Results of the 2012 American College Testing (ACT) exams, taken by high school juniors and seniors, and released Wednesday by the S.C. Department of Education show Fairfield Central High School test takers held steady to last year’s results. Fairfield Central test takers amassed a composite score of 16.2 on the exams, identical to 2011 results. […]
Freed-Up Funds Flow into Chester
August 17, 2012 By
Although the Fairfield County School Board voted 5-2 in a special called meeting last week to appeal a July 16 ruling by a Circuit Court judge in the Mitford case, one detail of that ruling remained unaddressed – whether or not to seek a court order to delay the delivery to Chester County Schools funds […]
FCHS students see 20-point swing between HSAP test subjects
August 10, 2012 By
First-time takers of the High School Assessment Program (HSAP) test at Fairfield Central High School saw a nearly 20 difference between English Language Arts (ELA) scores and Mathematics score in 2012, according to data released last week by the S.C. Department of Education. Of the 205 students taking the ELA portion of the test in […]
PASS tests show mixed results for Fairfield County schools
August 10, 2012 By
In numbers released by the State Department of Education last week, the Fairfield County School District continues to show varied results on Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) tests. Statewide, larger percentages of public school students met state standards on the tests, while achievement gaps narrowed in most grades and subject areas on both assessments, […]
Fairfield County School District Gets B on State Report
August 10, 2012 By
The Fairfield County School District received some mixed results in school report cards released last week by the State Department of Education. Bolstered by three schools that earned a letter grade of A, the District received an overall rating of B under the Department’s new letter grade system. Kelly Miller Elementary, Fairfield Middle and the […]
The Fairfield County School Board of Un-Trustees
July 27, 2012 By
Leave it to the Fairfield County School Board to elevate something as trite as an overnight field trip gone wrong to the level of the Watergate break-in; but that is, remarkably, exactly what they did when, during their July 17 meeting, they chose to discuss the matter in an illegal executive session. And sadly, considering […]
Chairwoman Chastised in Secret Session
July 27, 2012 By
An executive session during the July 17 meeting of the Fairfield County School Board may have violated the state’s open meetings law and thwarted efforts of one Board member to discuss a recent Atlanta field trip in open session. Board member Marchella Pauling (District 6) said she had asked for the Atlanta field trip to […]
Teen to be Charged in FCHS Summer School Assault
July 20, 2012 By
The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office said a male juvenile will be charged with assault and battery after a female student claims she was sexually propositioned and inappropriately touched earlier this month during summer school sessions at Fairfield Central High School. The juvenile in the case is reportedly one of the three young men who pleaded […]
Judge Rules for Chester in Mitford Case
July 18, 2012 By
After more than two years of litigation and nearly $2 million in invoices from the Chester County School District, a Fifth Circuit Court judge handed down a ruling Monday afternoon in what has commonly become known as the “Mitford Case.” Judge J. Ernest Kinard ruled Monday in favor of Chester County Schools and against the […]
Fairfield County School District Welcomes New Faces
July 14, 2012 By
The School District of Fairfield County welcomes new principals and administrators. For the upcoming school year, the district has two new faces that will lead schools: Myra Combs-Bramlett at Geiger Elementary School and J. Christopher Dinkins at Fairfield Career and Technology Center. Two administrators whose faces aren’t quite new to the district have been placed in […]
