For the upcoming school year, all BCSD schools will use Rooms as their direct communication tools for parents, teachers, athletic coaches, club advisors, etc. Because Rooms is located in the Berkeley County School District mobile app, this streamlines communication and minimizes the number of apps parents and guardians need for communication. If you haven't already, download the BCSD app today and turn on notifications so you never miss a message.
Berkeley County School District (BCSD) has postponed the first day of school to Thursday, August 15, giving teachers and staff more time to prepare and students an extra day of summer break. This decision comes after recent severe weather and flooding prevented access to school buildings for three days, disrupting traditional classroom and school preparation time for teachers and staff.
“We value the dedication of our teachers and staff in preparing classrooms and schools, and this additional day will allow them to better prepare to receive more than 38,000 students on Thursday,” said BCSD Superintendent Dr. Anthony Dixon. “Last week, teachers completed virtual professional development and training so now they can focus on classroom and school needs Monday through Wednesday.”
School and district offices will be open regular hours, and extracurricular activities and athletic programs will also operate according to their normal schedule. Information and schedules for school specific meet the teacher and grade specific orientation days have been shared with families by school leaders.
Dixon added, “We understand that disruptions in schedules are not easy for anyone so we appreciate the understanding of our parents and community as we work to ensure that the first day is the best it can be for students and teachers on Thursday.”
Any weather day adjustments necessary as a result of this calendar change will be reviewed and communicated, if needed, at a later date.
BCSD transitions to virtual operations today, August 9
Due to unexpected flash flooding resulting in numerous road closures and impassable road conditions, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) schools and offices will transition to virtual operations Friday, August 9.
All extracurricular activities, athletics, and school programs are currently suspended Friday, August 9. BCSD leaders urge staff to stay off of the roads.
In collaboration with county and municipal leaders, BCSD will reassess conditions Friday and throughout the weekend and provide updates, as appropriate, concerning potential access to schools and offices.
BCSD leaders are working closely with Berkeley County Emergency Management and are receiving regular updates about the weather from the National Weather Service. As safety and security is our
Is your student coming back to BCSD? Then don't forget to complete Returning Student Registration through the PowerSchool Parent Portal!
MORE INFO: https://www.bcsdschools.net/o/bcsd/page/returning-student-registration
We've got some new decorations to hang up at CBM! Congratulations to Mrs. Croskey on receiving her District Teacher of the Year banner and being declared BCSD Teacher Forum's Judy Rainey Passion Project Scholarship recipient at last night's school board meeting.
As a way of continuing to promote child nutrition and adding to the many celebrations capping the end of the school year, Berkeley County School District’s Office of Child Nutrition Services will launch a special giveaway next week (May 20–24) that will offer some big prizes.
Elementary, middle and high school students eating lunch and/or breakfast next week will be entered into a drawing for prizes that include, but are not limited to:
*iPads
*Wireless earbuds/headphones
*Underwater cameras
*Projectors
*Action cameras
*Bluetooth speakers
Students will receive one entry into the drawing for each meal they eat. Winners will be drawn at random, and those who eat multiple meals will obviously have an increased chance of winning.
Excited to celebrate their first year of teaching with Mr. Perez, Ms. Gunn and Ms. Holobowicz this evening. Congratulations on a successful Rookie Year!
Give a big Cobra shout out to fifth grade teacher Christie Calvin on receiving her second grant of the year. She was awarded a Bright Ideas Grant on Saturday at Cypress Gardens. Congratulations, Mrs. Calvin!!
May the 4th be with you! BCSD Family Night with the Charleston Battery is going to be a blast!
We are overflowing with joy and pride for Mrs. Rebecca Croskey, the 2024 Berkeley County School District Teacher of the Year! Congratulations, Mrs. Croskey! We are honored to have you on the CBM staff.
REMINDER: New student registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open! Visit https://www.bcsdschools.net/registration to start the online registration process.
CBM would like to congratulate our winners from the Geography Bee that took place during our STEM-Fest on Friday!!
1st place - Austin Hayden (Bokern's SS class)
2nd place - Hailey Norris (Wittchow's SS class)
3rd place - Andrew Ahl (Richardson's SS class)
GRATULATIONS Cobras!!
April 17th we will Support our Military Students by wearing purple!
We are so proud of all of our STEMfest students! Thank you to our students for their hard work tickets and creativity as artists, project teams and vendors; parents supporting the projects and events, and our teachers who supported student ideas and art. Congratulations to all our winners. Special shout out to the partners on organizing this event, Ms Hartstein and Ms Hinners. It was a blast!
Spring has sprung! BCSD Spring Break runs April 1-5. All students return to school on April 8.
Congratulations to art student, K. Akins, on being selected to enliven the halls of the Berkeley County Courthouse over the coming year.
Thank you to our School Improvement Council and teachers for finalizing this year's ANNUAL REPORT TO PARENTS! Check out the report in this week's SMORE NEWSLETTER or at
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LphvnQMGZun_BSh4UyWeTrL4D7dCENqJg7Ch9ui32zA/edit?usp=sharing
Congratulations to our amazing creative writing teacher, Ms. Rebecca Croskey, on being named to the Top Three Finalists for BCSD Teacher of the Year!
Last Call! The STATE PARENT SURVEY for families closes TODAY. The survey can be accessed via PARENT PORTAL. We appreciate your participation!
CBM Families - The STATE PARENT SURVEY closes in 24 hours! Students received letters TODAY with QR Codes to access the survey easily. Your feedback supports our planning and program development. THANK YOU!
