This exhibit features the artwork of graduate students pursuing the degree of Master of Arts in Art Education, and will be shown in the Lewandowski Student Gallery from March 8 – March 25, 2010. Gallery hours are Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. This exhibit is free and open to the public. [...]

The Rock Hill Schools Superintendent and Board Chair had a public hearing on the 2010-11 school budget at the Cotton Factory Thursday night. Some folks have a misconception of the problem and a distorted view of actual expenses. A couple of questions centered around turning off the lights (schools are too bright), fixing the [...]

HOW DOES SOUTH CAROLINA FUND EDUCATION?

Did you know that by law the SC State Legislature is supposed to fund each student at a minimum base level determined by the state?

Did you know they have only done so eight of the last thirty-two years?

Did you know that in 2010 we expect the SC legislature to fund [...]

Laney Burris, District Three’s coordinator of school safety/risk
management, has been selected as the 2010 Risk Professional of the Year by the S. C. chapter of the national Public Risk and Insurance Management Association (SCPRIMA). The award recognizes and honors a public sector risk manager who has effectively coordinated and operated a risk management program [...]

The Rock Hill School District Three
Middle School Honors Choir

Presents

The Second Annual
Middle School Honors Choir Concert

Saturday, February 27, 2010
2:00 p.m.

South Pointe High School Auditorium

Elizabeth Mixon, Director
Shelden Timmerman, Accompanist

No admission charge- Donations Accepted

Hear Superintendent Lynn Moody’s comments on WRHI’s Wednesday Straight Talk by clicking here.

The Harvard study of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School system reports that teacher pay does not match results. This would apply to just about every pay system in the country. Read the results by clicking here.

New Questions and Answers to the Rock Hill School District’s 2010-11 budget can be found by clicking here. The newest questions are found at the end of the document. New questions are added on Tuesday’s and Friday’s each week.

The Monday Charlotte Observer reports a Harvard study of effectiveness in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, to be released on Tuesday, says “Advanced degrees and experience make little difference in student achievement. National Board Certification, a voluntary, credential that requires intensive work on classroom techniques, matters more.”

Parents, when asked the question, would you want your child [...]

An interesting YouTube video:

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Monday’s Rock Hill School Board business meeting will be streamed over the internet. Go to the website for information or click link here, or clicking here.
The latest additions to Q&A on 2010-11 budget can be found here.

A printable agenda can be found here. In what might be called, “The calm before the storm”, there are no action items on the agenda for the February Business session. The Superintendent will go over some of the most commonly asked questions about the 2010-11 budget and the meeting will have a live stream on [...]

Chris Beard, principal at Mount Holly Elementary School is one of three finalists for the Administrator of the Year award from the S.C. International Reading Assn. Chris will be honored on Feb. 20 during the annual SCIRA conference at Myrtle Beach.

Principal Sandra Lindsay-Brown and The Children’s School at Sylvia Circle have been selectedas [...]

Three “Town Hall” meetings have been scheduled for citizens to hear about the Rock Hill School district’s proposed plans to address the $9.4 million budget deficit. Meetings have been scheduled on different dates and at different times so citizens can choose which suits them best. Superintendent Moody and Board Chair Norwood will conduct the meetings.
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On this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19 and 20, 2010, the Rock Hill Schools District Honors Orchestra will hold its second weekend workshop and concert at Dutchman Creek Middle School. Over 90 auditioned sixth through twelfth grade students representing eight high schools and middle schools will participate. They will [...]

From the “Gladly Would I Teach” blog:

What Do Students Remember about teachers?
Posted in General on 15.02.10

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For the past two days, I have written about the loss of a good friend and inspirational teacher. I suspect I should write about [...]

The blog, School Gate has an interesting article on income and education. Click here for the link.

Yes, poorer children do fall behind, but parenting is key.

It’s the parenting, stupid! As visitors to this blog will know, the influence of parents matters hugely in education. Research paper after research paper emphasises what a difference parents can [...]

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