Superintendent highlights record‑high graduation, CTE growth and student assessment gains
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Superintendent Verna Williams reported a steady increase in graduates (270 in 2023; 303 in 2024; 318 in 2025), $5 million in scholarships for the Class of 2025, growth in CATE completions to 175 and gains on spring formative math assessments; she said detailed end‑of‑course results will be provided at a future meeting.
Superintendent Verna Williams used the Committee of the Whole meeting to present an end‑of‑year review, reporting an increase in graduation and career‑technical program completions and some gains on formative student assessments.
Williams told trustees that Colleton County High School’s graduating class grew from 270 in 2023 to 303 in 2024 and to 318 in 2025. "Of those 318 students, we had 16 students to earn their high school credential. And those are our students with disabilities," Williams said, noting the figure had increased from five in prior years. She also reported the class of 2025 earned more than $5,000,000 in scholarships.
On career and technical education, Director Brian Kubik reported 175 CATE completers for the year, an increase from 134 the prior year. Kubik and Williams also described an automotive program partnership in development with Clemson University and the South Carolina Department of Education for an EV/hybrid technology pilot; Brian Wilson, the district’s automotive teacher, was identified as working on the pilot.
Williams summarized spring formative assessment results for grades 3–6, saying the percentage of students scoring "mid or above grade level" in math increased between 2023–24 and 2024–25 and that the district had reduced the share of students scoring multiple grades below standard. She said growth in ELA was smaller but still trending upward; Williams said district staff would provide end‑of‑course (EOC) and SC READY data at a future meeting after compiling the final statewide results.
During recognition, Williams and board members also acknowledged the district’s CNA program completers and instructors; Williams noted one former CNA student had since completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Trustees praised the reported improvements and asked staff to provide compiled EOC and SC READY results before the board’s June 24 meeting; Williams said she would work with the district assessment team to have that information ready.