SC school district offers teachers $2,000 bonuses An Upstate South Carolina school district is offering all its teachers and other full-time employees a $2,000 bonus. (Source: Live 5/File) By Patrick Phillips | February 1, 2021 at 8:52 AM EST - Updated February 1 at 6:09 PM
ANDERSON, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - An Upstate South Carolina school district is offering all its teachers and other full-time employees a $2,000 bonus.
Anderson School District 5 says it is also giving part timers who work at least 20 hours a $1,000 bonus.
The Independent-Mail of Anderson reports the district is offering what it calls the largest bonus in the state to reward its employees and offering the extra money to new teachers hired before next school year starts.
South Carolina Aquarium receives âAquabotâ, virtual learning upgrade The robot has temporarily been dubbed the âAquabotâ and the aquarium says it is intended to bolster the their distance learning offerings. (Source: South Carolina Aquarium) By Riley Bean | January 26, 2021 at 12:11 PM EST - Updated January 26 at 12:30 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Aquarium says Google has awarded them the funds to support the launch of a state-of-the-art telepresence robot.
The robot has temporarily been dubbed the âAquabotâ and the aquarium says it is intended to bolster the their distance learning offerings.
The Aquabot was donated as part of Googleâs
SC Superintendent recommends districts use federal funds to cover emergency paid leave
VIDEO: SC Superintendent recommends districts use federal funds to cover emergency paid leave By Kaitlin Stansell | January 8, 2021 at 5:39 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 6:12 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Education is âstrongly recommendingâ local school districts use federal dollars from the CARES Actâs Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Fund to cover employeesâ emergency paid leave because of COVID-19.
Districts are no longer federally required to provide emergency paid leave to their employee after the Families First Coronavirus Act expired on December 31st. Now, itâs up to local school district leaders to decide how they will cover emergency time off for employees.
State education leaders set to announce plans after federal COVID paid leave expires
VIDEO: State education leaders set to announce plans after federal COVID paid leave expires By Kaitlin Stansell | January 6, 2021 at 9:07 PM EST - Updated January 6 at 11:42 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Federal provisions to help pay employees, including teachers, while they quarantined due to COVID exposure or sickness expired at the end of the year, and educators are anxious to hear how school districts and state leaders will handle these situations moving forward.
“Without access to paid leave, means that teachers are either going to have to draw down their sick leave balance or their personal leave balance or in many cases, especially for our early career teachers…they could be looking at days without pay,” said Patrick Kelly, with the Palmetto State Teachers Association.
Parent Survival Guide: Virtual learning support programs available
VIDEO: Parent Survival Guide: Virtual learning support programs available By Aisha Tyler and Riley Bean | December 29, 2020 at 11:54 AM EST - Updated December 29 at 6:51 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Parents in school districts across the Lowcountry say they need help getting their children ready for virtual education following winter break.
Matt Sweat’s children are in the Berkeley County School system and he says he’s scrambling to accommodate his children as they return to school online.
“We don’t get a lot of notice and these week-long virtual things are dropped on us so we scramble,” Sweat said. Sweat and his wife who is a nurse have both been working throughout the pandemic.