We are very proud of our students and teachers for their hard work. Receiving a Palmetto Gold Award in two different areas: 1) overall achievement and 2) closing the Achievement Gap is quite an accomplishment. Below is an explanation of the Awards from the South Carolina Department of Education.

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Education announced today the recipients of the Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards for the 2012-2013 school year. The South Carolina Department of Education recognized 671 schools and career centers for general performance, closing the achievement gap, or qualifying in both categories. The Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards program (PGS) began with the Education Accountability Act of 1998, giving recognition to schools for high levels of academic achievement and high rates of improvement. The PGS recognizes schools based on the criteria in the statewide Accountability Manual approved by the Education Oversight Committee (EOC) for both general performance and working towards closing the achievement gap. Within those two categories, a school may be awarded either the gold or silver designation. The EOC revised the criteria for Palmetto Silver General Performance this year, reducing the number of eligible schools. http://www.ed.sc.gov/agency/news/?nid=1846

What is DISCUS? DISCUS

South Carolina's Virtual Library is the "information place" for all South Carolinians. DISCUS - which stands for Digital Information for South Carolina USers - provides free access to an electronic library that's available 24/7.

 What does DISCUS provide?

DISCUS provides a variety of organized resources, called databases, for individuals of all ages, educational levels and interests. The databases include: magazines professional journals newspapers encyclopedias e-books reference material student and teacher resources maps pictures recommended Web links multimedia and much more! Why should I use DISCUS rather than Google? DISCUS resources use the Internet merely as a delivery tool to provide accurate information from recognized publishers. The DISCUS databases include high-quality publications and documents that are updated regularly and organized so you can quickly find the information you need. Google and other Internet search engines are designed to search the open Web.

CHECK WITH YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER OR MRS. ALMONTE FOR THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD!!