Beaufort County School District appoints 9 new principals
Bluffton Today
The Beaufort County School District said new principals have been selected to lead nine schools during the 2021-22 academic year.
District officials made internal hires for seven of the positions, a news release said, and two hires from outside the district.
The district said the principals approved last week by the school board “were the top choices of committees that interviewed finalists for each position.”
“Those committees included teachers, principals, School Improvement Council members, and representatives of the district’s Instructional Services Division,” the release said. “The high school interview committee also included a student.”
Beaufort County school board approves 2021-22 calendar
Bluffton Today
The Beaufort County school board recently approved an academic calendar for 2021-22.
School will begin for students Aug. 16 and classes will end May 27, 2022, a Beaufort County School District news release said.
“Current state law mandates that no South Carolina public school can begin classes prior to the third Monday in August, which this year is August 16,” the release said.
The calendar includes holidays Sept. 6 (Labor Day); Nov. 11 (Veterans Day); Nov. 24-26 (Thanksgiving); Dec. 20 to Jan. 3, 2022 (winter break); Jan. 17 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day); Feb. 21 (President’s Day); April 11-15 (spring break); and May 30 (Memorial Day.)