News Releases

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced that Jennifer Wise, a teacher at Hand Middle School in Richland School District One, is a finalist for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award.

West Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced that Sabrina Williams, a teacher at R. H. Fulmer Middle School in Lexington School District Two, is a finalist for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award.

Columbia, S.C. – At the request of State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman, the State Board of Education declared a State of Emergency in Brockington Elementary School and Johnson Middle School in Florence School District Four.

Columbia, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman issued the following statement commending the work of the Safe Schools Taskforce and announcing her support of their statewide recommendations.

Myrtle Beach, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced that Joey Trail, a teacher at Forestbrook Middle School in Horry County Schools, is a finalist for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award.

Florence, SC – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced that Dr. Leah Barley, a teacher at Royall Elementary School in Florence School District One, is a finalist for the South Carolina Teacher of the Year award.

Ware Shoals High band director Christie Hodge won an award from the Women Band Directors International.

Columbia, S.C. – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announces the 2014-15 Palmetto Gold and Silver winners.

SALUDA, S.C. – Sarah Longshore, Saluda High School principal, was selected to participate in a Lifetouch Memory Mission® to build a school in the Dominican Republic January 18 – 26, 2016. As a 2015 finalist for the National Assistant Principal of the Year title, Longshore was chosen to represent the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) out of its 27,000 members worldwide.

Lt. Col. Davis, a teacher at Edisto High in Orangeburg School District Four, has been awarded a highly competitive annual fellowship with the U.S. Department of State Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) program, which selected 80 teachers from around the country out of more than 1,000 applicants. 

The SCPCSD was one of only two SC School Districts to receive the College Board’s “Gaston Caperton Opportunity Honor Roll 2015”.

In February, the Science Olympiad Team from Clinton Middle School won the state Science Olympiad championship.

Columbia, S.C. – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announces that entries can be submitted for the 2016 National School Bus Safety Poster Contest.

Adrian Wilkins, an educator from Sumter High School in the Sumter County School District, was recently recognized for his teaching abilities.

Lexington High School Instructional Assistant Carla Roland, in Lexington School District One, was named the 2015-16 Para Educator of the Year by the South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children.

Columbia, S.C. – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced that a Florence educator won an “Oscars of Teaching” award from the Milken Family Foundation, which included a $25,000 cash prize.

Columbia, S.C. – State Superintendent of Education Molly M. Spearman announced that a Lexington educator won an “Oscars of Teaching” award from the Milken Family Foundation, which included a $25,000 cash prize.