A special thank you to Lovelace Family Medicine for providing COVID-19 vaccinations to employees.
Graduation Dates/ Times Announced
Whitmire Community School - June 10 @ 7 pm
Mid-Carolina High School - June 11 @ 9 am
Newberry High School - June 12 @ 9 am
Additional information will be provided at a later date
The School District of Newberry County Board of Trustees Special Board Meeting on March 29, 2021, will be closed to the public. Only Board Members and District Level Staff will be in attendance. The public may view this meeting through the district website, www.newberry.k12.sc.us.
The School District of Newberry County Board of Trustees Meeting on March 22, 2021, will be closed to the public. Only Board Members and District Staff will be in attendance. The public may view this meeting through the district website, https://www.youtube.com/ncsdliveevents
SDNC Announces Additional eLearning Day
The School District of Newberry County has partnered with Lovelace Medical Center to administer COVID-19 Vaccines to approximately 371 employees on March 31st. This will be the second dose for these employees.
Due to the potential that some employees may experience negative side effects from the second COVID-19 vaccine, the school district will schedule an eLearning day for ALL students on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Teachers will provide asynchronous (not live) virtual assignments to all students, including Newberry ONE, for this day. Assignments will be posted along with the completion due date. The completion of the assignments will be used to determine student attendance for April 1. If parents or students have questions about the assignments, please contact the child’s teacher via email or through Schoology.
2021-2022 Calendar Draft 1 (Please email Kelly Ringer with any comments by April 1st): https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1175810/Calendar_2021-2022_1.pdf
PEBT Como Verificar Tu Direccion en el Portal: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1174465/PEBT_explanation_Spanish_Como_Verificar_Tu_Direccion_en_el_Portal.mp4
Thursday, March 18, 2021 is an eLearning Day for all students. Schools and offices are closed.
All School District of Newberry County schools and offices will be closed on March 18, 2021 due to the threat of severe weather. All school activities, including adult education classes and athletics, are canceled for Thursday, March 18. This will be an elearning day for all students. Teachers will provide asynchronous (not live) virtual assignments to all students, including Newberry ONE students, for this day. Assignments will be posted along with the completion due date. The completion of the assignments will be used to determine student attendance for March 18.
PreK and kindergarten registration continues through March 19. If you have a child that will be 4 or 5 by September 1, 2021, please register him/her using our online registration. You will need two proofs of residency and your child’s birth certificate. You can also upload your child’s immunization records. If you have any questions regarding Prek and kindergarten registration, please contact Dr. Beth Brooks or Ms. Jan Redden at 803-321-2600 or call your child’s zoned school.
As a reminder, the survey for the 21-22 school year will close on Monday, March 15 at 8 am. All parents are requested to complete one survey per child regarding your preference for your child’s instructional setting in a non-pandemic year. The survey can be found at https://bit.ly/3jHOw2t.
Pandemic EBT Benefits Information
All households with potentially eligible students are strongly encouraged to validate their address in the DSS P-EBT Address Portal on or before March 19, 2021. The P-EBT Address Portal is located on the DSS website, at: https://benefitsportal.dss.sc.gov/#/pebt/addressverification . To locate a child in the Address Portal the parent must have: Student Last Name, Date of Birth, Student ID, School District and School Name. If a parent or guardian does not know the Student ID, they must obtain this information from the child’s school.
Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) is an option the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) has offered to states as an emergency program for the COVID-19 pandemic. The general premise behind the program is that with prolonged school closures, children are consuming meals at home that they otherwise would have had at school through national free or reduced-price meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, further straining families’ financial difficulties during this time.
The primary difference between last year’s P-EBT and the current program (P-EBT 2.0) is that the first round was a one-time benefit based on the initial statewide school closures. For the 2020-21 school year, P-EBT 2.0 is a monthly benefit based on the number of days each child is attending school virtually.
Children must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for P-EBT benefits for the 2020-21 school year:
1. Enrolled in a free and reduced-price school meals program or attending a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school. The attached listing of South Carolina public and private schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, including CEP schools, is available on the DSS website.
2. Attending a school experiencing pandemic-triggered closures or reduced attendance/hours.
3. Attending school virtually, either full-time or on a hybrid schedule.
The benefit amount for each child is based on a daily rate of $6.82, multiplied by the number of days the student attends school virtually each month. South Carolina will issue P-EBT benefits retroactively and on a staggered issuance schedule. The initial round of P-EBT cards will be mailed out by April 16, 2021, to qualifying students who were eligible based on at least one day of virtual school attendance between September 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. If a student remains eligible through the end of the school year, additional P-EBT benefits will be loaded onto that same P-EBT card in April, May, and July 2021.
Prek and kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year opens on March 8. If you have a student that will be 4 or 5 by September 1, 2021 please register your student online using the 2021-2022 Pre-K & Kindergarten registration link found on our district web page. You will need three required documents – two proofs of residency and your child’s birth certificate. These documents can be uploaded online.
Dial 4 testing will be required and your child’s zoned school will contact you for a scheduled time to take the test . If there are questions please call 803-321-2600 and ask for Dr. Beth Brooks or Ms. Jan Redden or contact your child’s zoned school.
In preparation for the 2021-2022 school year, all parents are asked to complete the following survey regarding instruction in a non-pandemic school year - https://bit.ly/3jHOw2t. Please complete one per child. Surveys must be completed before March 15.
Information for Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Registration (English) - https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1142859/Pre_K_and_K_Registration_Poster_2021__2_.pdf
Information for Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Registration (Spanish) - https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1142860/Spanish_PreK_poster__2_.pdf
The State Department of Education has released a Frequently Asked Questions Document regarding Pandemic EBT Cards. Please visit https://5il.co/q0ut.
The School District of Newberry County Board of Trustees Meeting on February 22, 2021, will be closed to the public. Only Board Members and Cabinet Level Staff will be in attendance. The public may view this meeting through the district website, https://www.youtube.com/ncsdliveevents
Friday, February 12 is a Teacher Professional Development Day - No School for Students
Help celebrate Bus Driver Appreciation Week - we thank all of our bus drivers for all they do!
