Philip Simmons Elementary

It's never too late to change! A few tears were shed as 29 Berkeley County School District students joyfully accepted their Turnaround Achievement Award in front of their famil...

Berkeley County School District announced important grade configuration updates for the upcoming school year, aimed at enhancing curriculum alignment, optimizing school capacity, ...

The BCSD Student, Teacher, and Parent Climate Surveys window opened on Monday, March 3rd and will close on Friday, March 21st. All students in grades 3-12 and all teachers, libr...

Berkeley County School District is excited to acknowledge the 47 Teachers of the Year for the 2024-2025 school year. All of BCSD's Teachers of the Year were recognized during Mon...

This event calls for the help of some taste-testers – who better than BCSD students themselves? The upcoming “Taste, Play, Connect” event is a day of family fun that doubles a...

Berkeley County School District is excited to share that the Family Engagement Summit is still on for 2025 – just with a new date. After being affected by the inclement weather i...

*Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 update: After being affected by the inclement weather in January, this event is now being planned for Saturday, April 26. After a great turnout its first y...

Due to concerns about icy conditions and the ongoing impact of wintry weather, Berkeley County School District students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments...

In response to ongoing forecasts for wintry weather, to include the potential for snow, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) announced that schools will follow the half-day dism...

The Read to Succeed Act, enacted in 2014 and updated in 2024, ensures all students acquire the reading skills needed for college, careers, or military readiness. A key aspect of t...

The 2024-2025 Federal Impact Aid Parent-Pupil Survey is now available. Each year Berkeley County School District is required under federal law to conduct a pupil survey to identi...

These innovative teachers have some awesome hands-on lessons in store for their students this school year. Berkeley County School District would like to recognize its more than 2...

Residents and community members looking for ways to give back this holiday season are encouraged to sponsor a child in Berkeley County School District through the annual Be...

At the Oct. 21 BCSD board meeting, Berkeley County School District's 2025 - 2026 instructional calendar was passed. Notable dates are as follows: August 13, 2025: First Day of...

The MUSC Hollings Cancer Center mobile clinic will again visit BCSD schools this year to bring free, school-mandated (and the HPV) vaccines to children who are eligible under the ...

Berkeley County School District (BCSD) will join school districts all over the nation next week with a celebration of National School Lunch Week. The federally-funded National Sc...

Due to forecasted impacts of Hurricane Helene, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments on Friday, September 27....

Philip Simmons Elementary is one of 84 schools across the nation awarded a Jostens Renaissance School of Distinction designation. Being selected as a Renaissance School of Distin...

On June 25, 2024, the State Board of Education unanimously passed Uniform Procedure for Selection or Reconsideration of Instructional Materials (Regulation 43-170) . Historically...

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