County among lowest third for school district funding

The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) is among the lowest third group of South Carolina school districts in terms of combined state and local funding.

KCSD Parent Portal reopened

The Kershaw County School District has updated its PowerSchool Parent Portal to allow parents to access information for all their students with a single login.

KCSD volunteer time, donations top $1.4 million

Community volunteers, businesses and organizations donated time and goods valuing more than $1.4 million to the Kershaw County School District (KCSD) for the 2011-12 school year.

School board reviews, expands goals

With the first day of school now past, the Kershaw County Board of School Trustees used part of its meeting Tuesday night to review and expand goals they set a year ago.

It's back to school for Kershaw County

KCSD updates tech as ninth graders get first iPads

School has begun and students are waking up to alarm clocks set on their new Apple iPads.

LFD welcomes kids back to school

As Kershaw County Schools opened its doors to students Monday, the Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) was there for the third year in a row with their fire trucks at two elementary schools early in the morning as students returned to class. Both an engine and ladder truck were sent from LFD headquarters to Wateree and Lugoff elementary Schools Monday morning as parents and buses brought students back to school on the nervous "first day".

KCSO SROs to be in schools Monday

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) school resource officers (SROs) will be in city of Camden schools Monday morning. There had been some confusion in recent days as to whether or not SROs would be in any Kershaw County School District (KCSD) schools inside the city limits.

KCSD continues back-to-school open house nights

The Kershaw County School District continues a series of back-to-school open house nights at school across the county.

NCLB waiver to affect teacher evaluations

A waiver of the South Carolina State Department of Education Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), will affect the way teachers and principals are evaluated in the state of South Carolina.

Kershaw County educators attend Santee Cooper’s Energy Educators Institute

This summer, Santee Cooper provided hands-on experience in critical fields of the energy industry to two Kershaw County educators, as part of the 27th annual Energy Educators Institute series at the Wampee Conference Center in Pinopolis.

Local students graduate from SCGS summer programs

Five Kershaw County students graduated July 21 from the S.C. Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities' summer programs.

Working ‘Hand in Hand’

The United Way of Kershaw County's Hand in Hand Together mentoring program is gearing up for another year of encouraging and guiding Kershaw County School District (KCSD) students through the KCSD's Safe Schools/Health Students grant.

School board approves bonds to pay off IPP, other debt

The Kershaw County School Board of Trustees unanimously approved the issuance of a general obligation bond for payments under the Installment Purchase Plan (IPP) and other debt payments at their Tuesday night board meeting.

KCSD changes meal plans to follow new guidelines

The Kershaw County School District (KCSD) will implement substantial changes to its school meal programs starting with the 2012-13 school year as part of federal requirements to improve students' nutrition.

S.C. Secretary of State visits North Central Middle

S.C. Secretary of State Mark Hammond gave North Central Middle School (NCMS) students an overview of his position within the state of South Carolina.

CMA graduate continues family legacy with graduation