for national officers and participated in the Shield Summit, a leadership workshop. We are so proud of our Beta Club. #KnightsAllIn
Mayor Habib has proclaimed that June 14, 2023, is Stratford High School Band Appreciation Day in Goose Creek! #KnightsAllIn
https://www.cityofgoosecreek.com/article/city-honors-stratford-band
Congratulations to Cindy Perez Garcia on receiving the 2023 Teacher Forum CTE Student Scholarship, a $2,500 scholarship from BCSD Teacher Forum!
Berkeley County School District will continue to serve meals to students this summer.
The 2023 Summer Breakfast and Lunch Program is available to all students and children in the Berkeley County community. The program is free to all children under the age of 18. Dates, times and site information can be found at www.bcsdschools.net/summermeals.
Shout out to the Stratford Beta Club for raising $308 to fight childhood poverty. #NosesOn #KnightsAllIn #nationalbeta
Today our students had an incredible opportunity to see a medical helicopter land at our school. The flight crew talked with our students about the health science and aviation careers that are available in South Carolina. Thank you to Hollie Lobo of Meducare Air for taking time to show our students possible careers they can have in their backyards. #KnightsAllIn
Volleyball Summer Workout & Tryout Information. Click the link below for details
https://stratfordathletics.net/2023/05/25/volleyball-summer-workout-tryout-information-2/
The tradition of the Senior Honor Walk is so special and fun. We loved seeing our seniors walk the halls of Stratford one last time before they graduate on Friday. We love you seniors, and can’t wait to see all the incredible things you will do in the future.
