A lot of progress is being made and the area is gaining a lot of attention.  We re-visit the work being done in the areas of construction, infrastructure and future plans.

Help the Teen Health Center by going to the “Cotton Club”. See below for details.

Dear Mr. Vining,
I thought you’d be interested to know that a photograph of the “Where Will Language Take You?” bulletin board at Richmond Drive Elementary School (seen below) is currently the “Feature Picture” on the “Discover Languages” web site . February has been designated as Discover Languages Month by the American Council on the Teaching [...]

We had South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom on the show this morning. He talked about his program that will allow the average person to log onto the web and track the stimulus funds that SC may receive. Eckstrom also talked about the stimulus package itself and his thoughts on a "return to the welfare [...]

The legendary coach from the Air Force Academy spoke to us about Boy Scouting. He’s the featured speaker at the Boy Scout Pace Setter Dinner on Tuesday, February 24th at the Magnolia Room in Rock Hill.

Jason Broadwater to present on February 24th at City Club on The Internet and Our Humanity. A cultural event for all who are interested in how the Internet is changing our lives in both good and bad ways.

An astute reader of District Three Education News pointed out that our “new” schools seemed to top the list of the most expensive schools to operate (maintenance and utilities). I had noticed this as well. The only explanation I can come up with is the new schools have more square footage under roof (and [...]

An excerpt from ESPNRISE.com :
“Northwestern is run like a professional club,” coach Dominic Wren said. “We have a training facility. We have training equipment [not to mention a deal with Nike]. We have a director of soccer. We have a lot of support from the school and a good fan base.”
Read the full write [...]

Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Monday, February 23, 2009
6:00 p.m. – District Office Board Room

A G E N D A

I. Call to Order
Approval of Agenda
(Under consent agenda, [...]

There are many variables in the cost of operating our school buildings; different power, water and sewer contracts; the style of the building (mall type vs old school traditional); type of heat and age of equipment. Below are some charts showing total cost (excluding salaries) for each school’s maintenance and operations.
The total cost for operating [...]