District signs dual-enrollment MOU with Technical College of the Lowcountry; report cards delayed; Northside pilots PBSS behavior program
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Superintendent Williams said the district signed a memorandum of understanding with the Technical College of the Lowcountry for dual enrollment; state school report cards were delayed to early November for accuracy; Principal Behe described a PBSS pilot at Northside Elementary focused on positive behavior supports.
Superintendent Williams told the Committee of the Whole on Oct. 14 that Colleton County School District recently signed a dual-enrollment memorandum of understanding with the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL). The agreement establishes dual-enrollment opportunities and the district plans a fuller presentation with TCL representatives and staff at the next regular meeting.
Williams also said the South Carolina Department of Education delayed release of this year’s school report cards to the first week of November to ensure accuracy. "They have delayed the release to the first week in November," Williams said. The superintendent noted the district’s assessment data showed encouraging signs, particularly in student progress in English language arts, but final report-card ratings were not available at the Oct. 14 meeting.
Doctor Kadeya Jenkins, from the division of academics and student affairs, provided enrollment and assessment context. She reported 4,191 students enrolled on Oct. 14 (the date of the meeting) and reminded the board that the district’s official funding report uses the 45th-day/40th-day reporting metric; she clarified the 40th-day (Oct. 6) official count was 4,198 for reporting purposes.
Principal Behe presented an update on a Positive Behavior Support and Safety (PBSS) pilot at Northside Elementary. "Our goal is to promote positive behaviors, to practice those behaviors, teach those behaviors, but also help with building our students' skills, primarily in the area of conflict resolution," Behe said. The school’s PBSS team operates a "Shark Tank" support space, provides check-in/check-out and restorative conversations, and runs incentives such as classroom-of-the-week awards, lit lunches, and a quarterly "FinFest." Behe said the program emphasizes keeping students in class and connecting families to therapeutic services when needed.
Dr. Jenkins said the district plans to collect quantifiable data in early spring to evaluate the pilot’s impact compared with other schools. Williams and Jenkins also noted staff from the district will present their work at upcoming state conferences to share practices used to raise academic achievement.