2022-23 Instructional Calendar

Please note that this calendar is subject to change prior to and during the school year. We advise you check this link occasionally for updates.

Board receives update on new state funding metric, considerations impacting FY 2022-2023

The new funding formula, outlined in the Ways and Means FY 2023 annual appropriations budget, takes all new funds for education and applies them to a new formula that creates a metric called the State Aid to Classrooms Program Allocation.

Social Media Dangers Parent Training Schedule

This parent training will be presented by the BCSD Security and Emergency Management team at multiple schools across the District.

BCSD to suspend Test to Stay and quarantine; BCSD will stop contact tracing, testing and masking of close contacts without symptoms

Rachel Poitras named 2022 Teacher of the Year

We appreciate you!

Updated COVID-19 guidelines and drive-through testing site information

A holiday message from Superintendent Deon Jackson

"Our communities have continued to rally in support of our student and employees. For that, we will forever be thankful."

Sponsor a child for Berkeley ONEderland

Berkeley County School District is currently welcoming residents to sponsor its most at-risk students during the holidays through the Berkeley ONEderland program.

5 internet safety tips for kids

Sharing photos, posting comments, playing video games -- these are just a few of the ways that kids interact online. But when sharing goes beyond friends and family, it can be risky.

Completed free/reduced meal applications help your school!

Each completed application helps to provide or justify funding that will support ALL STUDENTS in Berkeley County School District.

BCSD school bus face covering disciplinary measures

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) issued a memorandum stating it would again enforce the CDC’s order requiring the use of face coverings on buses

SCDE to require use of face coverings on state owned, operated school buses

All districts must be in compliance with this requirement no later than Monday, August 30, 2021.

COVID-19 Exposure & Quarantine Guidelines

Per guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), exposure occurs if a person has been in close contact (within six feet) for greater than or equal to 15 minutes with a person with COVID-19 over a 24-hour period.

Student Accident Insurance Plans

Bus Route Information

Student bus route information can be accessed in the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

Free/reduced meal applications encouraged, despite 2021-2022 free meal extension

While all students will receive free meals at school cafeterias for the duration of the 2021-2022 school year, those students who may have qualified for free and reduced lunch are still encouraged to apply.

PHOTOS: BCSD admin participate in summer leadership training

BCSD school administrators came together the week of July 19 to learn new ways to evolve as leaders, share ideas and prepare for the upcoming school year through a series of workshops and classroom sessions.

UPDATED Summer Feeding Program information

Meals are available at many Berkeley County School District schools this summer as a part of the 2021 BCSD Summer Feeding Program. All children 18 years of age and younger qualify for meals as a part of the program.

BCSD announces several changes in school administration

Berkeley County School District (BCSD) has made several changes in school administration ahead of the 2021-2022 school year. The changes were made in an effort to make the most of the strengths of various administrators and strengthen school leadership teams as a whole.

VIDEO: Looking back at the 2020-2021 school year

This year might have looked different, but it did not keep BCSD's students and teachers from working hard. Check out photos from around the district.