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.

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.

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.

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.

BCSD will return to traditional, in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school year

This planned move to re-unite our community of learners was not decided in haste. The decision comes after weeks of discussion and the guidance of local, state and national health care professionals.

DEON JACKSON NAMED NEXT BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT

Jackson will officially start as superintendent on July 1, 2021.

State face covering policy updated; Opt out form released

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) opt out form can be found here. In order to be valid, the form must be completed without change by the parent or guardian (or student, if age 18 or older).

SCPASS / SC READY Testing Window Opens May 6

Please contact the school for school-specific testing information.

Help with screen time, cell phone use and managing social media

Check out Common Sense Media for Parents! Since 2003, Common Sense has been a leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families and schools.

2021-2022 pre-k, kindergarten and new student registration opens March 29

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.

March is National Social Work Month

Did you know that this week was National School Social Work Week? Did you know that March is National Social Work Month?