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Topping off ceremony held at Carolyn Lewis School

A milestone was reached and celebrated this week at the construction site of the Carolyn Lewis School, set to open in the fall of 2023.

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Upcoming community meetings: Growth Management & Funding Capital Projects

Members of the Berkeley County Board of Education will host three community meetings to share information about managing growth and funding capital projects.

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Agreement to bring new K-8 school to the Nexton area

BCSD continues to experience exponential growth, welcoming nearly 1000 new students each school year. The majority of the growth is dominated by large residential developments in the 17A and Hwy 52 corridors, to include the Nexton Community Development in Summerville.

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Attendance zone approved for Carolyn Lewis School expected to have little impact on ‘exponential growth’

Conversation amongst board members prior to the vote centered heavily on that impact being minimal and how new schools would be needed.

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Video: Raise the Roof

As a part of BCSD's growth and development, our capital projects team is working on roof replacements at seven of our schools.

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1st community feedback meeting held for Carolyn Lewis School zoning

The Carolyn Lewis School is more than 50 percent complete and scheduled to open in the fall of 2023.

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Attendance lines proposed for Carolyn Lewis School; Community meetings scheduled

After several minutes of discussion, the board passed a first reading that would combine elements of Scenario B and Scenario C as presented.

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Post & Courier features Mr. Jackson

This profile by Andrew Miller of The P&C was published on Aug. 23, 2022.

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Carolyn Lewis School is 50 percent complete and on schedule

Construction officials joined Principal Sissy Day in recapping recent construction updates on BCSD's newest school, Carolyn Lewis School, in Carnes Crossroads.

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Big changes coming to two BCSD schools

Berkeley Elementary, which was technically a primary school, will welcome third, fourth and fifth-graders this upcoming school year, making it a K-5 school. Meanwhile, Berkeley Intermediate is now named Moncks Corner Elementary, and this school is also becoming a K-5 school.

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New Carnes Crossroads school named for late board member Carolyn Lewis

Berkeley County School District board members unanimously voted to name the new school under construction in Carnes Crossroads -- it will be called Carolyn Lewis School.

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VIDEO: First look at the new Carnes Crossroads area school under construction

This school is scheduled to open in the fall of 2023.

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Margaret 'Sissy' Day named principal of new Carnes area K-8 school

Mrs. Day is currently the principal at Sangaree Middle, where she has been the principal since 2010. She came to Berkeley County School District in 1984 and, prior to becoming a principal was a reading teacher, teacher evaluator and an assistant principal at College Park Middle.

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Ground officially broken for new Carnes Crossroads area school

With dozens of state, county, city and school representatives on-hand, Berkeley County School District held the ceremonial ground-breaking for the new K-8 school to be built in the Carnes Crossroads area.

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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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BCSD board approves Cane Bay Elementary and Cane Bay Middle attendance cap, passes first reading of attendance line changes

At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Berkeley County Board of Education, several measures were approved in attempt to manage growth and the appropriate service of students in the Cane Bay area of the county.

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Newly-renovated Berkeley Education Center will preserve BCSD's history

Educators from Berkeley County’s past and present gathered for the Tuesday evening ribbon-cutting of the historic “1929 Building” — a newly-renovated space prepared for the future of Berkeley County School District.

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BCSD board approves high school attendance line changes for Sangaree area

The Berkeley County Board of Education held a final reading on attendance line changes for the Sangaree area at the Tuesday, March 12 regular meeting.

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Berkeley County growth means multi-pronged approach for the school district

Experts agree there’s no sign of growth slowing any time soon, and data as of September/October showed a need for three new schools by 2023.

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