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Reading is Essential: It's a Necessity - Welcome Accelerated Reader

Jasper County School District (JCSD) supports Accelerated Reader!

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a popular reading program used in schools. AR helps teachers track students’ independent practice and progress with reading. It’s not specifically designed for kids who learn and think differently. But teachers can use it to help guide struggling readers to books they can read successfully.

The program doesn’t teach reading skills and strategies. It’s intended to encourage kids to read independently, at their own level and pace. While the program covers K–12, it’s mainly used in elementary schools and, to some extent, in middle schools.

The idea behind AR is that kids enjoy reading more when they can select their own books. (The program has more than 150,000 titles to choose from on its Bookfinder list.)

Each book has online “reading practice” quizzes, which you may hear referred to as “AR tests.” Teachers use these quizzes to track each student’s progress and set appropriate goals for each.

Jasper County School District works to provide students the option to be exposed to books of interests, and to assess their own understanding.

Reading is essential. In fact, it is a necessity!

Kiwanis Club of Bluffton

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.

The Kiwanis Club of Bluffton, S.C. is a service organization dedicated to local children.

A special THANK YOU is extended to The Kiwanis Club of Bluffton for donating $1,000 to Ridgeland Elementary School (RES) to purchase additional school uniforms.

You're Invited to Participate: Virtual Public Review of Instructional Materials Via the SC State Department of Education

The Instructional Materials Review Panels have finalized their instructional materials recommendations for the 2022 adoption cycle. The student editions of each of the recommended programs will be on display from October 11 through November 14, 2022, at 12 review locations across the state and available virtually using publisher-provided links.

A report of the Review Panel recommendations with citizen comments from the public review will be submitted to the State Board of Education on December 13, 2022. Upon approval of the panel recommendations, districts and schools will receive notification of the newly adopted materials.

On October 10th, the publisher-provided links will be posted online (2022 Virtual Public Review) at www.ed.sc.gov. The materials recommended by the Instructional Materials Review Panels will be submitted to the State Board of Education (SBE) for adoption on December 13, 2022. The SBE will receive public comments before a final decision is made on adopting the instructional materials.

The recommended materials are in the following subject areas:

• Advanced Baking and Pastry

• Advanced Placement European History

• Biology 1, 2, and Advanced Placement

• Civics

• Computer Applications

• Digital Art and Design 1, 2, 3, 4

• Digital Media Marketing

• Digital Multimedia

• Digital Workplace Applications

• Esthetics

• Event and Entertainment Management

• Fundamentals of Healthcare

• Image Editing

• International Business

• Nutrition and Wellness

College or University, Campus Location for the Public Review Site

• University of South Carolina Beaufort Library - Bluffton, 8 East Campus Drive, Bluffton, SC, 29909

Can You Hear the Music? We Can! Can You See the Actors? We Can! Can You Hear the Jazz Ensemble? We Can!

Hardeeville Junior Senior High School Students and Staff showcased student's and staff's talent during a Talent Showcase.

Students had the opportunity to enjoy a variety of Arts in Action. The students displayed their talents through Drama, Dance, Jazz, and Song.

Go HJHS! You are Student-Centered...Future-Focused!

Enriching Students One Device at a Time

Jasper County School District and Hardeeville Junior Senior High would like to THANK Pastor Vanessa Johnson of St. Stephen African Methodist Episcopal Church for donating $385 to support ten (10) students who were in need of a technology device.

Your generosity and unwavering support is appreciated!