Berkeley Elementary awarded MUSC Boeing Center for Children's Wellness grand prize

Thirty-one schools were recognized this year for initiatives put in place to further develop healthy teaching and learning environments.

BCSD ESSER III FUNDING STAKEHOLDER AMENDMENT INPUT SURVEY

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.

2022-2023 pre-k, kindergarten and new student registration opens April 4

In an effort to streamline the efficiency of enrolling students and to simplify the registration of your child, we have implemented a web-based registration process in which all aspects of student registration, including document submission, can be completed online.

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

BES names Kimberly Mounts Teacher of the Year

Berkeley Elementary would like to congratulate kindergarten teacher Kimberly Mounts for being named Teacher of the Year!

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.

BCSD art students claim several awards at 2021 Coastal Carolina Fair

Berkeley County School District students had a strong showing at the 2021 Coastal Carolina Fair, claiming nearly 100 awards in student art categories.

Proposed attendance zone changes in the Berkeley and Timberland feeder patterns: Maps and FAQs

The Board has not taken a vote on these draft recommendations at this time.

Perseverance in the Pandemic: Picking up the slack in BES's front office

Understaffing is one thing, adding a pandemic is another. There are three office staff members at Berkeley Elementary working hard to make sure the front office runs smoothly, despite a lack of a front office clerk: principal’s secretary Debbie Baggett, attendance clerk Regina Buck and bookkeeper Melanie Hahn.

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