Kershaw County School District
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KCSD communications efforts recognized at state level
July 19, 2021 - The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) received 19 awards including five “Best in Show” honors in a statewide educational communications contest.
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KCSD updates face mask requirement on school buses
July 14, 2021 - Based on direction from the SC Department of Education (SCDE) in a July 6 memo, wearing face masks on activity and school buses in the Kershaw County School District (KCSD) will be optional for the 2021-22 school year.
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KCSD 2021-22 registration to open next week; online payment feature added
July 1, 2021 - The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) will open its online registration portal for the 2021-22 school year next week. New for this year's process is the ability for families to make payments online. Families of returning KCSD students—including families who completed their kindergarten students’ initial enrollment this spring—will receive registration codes and instructions via email to complete the online registration process. Families of returning students who do not receive student registration codes by July 8 should contact their students' schools for assistance.
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KCSD administrative changes for 2021-22 school year
June 7, 2021 - The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) announces several administrative changes for the 2021-22 school year. Melinda Johnson, Camden native and Maryland educator Melinda Johnson will join the Doby’s Mill Elementary School staff as the assistant principal while Camden Middle School (CMS) teacher Rosalyn Florence will serve as the assistant administrator at North Central Middle School.
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LEHS Senior Will Morris receives Sharp Business Systems Scholarship
June 10, 2021 - Lugoff-Elgin High School senior Will Morris has received the 2021 Sharp Busines Systems Scholarship. The $1,250 scholarship is awarded to a Kershaw County School District graduating senior after a competitive review process. Morris plans to attend USC Upstate in the fall. In addition to maintaining a high grade point average and class rank, Will played baseball and football and was a member of the FCA, Beta Club and National Technical Honor Society.
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KCSD end-of-year schedule and summer information
June 7, 2021 - The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) will have half-days for students on June 11 and 14, the last two days of the school year.
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Robinson to serve as CMS assistant principal, Hardy to be Blaney AA
June 2, 2021 - Kelly Mill Med Pro Middle School Math Interventionist Courtney Robinson has been selected to serve as an assistant principal at Camden Middle School (CMS) to replace Eunice Stukes who is retiring. Lugoff Elementary School (LES) Fifth Grade Teacher Aleece Hardy will be the new assistant administrator at Blaney Elementary School, filling the position vacated when Nicole Kirkley was named the school's principal.
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Matthews selected as KCSD's Chief Academic Officer
May 19, 2021 - The Kershaw County School Board has selected Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Secondary Education and Professional Development Director Dan Matthews to serve as its Chief Academic Officer. Matthews will follow Alisa Taylor who is retiring.
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Updated Face Mask Guidance
May 12, 2021 - In response to the Governor’s Executive Order from May 11, 2021, the face mask opt-out form that schools must use to get parental or legal guardian consent for a student is available on the Kershaw County School District website: www.kcsdschools.net/maskform. In order to be valid, the form must be completed without change by the parent or guardian (or student age 18 or older) and returned to the child’s school.
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Powers to serve as Doby's Mill Elementary Principal
May 5, 2021 - Doby's Mill Elementary (DME) Assistant Principal Alana Powers has been selected to serve as the school's principal starting with the 2021-22 school year.
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KCSD modifies its outdoor face mask policy based on updated CDC guidelines
April 27, 2021 - Based on updated CDC guidance released today, the Kershaw County School District has modified its face mask protocol for outdoor activities. Effective immediately, wearing a face mask is optional when persons are outdoors on school property.
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Doby’s Mill Elementary teacher Lysa Manning named 2021 KCSD Teacher of the Year; Midway Elementary teacher Renata Inabinet to serve as first alternate
April 22, 2021 - Doby’s Mill Elementary School (DMES) fifth grade teacher Lysa Manning was named 2021 Kershaw County School District (KCSD) Teacher of the Year at a celebration tonight while Midway Elementary School (MDWS) fourth grade teacher Renata Inabinet was chosen as first alternate.
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Galuppi to serve as NCES assistant principal
April 22, 2021 - North Central Middle School (NCMS) Reading Teacher Kristen Galuppi has been selected to serve as the assistant principal at the new North Central Elementary School.
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Royalty new Virtual Academy Director, Barber to lead Pine Tree Hill
April 21, 2021 - At its meeting last night, the Kershaw County School Board voted to approve Pine Tree Hill Elementary School Principal Melissa Royalty as the new director for the Kershaw County Virtual Academy for the 2021-22 school year. Bethune Elementary School Principal Markeita Barber was approved to replace Royalty.
