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Rock Hill Schools reports summer programs; reading camp promoted 25 of 32 retention cases
Summary
District officials told the board Aug. 26 that summer offerings reached hundreds of students: 94 attended the district’s summer reading camp under Act 114 (25 of 32 mandatory retention students were promoted), multilingual newcomer camps served 80 students, and Title IV enrichment filled 200 of 270 available slot-weeks at Northwestern.
Rock Hill Schools officials reported to the board on Aug. 26 that multiple 2025 summer programs served hundreds of students and produced measurable gains for several targeted cohorts.
Alicia Johnson, executive director of secondary education, said summer school at Northwestern hosted 187 middle school students who together completed 242 middle-school course enrollments and 161 high school students who completed 220 high-school course enrollments. "Students paid $75 for the first course and $40 for a second course, if needed," Johnson said.
Katie Barber, executive director of elementary education, described the district’s summer reading camp required under South Carolina’s Act 114. "The purpose of summer reading camp under Act 114 is to support and improve literacy outcomes for our third grade students that…
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