Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Register for HCS Child Development Screenings
While Child Development (CD) Early Registration was held April 11-15, 2016, schools continue to register children for eligibility screenings for the 4 year-old CD Program. Interested parents should go the elementary school in their attendance area* and bring the following required documents: child’s legal birth certificate, child’s shot record, parents’ proof of income (2015 income tax return or child’s Medicaid card), and proof of residency. The child’s social security card is requested, but is not required. Once the registration packet is completed the child will be given a screening appointment. Screenings will be held May 25 - June 1. For more program information visit the link below.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us: Jeanna Allen Coordinator of Early Childhood and Parenting by email at: jallen004@horrycountyschools.net by phone at: (843) 488-6793 or Cerrie Doyle, Secretary for Elementary Education @ (843) 488-6806.
*Use the HCS School & Bus Stop Finder to find the elementary school in your attendance area.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
End of the Year Schedule (Wed-Fri, June 1-3)
Horry County Schools will add a make-up day to the end of the school year on Friday, June 3, for the weather-related closure in February. South Carolina law, Section 59-1-425, requires that school districts make up the first three school days missed due to inclement weather. This will be the third required make-up day for Horry County Schools, and students have already made up the two previous days.
In order to accommodate the various high school graduation ceremonies, schools will operate on different schedules by attendance areas for students on the last three days of the school year, June 1-3. Graduation dates and times will not be impacted by the make-up schedule. The schedules are as follows:
Wednesday, June 1:
- Full day for students who attend schools in the Aynor, Carolina Forest, Green Sea-Floyds, North Myrtle Beach, and St. James attendance areas.
- Half day (2.5 hour early release) for students who attend schools in the Conway, Loris, Myrtle Beach, and Socastee attendance areas.
Thursday, June 2:
- Full day for students who attend schools in the Conway, Loris, Myrtle Beach, and Socastee attendance areas.
- Half day for students (2.5 hour early release) who attend schools in the Aynor, Carolina Forest, Green Sea-Floyds, North Myrtle Beach, and St. James attendance areas.
Friday, June 3:
- Half day (2.5 hour early release) for all Horry County Schools students.
Click here for a list of our attendance areas and schools (open the link, then scroll down the page to view the attendance areas and schools)
Students attending district-wide secondary programs, including the HCS Early College High School, the Scholars’ Academy, the Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology, and the Academy for Technology and Academics, will receive notification from their schools regarding schedule changes unique to their programs. Students with personalized schedules who travel between schools for specific classes should contact the administration of their base school for further instruction about the make-up day.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Summer Scholars application window closes on May 13
Summer Scholars application window for enrollment and submitting program fees or applying for scholarship closes on May 13.
Monday, May 2, 2016
Friday, April 29, 2016
Statement on transgender/Title IX issue
Statement on transgender/Title IX issue
Horry County Schools has received much media attention recently as part of the national discussion about transgender students, and we want to share information that will hopefully provide an accurate account and perspective on the decision involving our schools and students.
First, our school employees have an obligation to make every reasonable effort to ensure the safety of each and every student under our watch. We also are bound to uphold the laws of our nation and our state. Some of those laws are easy to build consensus around: for example, our school buses will obey the speed limit at all times. Other issues, like transgender, are more complex. However, we are still bound to uphold the law. We, as professionals, also must use our good judgment and review the facts on a case-by-case basis when making decisions impacting students.
We will not share the specifics of any individual decision involving students, but we do wish to set the record straight regarding transgender students and bathroom privileges in our schools.
Title IX is a federal law that schools have followed for years, more commonly regarding gender issues related to athletics. However, the law is broader than athletics, and recently a federal appeals court for the district that includes South Carolina used Title IX to issue a ruling that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathroom for the gender with which they identify. Title IX and that ruling apply to Horry County Schools and to all other schools in this federal district.
However, Horry County Schools has not changed the male and female bathroom policies for our students. We have merely determined that transgender students in our schools, along with parents, can request bathroom rights that align with the recent court ruling. Our school administrators, in order to comply with the law and consider the rights of individual students, will make decisions with those students and their parents that are both fair and legal.
Our schools, and those who lead them, understand that the safety of all students is paramount, and we will deal with any issue in which the safety and security of any student is in question. We understand that this is a very emotional issue for lots of reasons. We fully understand that all laws and decisions that follow are not universally popular. We must also have faith in the judgment of our administrators and teachers to comply with the law, ensure that all students are treated fairly, and to keep the safety of our students at the forefront every day.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 |
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
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