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For Immediate Release: September 28, 2017 Taylor Fulcher, Director of Communications tfulcher@sccharter.org 803-908-3849 Palmetto Scholars Academy Named National Blue Ribbon School North Charleston, South Carolina — Today the U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, named Palmetto Scholars Academy (PSA) as a National Blue Ribbon School. The U.S. Department of Education states, “The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among...

For Immediate Release: May 31, 2017 Taylor Fulcher, Director of Communications tfulcher@sccharter.org 706-399-8651 Kevin Mason, Director of Communications High Point Academy ksmason@hpaspartanburg.com 864-809-3116 High Point Academy Celebrates SC Public Charter School District Teacher of the Year Spartanburg, South Carolina – A High Point Academy English teacher has been named The South Carolina Public Charter School District Teacher of the Year.  Elliot Smalley, SCPCSD Superintendent, announced April Purser as the 2016-2017 winner. Ms. Purser, is an English Language Arts teacher with 14 years of experience...

For Immediate Release: May 11, 2017 Taylor Fulcher, Director of Communications tfulcher@sccharter.org 706-399-8651 South Carolina Public Charter School District Board of Trustees Approves Six Charter Schools in the 2016-2017 Application Cycle Columbia, South Carolina—During the South Carolina Public Charter School District (SCPCSD) May 11, 2017 Board of Trustees meeting, one charter applicant—Polaris Tech, was approved to open. The two remaining applications heard today were not approved. Today’s board meeting closes out the 2016-2017 SCPCSD charter school application cycle. Polaris Tech states...