The School District of Newberry County is mourning the tragic loss of two current and two former students. We extend our deepest condolences to the families, the students and staff at Newberry High School, and the entire Newberry community. Please continue to keep these families and our community in your prayers.
Out of an abundance of caution, Newberry High School will have an elearning day Monday, May 23. All classes will meet at the scheduled time via Google Meet. Students who cannot access the internet during this time, are asked to communicate with the school by calling 803-321-2621. All after school activities at NHS are cancelled for Monday, May 23. This only affects Newberry High School for Monday, May 23.
The School District of Newberry County Board of Trustees Meeting on May 23, 2022, will be held at the District Office and open to the public with a limited seating capacity of 25 attendees. Public forum will be available. The Public Participation Form BEDH-E can be accessed through the district website’s under Board Members and Meetings or at https://bit.ly/NCSD_Part_Form The public may view this meeting at https://www.youtube.com/ncsdliveevents
The School District of Newberry County Board of Trustees Budget Work Session/Special Called Board Meeting on May 16, 2022, will be held at the District Office and open to the public with a limited seating capacity of 25 attendees.
Twenty elementary school students from the School District of Newberry County joined Kathleen Swinney, representatives from Clemson's College of Education, Scholastic, The Clemson Tiger, Clifford the Big Red Dog, DJ Uiagalelei, Tyler Venables, and Hunter Helms to celebrate Tigers Read. The celebration was held in the indoor practice facility. Every child received a bag full of books and Uiagalelei, Venables, and Helms read We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. These athletes also spoke about why reading is important to each of them. The initiative is sponsored by Dabo Swinney's All In Team Foundation and has delivered customized Scholastic book packs to nearly 1,200 students across the state of South Carolina. These books will help to prevent the decline in reading skills many students experience during the summer months. Our students represented the School District of Newberry County well and were excited to participate.
Due to the threat of strong thunderstorms today, May 6, 2022, the School District of Newberry County will release elementary students at 1:00 pm and middle and high school students at 1:30 pm. All after school events are cancelled, including Boys and Girls Club.
The School District of Newberry County Board of Trustees Budget Work Session/Special Called Board Meeting on May 9, 2022, will be held at the District Office and open to the public with a limited seating capacity of 25 attendees.
All students in grades K-12 brought home a letter on May 3 with information regarding access to a parent survey.
The South Carolina Department of Education partners with the Education Oversight Committee to deliver a parent survey. The responses to the survey are collected and combined with other parent responses to provide information to the school and district leadership about how parents feel about the school.
The letter explains one way for parents to access the parent survey. The letter contains a QR code that can be scanned with a cell phone. All other information needed to complete the parent survey is printed across the bottom of the letter. Each student in the home will receive a letter specific to the student and school.
A second option for accessing the survey is through the parent portal. Directions for parents on how to use the mobile app are located on the district website under News Items.
We encourage you to take a few minutes to complete the survey and thank you in advance for your time.
The School District of Newberry County Board of Trustees Meeting on April 25, 2022, will be held at the District Office and open to the public with a limited seating capacity of 25 attendees. Public forum will be available. The Public Participation Form BEDH-E can be accessed through the district website’s under Board Members and Meetings or at https://bit.ly/NCSD_Part_Form The public may view this meeting at https://www.youtube.com/ncsdliveevents
All schools and district offices will be closed April 11-18 for Spring Break. Students will return on Tuesday, April 19.
Due to the threat of severe weather forecast for tomorrow, April 5, all schools will operate on the half day schedule. Elementary students will dismiss at 11:00 am. Middle and high school students will dismiss at 11:30 am. Students will be provided lunch before dismissal. All high school WorkKeys testing will be re-scheduled for April 7. All after school and athletic events are canceled for tomorrow. Classes will have assignments posted in Schoology for eLearning in the afternoon.
Students in grades 3-8 were scheduled to take a South Carolina Writing field test on Thursday, April 7. Due to continuing concerns over technology issues from the testing vendor, this test will not take place next week. Students in grades 3-8 will test one day during the week of April 25. Schools will send notification of the specific date once it is selected.
The School District of Newberry County Board of Trustees Budget Work Session/Special Called Board Meeting on April 4, 2022, will be open to the public with a limited seating capacity of 25 attendees.
The School District of Newberry County Board of Trustees Meeting on March 28, 2022, will be held in the Newberry High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm. This meeting is open to the public with a limited seating capacity of 150 attendees. Public forum will be available. The Public Participation Form BEDH-E can be accessed through the district website’s under Board Members & Meetings or at https://bit.ly/NCSD_Part_Form. The public may view this meeting at https://www.youtube.com/ncsdliveevents
We are pleased to announce that we will have our District Arts Show on April 28 from 5:30-7:00 pm at the Newberry Arts Center. Select artwork from each school will be on display during this time.
Feedback on the 2022-2023 school calendar will close on Friday, March 18 at 5:00 pm. Please review the two drafts and provide feedback at https://forms.gle/bZfUHivj43FZJgZGA. If you have already provided feedback, you do not have to do so again.
Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration for the 2022-2023 school year will be open from February 28-March 11. Parents can register online at https://secure.infosnap.com/family/Login?ReturnUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure.infosnap.com%2Ffamily%2Fdirectaction&AutoLogOut=False for English or
https://secure.infosnap.com/family/Login?ReturnUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure.infosnap.com%2Ffamily%2Fdirectaction&AutoLogOut=False for Spanish.
Full posters can be viewed at https://5il.co/14ss6 for English or https://5il.co/14ss7 for Spanish.
The School District of Newberry County is requesting input on the proposed school calendar for the 2022-2023 school year. Please review the two drafts and provide feedback at https://forms.gle/bZfUHivj43FZJgZGA.
The School District of Newberry County Board of Trustees Meeting on February 28, 2022, will be held in the Newberry High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm. This meeting is open to the public with a limited seating capacity of 150 attendees. Public forum will be available. The Public Participation Form BEDH-E can be accessed through the district website’s under Board Members & Meetings or at https://bit.ly/NCSD_Part_Form. The public may view this meeting at https://www.youtube.com/ncsdliveevents. Visitors are required to wear masks to comply with the Temporary Administrative Rule KI-R – Visitors.
The School District of Newberry County has updated its isolation and quarantine procedures to add a section on the impact the Test to Stay Option has on athletics:
The primary goal of the TTS program is to keep students in the classroom in-person safely. However, when a student is returning to school for days 6-10 after five days of isolation/quarantine or remaining in school using the Test To Stay program, in order for them to participate in an extracurricular activity or sport, they must be able to consistently mask and/or remain more than 6 feet from others during the entire time. If this cannot be accomplished, then the participant should be excluded from the activity/sport through day 10 after exposure.
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