Berkeley County School District

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Berkeley County School District
Address
107 Main Street
Moncks Corner
, South Carolina, 29461
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID4501170[1]
Students and staff
Students36,575[1]
Teachers2,287.0 (FTE)[1]
Staff1,524.2[1]
Student–teacher ratio15.99[1]
Other information
Websitewww.bcsdschools.net

The Berkeley County School District is a school district within Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. It is based in Moncks Corner and serves all of Berkeley County including the portion of the City of Charleston on Daniel Island and the Cainhoy Peninsula.

History[]

Berkeley County School District was founded in 1912 in Moncks Corner, S.C.[2]

In 2011 Rodney Thompson became the superintendent. By 2015 he received a criminal indictment on a school bond campaign-related ethics offense, and he was removed from his position. The district made two attempts at finding a new superintendent, with the second occurring after a finalist dropped out of the process. The district selected Brenda Blackburn, previously the Montgomery County Public Schools (Virginia) superintendent, and she took the position on November 1, 2015.

By 2017 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated potential embezzlement. The district fired chief financial officer Brantley Thomas on February 7, 2017. In March of that year superintendent Brenda Blackburn resigned, and Deon Jackson became the interim superintendent.[3]

In August 2017, Dr. Eddie Ingram was hired as the superintendent of Berkeley County School District. Ingram came to BCSD after having previously served as the superintendent for Darlington County School District in Darlington, SC for several years. Prior to his time in Darlington, Ingram spent four years as the superintendent of Franklin County Schools in North Carolina. He also spent time working in North Carolina's state education department. Dr. Ingram is credited with assisting BCSD in several positive movements, including but not limited to a focus on innovation in the classroom and personalized learning. Ingram encouraged "unhitching teachers from the post" and discouraged "teaching to the test."[4]

Dr. Ingram retired from Berkeley County School District in summer of 2021, and Deon Jackson was selected as the district 's superintendent.[5]

Schools[]

Magnet schools[]

  • Berkeley Center for the Arts (at GCH)
  • Marrington Middle School of the Arts
  • Howe Hall AIMS Elementary
  • H.E. Bonner Elementary

High schools[]

Traditional:

Alternative:

  • Berkeley Alternative School

K-8 schools[]

  • Daniel Island School
  • Carnes Crossroads location in 2023

Middle schools[]

  • Berkeley Middle School
  • Cane Bay Middle School
  • College Park Middle School
  • Hanahan Middle School
  • Macedonia Middle School
  • St. Stephen Middle School
  • Sangaree Middle School
  • Sedgefield Middle School
  • Philip Simmons Middle School
  • Westview Middle School

Elementary schools[]

  • Berkeley Elementary
  • Berkeley Intermediate
  • Boulder Bluff Elementary
  • Bowen's Corner Elementary
  • Cainhoy Elementary
  • Cane Bay Elementary
  • College Park Elementary
  • Cross Elementary
  • Devon Forest Elementary
  • Foxbank Elementary
  • Goose Creek Elementary
  • H.E. Bonner Elementary
  • Hanahan Elementary
  • J.K. Gourdin Elementary
  • Marrington Elementary
  • Mount Holly Elementary
  • Nexton Elementary
  • Philip Simmons Elementary
  • St. Stephen Elementary
  • Sangaree Elementary
  • Sangaree Intermediate
  • Westview Elementary
  • Westview Primary
  • Whitesville Elementary

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Berkeley 01". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ "Newly-renovated Berkeley Education Center will preserve BCSD's history". www.bcsdschools.net. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17.
  3. ^ Rindge, Brenda (2017-03-11). "Berkeley County Schools Superintendent resigns in wake of FBI probe". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  4. ^ Columnist, Dr Eddie Ingram Guest. "A case for reimaging school". dailyadvance.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  5. ^ "Administration / Our Team". www.bcsdschools.net. Retrieved 2021-11-17.

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