MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – In a special called board meeting of the Berkeley County School District on Friday night, the Board voted to accept the resignation of Superintendent Brenda Blackburn effective immediately and to appoint Chief Administrative Officer Deon Jackson as Interim Superintendent. Blackburn’s resignation comes after the district fired their Chief Financial Officer Brantley Thomas on February 7, 2017. Thomas […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The Berkeley County School District will receive 15 new propane-fueled school buses at their Westview Bus Lot in Goose Creek on Thursday morning, March 2. The cleaner fuel buses will then begin their first routes that same afternoon. “We are excited to receive these new propane buses and even more excited to include the buses […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District (BCSD) announces its 2017 Teachers of the Year. These educators will be considered for 2017 District Teacher of the Year. Each year, teachers at BCSD schools nominate three educators to be considered for school-level Teacher of the Year. Each completes a statement of philosophy and a biography. The nominee receiving the most votes from […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County School District officials, ex- Chief Financial Officer Brantley Thomas admitted to stealing nearly $400,000 from the district. The board revealed that information during a Tuesday night meeting where board members also voted to fire its accounting firm and called for an internal audit. In mid-January, the school district announced that Greene, Finney, and Horton, LLC […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley County School District, Brantley Thomas has been terminated from his position as Chief Financial Officer with the Berkeley County School District (BCSD) effective February 7, 2017. Thomas had been employed with BCSD since 1993. On Sunday, February 5, 2017, the BCSD was contacted by its financial institution Wells Fargo Bank requesting a meeting with […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County School District officials, BCSD has again received the highest financial opinion following its annual independent review of its fiscal practices. The findings, known as an “unmodified audit” in accounting terms, indicate the district’s sound financial position and acknowledge the appropriate monetary practices in place to maintain these standards. Audit results were announced at the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–SC 4-H is launching a new project for youth interested in learning more about a very important pollinator. The 2017 Honey Bee Project is an independent study project that engages youth ages 5-18 in the active role of beekeeping, learning basics of entomology and gaining an appreciation for the role of pollinators in our world. Youth will be […]
According to results from the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement’s (CERRA’s) Fall 2016 Supply and Demand Survey, more teachers are leaving their classrooms each year. Nearly 6,500 public school teachers did not return to their teaching positions for the 2016-17 school year. More than 1,640 of these teachers took a teaching job in a different South Carolina district, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Brion Packett was named the Assistant Principal for Athletics at Philip Simmons High School located in Wando, South Carolina. The Berkeley County School Board approved the appointment at their meeting on Tuesday, December 13. Packett will begin his new assignment on Monday, January 2, to prepare the Iron Horses for athletic competition in their 2017 opening season. “I […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Nearly five weeks after winning a seat on the Berkeley County School Board, Brian Adams has announced his resignation, citing South Carolina’s constitution as the reason. “The facts to the circumstance are that I understood I could not hold the seat and be an officer at the same time due to an archaic state constitution still on the […]
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