School districts work to get teacher vaccine plans in place Coronavirus vaccine (Source: KSLA) By Emily Wakeman | February 5, 2021 at 8:46 PM EST - Updated February 5 at 8:46 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Governor Henry McMaster and Superintendent Molly Spearman have charged school districts to get back to the classroom with or without a vaccine and to get a plan in place regarding how to vaccinate teachers when the state moves to Phase 1B.
“It feels like being tossed the bare minimum of the life preserver and then being told good luck,” SC for Ed Research Director Steve Nuzum said.
South Carolina Education Association President Sherry East said that some larger districts have been preparing for this for weeks, while smaller districts are just now getting started and working at full speed to get their plans ready.
Chronicle-Independent KCSD gets ‘unmodified’ audit despite ‘challenging year’ Larry Finney, of Greene, Finney & Horton, discusses the Kershaw County School District’s Fiscal Year 2020 audit with members of the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees on Tuesday. Finney said the district’s audit earned an unmodified rating the best that can be earned despite a challenging year that included a tornado destroying North Central High School and the impacts of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. (Gee Whetsel/C-I) Despite a challenging year filled with uncertainty thanks to the ongoing pandemic, the Kershaw County School District (KCSD) again received an unmodified opinion on its year-end audit.
North Central HS community grows stronger in year since devastating EF-2 tornado By Emily Wakeman | January 12, 2021 at 7:37 PM EST - Updated January 12 at 11:39 PM
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - The past year has presented unprecedented challenges for schools across South Carolina, but even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, 2020 was a nightmare for folks at North Central High School.
It was on this date, one year ago, an EF-2 tornado tore through the school, leaving destruction in its path and students without classrooms to learn.
All that remains of North Central High School is the auditorium, the gym, and the football field. While the empty field where the school used to sit represents painful memories for teachers and students after the tornado ripped the school apart, they said it’s also a symbol of perseverance and better days ahead.
Kershaw County School District (KCSD) will host a virtual Teacher Recruitment Fair for certified teacher applicants on Friday, Jan. 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
LIST: Midlands school districts modify January plans due to COVID-19
Latest addition: Lee County. News 19 has compiled a list of the modified plans, which are posted below. Author: WLTX Updated: 5:56 PM EST January 14, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. Some school districts across the Midlands have begun modifying their plans in early January due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
News19 has compiled a list of those plans, which are posted below. If we find out additional information, it will be posted here.
Clarendon School District One:
News19 has reached out for any update it might have. At present, the current schedule remain in place.