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The novel coronavirus disease has brought great uncertainty to school operations for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. To assist school districts in their planning efforts, State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman convened a task force representing all aspects of the K-12 public education system. The task force, named AccelerateED, published their final recommendations for fall learning and operations on June 22, 2020. Since the publishing of these recommendations, school districts have been working diligently with their local communities to develop local reopening plans which must be submitted to the South Carolina Department of Education for approval.
Superintendent Spearman has set forth four criteria that each plan must meet in order to be approved. Plans must include:
1. A virtual option for all students
2. An in-person option for all students
3. A time-frame for when districts intend to review operational plans so that implementation of a full face-to-face instruction model can be worked towards as health and safety conditions improve.
4. Establish how high quality instruction will be provided, regardless of instructional model, and demonstrate how a broad range of student services will be provided. This includes ensuring all federal and state law requirements are met.
Approved Plans (as of August 10, 2020)
Abbeville County School District
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Abbeville County School District Re-Opening Fall 2020
Aiken County Public School District
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Back-2-School Safely
Allendale County School District
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Allendale County Schools 2020-2021 School Reopening Plan
Anderson School District One
Official Start Date: August 25, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Anderson One Reopening Plan
Anderson School District Two
Official Start Date: August 25, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Reopening of Anderson School District Two
Anderson School District Three
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020 (K-8), September 8, 2020 (9-12)
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Anderson District Three Return to Learn
Anderson School District 4
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Reopening Schools Plan for Anderson 4
Anderson School District Five
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: RE-STAVRT Plan
Bamberg School District One
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Bamberg School District One School Reopening Plans
Bamberg School District 2
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Bamberg School District 2 School Opening Plan
Blackville-Hilda Public Schools (Barnwell 19)
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Barnwell 19 Reopening Plan
Williston School District 29 (Barnwell 29)
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Williston School District 29 Reopening Plan
Barnwell School District 45
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Barnwell School District 45 Reopening Plan
Beaufort County School District
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Beaufort County School District Reopening Plan
Berkeley County School District
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Berkeley County School District Student Empowered Learning Pathways
Calhoun County Public Schools
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Calhoun County School District Reopening Plan
Charleston County School District
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: CCSD Safe Restart
Charter Institute at Erskine
Official Start Date: Varies by school
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Charter Institute at Erskine School Reopening Plans
Chester County School District
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Chester County School District School Reopening Guide 2020-21
Chesterfield County School District
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Chesterfield County School District Reopening Plan
Clarendon School District One
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Clarendon School District One Reopening Plan
Clarendon School District Two
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Clarendon School District Two Reopening Plan
Clarendon County School District Three
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Clarendon County School District Three Reopening Plan
Cherokee County School District
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Cherokee County Reopening Plan
Colleton County School District
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Colleton County School District Reopening Plan
Darlington County School District
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: 2020-21 Back-To-School Plan
Dillon School District Three
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Latta Schools Reopening Plan
Dillon School District Four
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Dillon School District Four Reopening Plan
Dorchester School District Two
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Dorchester School District Two Back to School
Dorchester School District Four
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Dorchester School District Four Reopening Plan
Edgefield County School District
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Edgefield County School District 2020-2021 REOPENING PLANS
Fairfield County School District
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Fairfield County School District Reopening Plan
Florence Public School District One
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Florence 1 School Reopening Plan
Florence County School District 2
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Florence County School District 2 Reopening Plan
Florence County School District 3
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Florence County School District Three Reopening Plan
Florence County School District Four
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Florence Four Reopening Plan
Florence County School District Five
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Florence Five Reopening Plan
Georgetown County School District
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Georgetown Reopening Plan
The School District of Greenville County
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Return to School Roadmap 2020
Greenwood School District 50
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Greenwood School District 50 Reopening Plan
Ware Shoals School District 51 (Greenwood 51)
Official Start Date: August 27, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Ware Shoals School District Reopening Plan
Greenwood County School District 52
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Greenwood County School District 52 Reopening Plan
Hampton School District One
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Hampton One Forward: A Back-to-School Learning MAP
Hampton County School District 2
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Hampton Two Back to School Plan
Horry County Schools
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: HCS Together: A Pathway for Back 2 School
Jasper County School District
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Jasper County School District Reopening Plan
Kershaw County School District
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Kershaw County School District Reopening Response Plan
Lancaster County School District
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Lancaster County School District Reopening 2020-2021
Laurens County School District 55
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Laurens 55 Reopening Plan
Laurens County School District 56
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Laurens County School District 56 Return to School Plan
Lee County School District
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Lee County School District Reopening Plan
Lexington County School District One
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Lexington County School District One Stronger Together
Lexington County School District Two
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Lexington County School District Two Return to Schools
Lexington County School District Three
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Lexington County School District Three Reopening Plan
Lexington School District Four
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Lexington District Four Reopening Plan
School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Lexington-Richland School District Five Reopening Plan
Marion County School District
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Marion Reopening Plan
Marlboro County School District
Official Start Date: September 2, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Marlboro Reopening Plan
McCormick County School District
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: McCormick Reopening Updates
School District of Newberry County
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Newberry Reopening Plan
School District of Oconee County
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: School District of Oconee County 2020-2021 Reopening of School
Orangeburg County School District
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020 (K-8), August 31 (9-12)
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: BUILDING ROADS FOR BACK TO SCHOOL FOR ORANGEBURG COUNTY
School District of Pickens County
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Pickens 2020 Roadmap for Returning to Learning
Richland School District One
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Richland One Reopening Plan
Richland School District Two
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Richland School District Two Back to School Plan
Saluda County Schools
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Saluda County Schools
S.C. Public Charter School District
Official Start Date: Varies by school
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: S.C. Public Charter School District School Reopening Plans
Spartanburg School District One
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Spartanburg One Back to School Plan
Spartanburg County School District Two
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Spartanburg County School District Two Return 2 Learn
Spartanburg School District Three
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
Spartanburg School District Four
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Spartanburg Four Reopening Plan
Spartanburg School District Five
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Spartanburg Five Reopening Plan
Spartanburg School District Six
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Spartanburg Six Reopening Plan
Spartanburg School District 7
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Spartanburg Seven Reopening Plan
Sumter School District
*Plan approval is contingent upon the district and SCDE reevaluating the district’s in-person option every two weeks, beginning with the district’s official start date.*
Official Start Date: August 28, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Sumter School District 2020-21 One to Global Reopening of Schools Plan
Union County Schools
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Union County School District Return to School Plan
Williamsburg County School District
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Williamsburg County School District Reopening Plans
York School District 1
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Teaching and Learning Continues - School Year 2020-2021
Clover School District (York Two)
Official Start Date: August 24, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: CSD Reopening Plan
Rock Hill School District Three (York 3)
Official Start Date: September 8, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: Rock Hill Schools Return to School
Fort Mill School District (York 4)
Official Start Date: August 31, 2020
District Reopening Plan: Fort Mill Schools Return to School Plan
Special Schools
SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: SCGSSM Reopening Plan
SC Governor's School for Arts and Humanities
Official Start Date: August 17, 2020
Options Offered:
District Reopening Plan: SCGSAH’s Plan for Return to Campus