Board Meeting Summary - September 8, 2025
District Highlights
- Visit our YouTube channel to watch these special recognitions.
- Dorchester County Adult Education – National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week is September 15-19…Wear yellow on Thursday, September 18 in support!
Board Committee Reports
Policy Committee
- Visit the Board Policy page to learn more.
Upcoming Meeting:
Policies for First Reading: - Approved
- Policy BE – Board Meetings
- Policy BEA – Livestreaming of Board Meetings (NEW)
- Policy GCLE – Unencumbered Time
- Policy JJE – Student Fund-Raising Activities
- Policy JJE-R – Student Fund-Raising Activities (Administrative Rule)
- Policy JJF – Student Activities Funds
- Policy JJF-R – Student Activities Funds (Administrative Rule)
Finance Committee -
Next Meeting:
Facilities Committee -
Next Meeting:
Board Chair’s Report
Upcoming District Events
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Town Hall Meeting
- October 24 – SHS, 5:30 pm
Superintendent’s Report
DDTwo Assessment Overview
Our students in grades 3–8 outperformed state averages in both English Language Arts and math on SC Ready as well as on End-of-Course Exams. This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our dedicated educators, support staff, and instructional leaders who work daily to provide high-quality teaching aligned with state standards.
Plans for 2025-2026
- Comprehensive School Visits
- Full implementation of new math standards
- Content-specific support from content specialists
- Zearn Math K-8 Platform
- New High-Quality Instructional Materials for math
Enrollment Numbers
- Projected for 2025-2026: 25,771 Students
- Current student count as of 9/9/2025: 25,761 Student
Food Service
Student Participation Up
- Breakfast: Approximately 20,000 more meals served in August 2025 to August 2024.
- Lunch: Approximately, 30,000 more meals served in August 2025 to August 2024.
Staff eat FREE on Fridays starting Friday, September 26.
School Visits Are In Progress
Purpose is to "inspect what we expect" to see in buildings and give positive and constructive feedback to the building admin team.
Assistant Principal Leadership Development for 2025-2026
The goal is to grow our own leaders in the "DD2 Way” focusing on Instructional Leadership, Culture and Climate, Organization and Management, as well as Leadership Development.
Personnel Hired
240 teachers and 150 classified staff
Special Education
With the retirement of Dr. Gadsden, Michelle Jacques will serve as the Interim Executive Director and David Walker as Interim Assistant Director. These positions will be posted in the spring.
Positive Referrals
DDTwo celebrated a 621% increase in positive referrals written for students. (143 last year vs. 1032 this year)
Transportation
Visit the Transportation webpage for an explanation of Common Issues with the My Ride K-12 Bus App to include bus location delays and erroneous estimated arrival times.
Building Project Updates
Visit the Referendum Master Project page for a complete list of projects, building updates, and CART Master Project List oversight report.
- Elementary School – Yerby Tract
- The Developer is currently appealing the Army Corps of Engineers classification of the wetlands in the Yerby tract.
- Elementary School – The Ponds
- The County is working with the developer to get the land conveyed over to the county to give to the school district. Once we get the land, it will be 18 months from start of construction to completion. Another Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) will be needed and we anticipate the cost to build will increase.
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