Berkeley County School District

The Berkeley County School District is a school district within Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. It is based in Moncks Corner and serves all of Berkeley County including the portion of the City of Charleston on Daniel Island and the Cainhoy Peninsula.

For the school district in West Virginia, see Berkeley County Schools.

History

Berkeley County School District was founded in 1912 in Moncks Corner, S.C.[1]

In 2011 Rodney Thompson became the superintendent. By 2015 he received a criminal indictment on a school bond campaign-related ethics offense, and he was removed from his position. The district made two attempts at finding a new superintendent, with the second occurring after a finalist dropped out of the process. The district selected Brenda Blackburn, previously the Montgomery County Public Schools (Virginia) superintendent, and she took the position on November 1, 2015.

By 2017 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated potential embezzlement. The district fired chief financial officer Brantley Thomas on February 7, 2017. In March of that year superintendent Brenda Blackburn resigned, and Deon Jackson became the interim superintendent.[2]

In August of 2017, Dr. Eddie Ingram was hired as the superintendent of Berkeley County School District. Ingram came to BCSD after having previously served as the superintendent for Darlington County School District in Darlington, SC for several years. Prior to his time in Darlington, Ingram spent four years as the superintendent of Franklin County Schools in North Carolina. He also spent time working in North Carolina's state education department. Dr. Ingram is credited with assisting BCSD in several positive movements, including but not limited to a focus on innovation in the classroom and personalized learning. Ingram encouraged "unhitching teachers from the post" and discouraged "teaching to the test."[3]

Dr. Ingram retired from Berkeley County School District in summer of 2021, and Deon Jackson was selected as the district 's superintendent.[4]

Schools

Magnet schools
  • Berkeley Middle College
  • Berkeley Center for the Arts (at GCH)
  • Marrington Middle School of the Arts
  • Howe Hall AIMS Elementary
  • H.E. Bonner Elementary

High schools

Traditional:

Alternative:

  • Berkeley Alternative School

K-8 schools
  • Daniel Island School
  • Carnes Crossroads location in 2023

Middle schools
  • Berkeley Middle School
  • Cane Bay Middle School
  • College Park Middle School
  • Hanahan Middle School
  • Macedonia Middle School
  • St. Stephen Middle School
  • Sangaree Middle School
  • Sedgefield Middle School
  • Philip Simmons Middle School
  • Westview Middle School

Elementary schools
  • Berkeley Elementary
  • Berkeley Intermediate
  • Boulder Bluff Elementary
  • Bowen's Corner Elementary
  • Cainhoy Elementary
  • Cane Bay Elementary
  • College Park Elementary
  • Cross Elementary
  • Devon Forest Elementary
  • Foxbank Elementary
  • Goose Creek Elementary
  • H.E. Bonner Elementary
  • Hanahan Elementary
  • J.K. Gourdin Elementary
  • Marrington Elementary
  • Mount Holly Elementary
  • Nexton Elementary
  • Philip Simmons Elementary
  • St. Stephen Elementary
  • Sangaree Elementary
  • Sangaree Intermediate
  • Westview Elementary
  • Westview Primary
  • Whitesville Elementary

References
  1. https://www.bcsdschools.net/becrc81319#:~:text=The%20first%20school%20in%20Berkeley,High%20School%20building%20was%20opened.
  2. Rindge, Brenda (2017-03-11). "Berkeley County Schools Superintendent resigns in wake of FBI probe". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  3. Columnist, Dr Eddie Ingram Guest. "A case for reimaging school". dailyadvance.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  4. "Administration / Our Team". www.bcsdschools.net. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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