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The Gifted and Talented program serves academically advanced students. They are enrolled in classes to enrich and accelerate learning beyond the regular school curriculum, including in English and mathematics. In November 2012, Berkeley County voters passed a school improvement referendum that will construct and equip five new schools and renovate 29 other schools in the district. New schools include: • A new high school in the Daniel Island/Cainhoy area. • A new middle school in the Daniel Island/Cainhoy area. • A new elementary school in the Sheep Island Road area. • A new elementary school in the Tanner Plantation area. • A new elementary school in the FoxBank Plantation area.
Berkeley County School District 229 E. Main St. Moncks Corner, SC 29461 843-899-8600 www.berkeley.k12.sc.us Superintendent: Rodney Thompson For a complete list of schools in Berkeley County School District, visit www.berkeley. k12.sc.us/Schools.cfm. To determine your neighborhood school based on home address, visit http://gis. berkeleycountysc.gov/maps/school_system. Berkeley County School District, the fourth-largest school system in the state, serves more than 29,000 students and operates 40 schools, including eight high 8 | INTRO
schools, nine middle schools, 22 elementary schools and one alternative school. Berkeley County provides arts magnet schools at each level of elementary, middle and high school. Howe Hall Arts Infused Magnet School serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade who are selected through a lottery process. Howe Hall is a model site for arts infusion in South Carolina and was selected in 2007 as a Kennedy Center Creative Ticket School of Excellence and in 2010 as a National Blue Ribbon School. The Berkeley Center for the Arts at Goose Creek High School offers programs in creative writing, dance, orchestral strings, theater, visual arts, vocal music, and wind and percussion studies.
Charleston County School District 75 Calhoun St. Charleston, SC 29401 843-937-6300 www.ccsdschools.com Superintendent: Nancy J. McGinley For information on all the individual schools in the district, along with information on registering your child in the district, visit www.ccsdschools.com/Schools. To look up your neighborhood school based on home address, visit www.croppermap.com/charleston. Charleston County School District is the second-largest school system in South Carolina, representing a blend of urban, suburban and rural schools over 1,000 square miles. The district serves about 43,000 students in 80 schools and several specialized programs. In Charleston County, each schoolaged child is assigned to a neighborhood school based on grade level and home address. In addition, the district offers