Our District is helping all students develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by….

….providing excellent learning environments most recently illustrated with the completion of a new Boiling Springs High School and the ongoing renovation of the former structure for our freshmen.  We welcomed students to the new facility in August 2019 while renovations are in process at the old high school.

….providing outstanding professional development for our teachers including our fourth annual “Tech in Two” conference, instructional coaches on every campus, in-person opportunities in our District and at our local colleges, and multiple online opportunities.  This coming year, the District will fund and provide the opportunity for 50 teachers to begin taking coursework for a Master’s in Applied Learning and Instruction through a collaboration with USC Upstate!

….the collaboration of our teachers and staff with parents and students in ongoing Response to Intervention (RtI) discussions to meet individual learning needs of struggling students.  Much of this is accomplished through our Teaching and Learning Teams’ (TLTs) approach to regularly using data to revise our instructional practices.

….achievement results on state and national high-stakes tests that continually put us in the top ten districts in South Carolina and above the national average.  Many students leave us with multiple hours of dual or AP credit already earned including a number who have been awarded an Associate’s degree through the Spartanburg County Early College High School, a collaborative effort of all seven Spartanburg school districts.

….offering outstanding fine arts and athletic programs in band, orchestra, chorus, drama, art and over 24 different sports teams including everything from football to fishing.

….our Career and Technology Education (CATE) program headlined by Swofford Career Center, a collaborative effort with Spartanburg One, that offers 15 career majors.

….our growing work with students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) activities and competitive teams.  All three middle schools have two Lego Robotics competition teams each, and our integration of project-based learning opportunities span from kindergarten to high school classrooms. This year, five of our elementary schools will sponsor six Lego Robotics competition teams!

….our students’ use of the 1:1 computer technology we have provided for the past six years from grades 3-12.  Chromebooks are provided for students in grades 6-12 and iPads for elementary students.

….our constant reinforcement of and opportunities for students to demonstrate the soft skills employers, including us, desire from staff.

Lance Radford, Superintendent