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![Board of Education schedules community public forums for 2026-27 budget plans]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764962606/beaufortk12scus/lwct5zvs55wuzd893y38/Untitleddesign5.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764962606/beaufortk12scus/lwct5zvs55wuzd893y38/Untitleddesign5.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764962606/beaufortk12scus/lwct5zvs55wuzd893y38/Untitleddesign5.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764962606/beaufortk12scus/lwct5zvs55wuzd893y38/Untitleddesign5.png","width":940}])
The first forum will be at Battery Creek High School at 6 p.m., Wednesday, January 14. The second will be at Bluffton High School at 6 p.m., Wednesday, January 21.
![BCSD hosting virtual and in-person recruiting events for educators]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747838324/beaufortk12scus/et7cjrbqoniidabtrxsh/BEAU-seal-inverted-tritone.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747838324/beaufortk12scus/et7cjrbqoniidabtrxsh/BEAU-seal-inverted-tritone.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747838324/beaufortk12scus/et7cjrbqoniidabtrxsh/BEAU-seal-inverted-tritone.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747838324/beaufortk12scus/et7cjrbqoniidabtrxsh/BEAU-seal-inverted-tritone.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747838324/beaufortk12scus/et7cjrbqoniidabtrxsh/BEAU-seal-inverted-tritone.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747838324/beaufortk12scus/et7cjrbqoniidabtrxsh/BEAU-seal-inverted-tritone.png","width":2200}])
There are two recruiting events taking place as 2026 kicks off:
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Saturday, January 10, 2026, at the District Office at 2900 Mink Point Boulevard in Beaufort.
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Bluffton High School located at 12 H.E. McCracken Circle in Bluffton.
![BCSD Choice program applications available online Nov. 10; deadline to apply is Jan. 15]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762285435/beaufortk12scus/inyyfl6xkzqyuiclodde/SchoolChoiceWebsiteSliderInstagramPost45.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762285435/beaufortk12scus/inyyfl6xkzqyuiclodde/SchoolChoiceWebsiteSliderInstagramPost45.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762285435/beaufortk12scus/inyyfl6xkzqyuiclodde/SchoolChoiceWebsiteSliderInstagramPost45.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762285435/beaufortk12scus/inyyfl6xkzqyuiclodde/SchoolChoiceWebsiteSliderInstagramPost45.jpg","width":1080}])
![Over 90% of BCSD schools are rated excellent, good, or average]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762274373/beaufortk12scus/yufwzx5yfjrflynoupfn/fornewsreleasereportcards.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762274373/beaufortk12scus/yufwzx5yfjrflynoupfn/fornewsreleasereportcards.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762274373/beaufortk12scus/yufwzx5yfjrflynoupfn/fornewsreleasereportcards.png","width":538}])
“BCSD is the best choice for parents in Beaufort County; we have so much to offer,” said Superintendent Frank Rodriguez. “In fact, I encourage everyone to come to our BCSD Showcase events this month to discover for yourself all of the world-class opportunities available to students right here in Beaufort County.” For more information, please see: https://www.beaufortschools.net/showcase.
![Beaufort County School District Celebrates Groundbreaking of May River Elementary School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761144024/beaufortk12scus/obqijhukxvnz6oybj1tl/MRESGroundbreaking-BoardmembersGovtOfficialsBCSDAdministration.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761144024/beaufortk12scus/obqijhukxvnz6oybj1tl/MRESGroundbreaking-BoardmembersGovtOfficialsBCSDAdministration.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761144024/beaufortk12scus/obqijhukxvnz6oybj1tl/MRESGroundbreaking-BoardmembersGovtOfficialsBCSDAdministration.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761144024/beaufortk12scus/obqijhukxvnz6oybj1tl/MRESGroundbreaking-BoardmembersGovtOfficialsBCSDAdministration.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1761144024/beaufortk12scus/obqijhukxvnz6oybj1tl/MRESGroundbreaking-BoardmembersGovtOfficialsBCSDAdministration.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1761144024/beaufortk12scus/obqijhukxvnz6oybj1tl/MRESGroundbreaking-BoardmembersGovtOfficialsBCSDAdministration.jpg","width":2200}])
The 113,000-square-foot facility will serve up to 800 students and is scheduled to open for the 2027–2028 school year.
![Whale Branch Early College High School Behavior Management Specialist named 2025-26 District Support Staff of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762183438/beaufortk12scus/nr73tb70ztctz3auhsj9/KS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762183438/beaufortk12scus/nr73tb70ztctz3auhsj9/KS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762183438/beaufortk12scus/nr73tb70ztctz3auhsj9/KS.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762183438/beaufortk12scus/nr73tb70ztctz3auhsj9/KS.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762183438/beaufortk12scus/nr73tb70ztctz3auhsj9/KS.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762183438/beaufortk12scus/nr73tb70ztctz3auhsj9/KS.jpg","width":1877}])
Kelvin Simmons, has been named the Beaufort County School District’s 2025-2026 Support Staff of the Year, an honor announced during the district’s annual Support Staff Celebration Breakfast.
![BCSD students honored as National Merit semifinalists for 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758222858/beaufortk12scus/do5lqmxe2ytkgphqx4jq/GettyImages-2164232159.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758222858/beaufortk12scus/do5lqmxe2ytkgphqx4jq/GettyImages-2164232159.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758222858/beaufortk12scus/do5lqmxe2ytkgphqx4jq/GettyImages-2164232159.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1758222858/beaufortk12scus/do5lqmxe2ytkgphqx4jq/GettyImages-2164232159.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1758222858/beaufortk12scus/do5lqmxe2ytkgphqx4jq/GettyImages-2164232159.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1758222858/beaufortk12scus/do5lqmxe2ytkgphqx4jq/GettyImages-2164232159.jpg","width":2200}])
Selected as national semifinalists were Beaufort High School student Halle Tran; Bluffton High School students Jamie Ni and Katherine Riddle; and May River High School students Irina Anikina and Coleman Jacobi.
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Allison Gallagher, an eighth-grade science teacher at H.E. McCracken Middle School, was selected and announced during a celebration honoring Teachers of the Year from all the district’s schools on Friday.