AdvancEd Accreditation
The Charleston County School District (CCSD) and all schools are accredited bySuperintendent
Charleston County School District’s (CCSD) Board of Trustees voted Monday, June 27, 2022, to name Donald R. Kennedy, Sr., the Superintendent of Schools. Kennedy has served as CCSD’s Interim Superintendent since January 2022. Over the last six months, Kennedy has initiated and led work around Vision 2027–where all students will read on grade level by grade 5; he has also emphasized the need for root cause analysis, detailing what has prevented CCSD students, particularly those of color, from growing and achieving at high levels for decades. In addition, Kennedy has initiated training around systems thinking, acknowledging publicly that systemic change is needed in order to improve the achievement of all students. A native of Winnsboro, South Carolina, Kennedy comes from a family of educators who emphasized the value of education and believed in the opportunities it provides. In particular, his mother, Viola Kennedy, began work as a teacher at the age of 54 after a career serving as a Food & Nutrition Services Manager in public schools. Additionally, his wife, Pam, is a retired educator of 30+ years, with recent service at Clark Corporate Academy, and his sister is a retired teacher with 30+ years’ experience. Throughout his career in public service, Kennedy has supported urban education all over the country as the chief financial officer (CFO) for Baltimore City Public Schools; CFO for Boston Public Schools; Chief Operations Officer (COO) for Bridgeport Public Schools in Connecticut; as well as the Chief Financial and Operations Officer for Seattle Public Schools. He served as CCSD’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer on two separate occasions, first from July 2004 to September 2007, and second, from January 2018 to December 2021. He also is recognized as a volunteer peer review consultant for the Council of the Great City Schools. A father of five, Kennedy’s passion is working collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure students have access to address all needs, including wrap-around and mental health services; rigorous, grade-level instruction; and opportunities to expand their learning beyond the classroom. In preparation for the new school year, he has committed to focusing on restorative disciplinary practices, to ensuring that both core instruction and intervention services are a priority in all schools, to expanding Pre-K, and to aligning central office support to and for schools. Kennedy holds a South Carolina Superintendent certificate, a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Newberry College, and a Master of Arts in Organizational Systems Renewal from Seattle University; he also holds a certified public accountant certificate. Prior to public service, he held corporate finance positions with Boeing and Science Applications International Corporation and served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force. Kennedy will serve as the Superintendent until the Board of Trustees selects a replacement following a national search.Board of Trustees
The Charleston County School Board is composed of nine local members, each elected for a 4-year term. Elections are held in November of even-numbered years. Charleston County School District's Superintendent, Donald R. Kennedy, Sr., serves as the Executive Secretary for the Board of Trustees. Board of Trustees members are elected countywide in non-partisan elections representing constituent districts as follows: two members from Districts 1 and 2, three members from Districts 3, 9, 10 and 23; and one member from District 20. In November 2020, five seats were filled for two-year terms to join the remaining four seats. The Board is currently in a transition term to single-member districts which will begin with the November 2022 election. Beginning in November 2022, all nine seats will be elected from non-partisan single-member districts with a combination of four-year and two-year terms. By November 2024, all seats will serve four-year terms. The Board meetings are held at 75 Calhoun Street, Charleston.Human Resources
CCSD's goal is to provide prospective applicants with a wide variety of recruitment-related resources to assist them in their search for employment. The Charleston County School District offers the most competitive teacher salary schedule in South Carolina. The Superintendent and Board have a 3-year plan to increase the salaries of ALL teachers beginning this school year. And the salary schedule for next year has already been approved for ALL teachers.Constituent Districts
Charleston County School district was created by South Carolina Act 340 of theSchools
High schools
* Academic Magnet High: county-wide magnet * Baptist Hill: neighborhood (District 23) *Middle schools
*Baptist Hill: neighborhood (District 23) *Buist Academy: county-wide magnet *Burke: a neighborhood with county-wide program (District 20) *C.E. Williams: partial magnet (District 10) *Camp Road Middle School: neighborhood (District 3) *Cario: neighborhood (District 2 also serves District 1) *Charleston Charter School for Math and Science: charter *Charleston Development Academy: charter *Daniel Jenkins Creative Learning Center: county-wide program *Deer Park Middle School: neighborhood (District 4) *East Cooper Montessori Charter School: charter *Haut Gap: partial magnet (District 9) *Laing: partial magnet (District 2) *Liberty Hill Academy: county-wide program *Military Magnet Academy: county-wide magnet *Montessori Community School Program: county-wide magnet program *Morningside Middle School: neighborhood (District 4) *Moultrie: neighborhood (District 2) *Northwoods: neighborhood (District 4) *Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education: charter *St. Andrew's: partial magnet (District 10) *St. James-Santee: neighborhood (District 1) *Sanders-Clyde: neighborhood (District 20) * School of the Arts: county-wide magnet *West Ashley: partial magnet (District 10) *Zucker: partial magnet (District 4)Elementary and primary schools and programs
*Angel Oak Elementary: neighborhood (District 9) *Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary: constituent district magnet (District 10) *Belle Hall Elementary: neighborhood (District 2) *Buist Academy: county-wide magnet *Carolina Park Elementary: neighborhood (District 2) *Carolina Voyager Charter: charter *Charles Pinckney Elementary: neighborhood (District 2) *Charleston Development Academy Public Charter: charter *Charleston Progressive Academy: county-wide magnet *Chicora School of Communications: neighborhood (District 4) *Corcoran Elementary: neighborhood (District 4) *Drayton Hall Elementary: neighborhood (District 20) *Dunston Primary: neighborhood (District 4) *East Cooper Montessori Charter School: charter *Ellington Elementary: neighborhood (District 23) *Frierson Elementary: neighborhood (District 9) *Goodwin Elementary: neighborhood (District 4) *Harbor View Elementary: neighborhood (District 3) *Hunley Park Elementary: neighborhood (District 4) *Hursey Elementary: partial magnet (District 4) *James B. Edwards Elementary: neighborhood (District 2) *James Island Elementary: neighborhood (District 3) *James Simmons Elementary: neighborhood (District 23) *Jane Edwards Elementary: neighborhood (District 23) *Jennie Moore Elementary: partial magnet (District 2) *Ladson Elementary: neighborhood (District 4) *Lambs Elementary: neighborhood (District 4) *Laurel Hill Primary: neighborhood (District 2) *Mary Ford Early Learning and Family Development Center: neighborhood (District 4) *Meeting Street Elementary at Brentwood: neighborhood (District 4) *Memminger School of Global Studies: partial magnet (District 20) *Midland Park Primary: neighborhood (District 4) *Minnie Hughes: neighborhood (District 23) *Mitchell Math and Science: partial magnet (District 20) *Montessori Community School Program: county-wide magnet program *Mt. Pleasant Academy: neighborhood (District 2) *Mt. Zion: neighborhood (District 2) *Murray-LaSaine Elementary: neighborhood (District 3) *North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary: partial magnet (District 4) *North Charleston Elementary: neighborhood (District 4) *Oakland Elementary: neighborhood (District 10) *Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education: charter *Pepperhill Elementary: neighborhood (District 4) *Pinehurst Elementary: neighborhood (District 4) *Sanders-Clyde Elementary: neighborhood (District 20) *St. Andrews School of Math and Science: partial magnet (District 10) *St. James-Santee Elementary: neighborhood (District 1) *Springfield Elementary: neighborhood (District 10) *Stiles Point Elementary: neighborhood (District 3) *Stono Park Elementary: neighborhood (District 10) *Sullivans Island Elementary: neighborhood (District 2) *Whitesides Elementary: neighborhood (District 2)See also
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