Barnwell School District 45

Coronavirus Updates

Barnwell School District 45 is committed to the safety, health, and well-being of our students, families, and staff. Although no cases of COVID-19 have been identified in our community at this time, we want to provide awareness for prevention strategies. As always, we routinely work closely with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, the state entity charged with promoting and protecting the health of the public and the environment in South Carolina. Attached you will find information from DHEC regarding general information and steps for the prevention of viruses, such as COVID-19.

Superintendent's Message

To our families and community members,

I am honored to work alongside such a phenomenal team of people in Barnwell School District 45 that have accomplished so much over the past few years. We have seen increased academic growth; our students are earning more college credits and industry credentials; the district has increased safety measures across our schools; we have received millions of dollars in instructional and facility grants; our technology department has put over 3,000 new technology devices and pieces of equipment into the hands of our students and teachers; and our district is in a much stronger financial position districtwide while still increasing salaries and modifying salary schedules to benefit out employees.

My goal is that we continue to work toward and accomplish the goals we set forth for our district in an effort to support our students and community, as well as improve the quality of life we all share. I'm very excited about the future of our district and feel grateful we have such a supportive and dedicated school board working toward one common goal - doing what is best for our students. Each year brings another set of opportunities which allow us to become stronger and more successful, and I look forward to that challenge in the upcoming year.

Looking forward to continued success,
Crissie Stapleton
Superintendent, Barnwell School District 45

Live Feed

March 30

Tomorrow we will have “Show your Warhorse Pride” Day. Warhorses, please share photos of your children (and you) showing Warhorse pride that we could share with our Warhorse Family. By sending a photo to this email address, you are allowing consent for the photos to be shared on Facebook, Instagram, through a video, etc. Please email photos with a caption to Warhorses@bsd45.net. Thank you for your continued support! We can’t wait to see our Warhorse Pride shown tomorrow!

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March 30

We will have Spring Break April 6th through April 13th, 2020. While we know you and your family will not be traveling at this time and will continue practicing precautions to avoid COVID-19 at home, we would like to allow our students time to take a break from their distance learning, relax, and enjoy time with family. We know our students have been working hard, and we thank you for all you have done to help in assisting your children during this distance learning experience. We will continue to provide meals for our students during Spring Break using our current procedures. Our current distance learning packets for PreK-2nd grades and special education students do not end until April 14th. We will send more information for how work will be submitted and how new packets will be provided. Parents may access their children’s third quarter grades through Parent Portal. Thank you again for all you are doing!

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March 24

An announcement was made this afternoon that South Carolina schools will be closed until April 30th. The Governor and Superintendent Molly Spearman made a joint announcement at 3pm. We will continue our plan as we have had it in place. In an effort to be proactive, our staff has already begun implementing the second phase. More information will come in the next few days. Thank you for your continued support!

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To our staff, our families, and our community, we say thank you! In the first full week of our distance learning, we have served over 5,500 meals within our district, issued over 2,000 learning packets and devices quicker than we could have ever imagined, donated thousands of medical supplies to our local EMS and DHEC, received numerous encouraging phone calls, texts, and notes from our community, and seen our parents become even greater partners in their children’s learning. Thank you for being amazing! We are so proud to be Warhorses! We cannot thank everyone enough for all they have done!

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Schools Reopen

Governor McMaster has lifted the mandatory evacuations for certain areas. The governor has just ordered that schools and state offices in the following counties will be open tomorrow, Wednesday, September 12: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper. Barnwell School District 45 will resume normal operations tomorrow, September 12th.

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GBMS to Receive Free STEM Lab

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Schools to Offer Free Meals

All Barnwell District 45 students will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 2016-2017 school year. The school board approved participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). CEP is part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act that Congress authorized in 2010 to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students in schools with high poverty rates. CEP replaces the free and reduced lunch program the district has been using where certain students who met required criteria received free lunches. District 45 students already receive a breakfast daily, but the free lunch provision takes effect in August when students return.

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For information regarding student enrollment during COVID school closures, please contact Rachel Wall at (803) 541-1334

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