Superintendent's Corner

As Superintendent of Clarendon County School District, I am thrilled to welcome our students, parents, community members, and staff to the 2024-2025 school year. Over the summer, our team has been working diligently to ensure that our students have the resources and tools they need to succeed academically, become workforce-ready, and grow into productive citizens.

Exciting Additions and Initiatives:

• Summerton Schools: We are delighted to introduce a new band instructor and program.

• East Clarendon Middle/High School: We have new, effective leadership in place.

• Tutoring Services: 24/7 tutoring is now available through Varsity Tutors.

• Mesa Cloud: This system helps our guidance department catch errors in student records immediately, ensuring students stay on track.

• Career Exploration:

• Middle Schools: A new Career Exploration course.

• Grades K-5: Beable, which combines literacy with career choices.

• District-wide: SCOIS (South Carolina Occupational Information System) and Code.org are platforms for assessing career interests and developing skills.

• 21st Century Grants: We have secured two grants to enhance our after-school enrichment opportunities.

Career Center Courses:

• Health Science: Expanded with a new instructor.

• Real Estate and Sports Medicine: New career pathways.

• Teacher Cadet Program: Preparing future educators.

We are committed to finding innovative ways to ensure our students are successful. However, we cannot do it alone. We need your support more than ever to ensure our students read and study at home. To facilitate continuous communication, we have implemented Rooms. This platform allows you to see your student's Google Classroom for all courses, communicate with instructors, and access resources and materials for continuous learning at home.

We look forward to a great year! We believe in our students, and we believe in you. Let's have a fantastic year in Clarendon County School District!

Together, we can achieve great things!

Vision:

Unified as One, the vision of the Clarendon County School District is to be a catalyst for our students’ academic success and prosperity for our community by developing well-rounded, confident, and responsible citizens.

Mission Statement:

Unified as One, the mission of the Clarendon County School District is to educate and empower students to become productive and responsible citizens.

We are thankful for our district partnership with the SCDE and Carolina Family Engagement Center (CFEC).

Machines are located at:

Mac & Mac's Convenience Store - Gables

Pearson's Barber Shop - Summerton

Piggly Wiggly - Manning

Ginie's Laundromat - Turbeville

F.E. DuBose continues to provide the rigor and hands-on experiences for students to prepare for many career paths. Encourage students to take a pathway!

Don't forget that we are continuing with STOPit as our anonymous reporting tool for the district. Students, staff, and parents may anonymously report incidents of harassment, bullying, violence, etc. through the app. Students may also receive assistance from a mental health provider through the app. There is an icon for the app in Clever. Please take the time to show the video to your students.

Please note that students may obtain care, including physicals, at the CCSD School-Based Clinic in partnership with HopeHealth on the following days and hours:

Wednesdays 8 am - 4 pm (2023-2024 school year)

Email: shawn.johnson@clarendoncsd.org
Website: www.clarendoncsd.org
Location: 15 Major Drive, Manning, SC, USA
Phone: 803.435.4435
Facebook: facebook.com/ClarendonCSD6
Twitter: @ClarendonCSD