Educators Earn, Renew NBCT Status
A Florence 1 educator, Victoria Phipps of Greenwood Elementary School, (pictured left) has achieved National Board Certification (NBC) status. She joins other educators in the state, representing various school districts, who recently earned National Board Certification (NBC).
Florence 1 educators Debbie Bryant, Robin Bessenger, Melanie Sprenger (Carver Elementary); Jennifer Szalwinski and Kimberly Williams (Greenwood Elementary); Jennifer Walter (Timrod Elementary); Sonja Shea (Williams Middle); Heather Gaston (South Florence High); Laura Anne Hofler and Kelly Clouse (Wilson High) have renewed their national certificates.
Teachers seeking NBC participate in a two-part process that takes from one to five years to complete. The process requires candidates to reflect on their classroom practices, assess their understanding of subject material and examine their preparation techniques.
In addition to preparing a portfolio with recordings of classroom teaching, lesson plans, student work samples and reflective essays, teachers must complete assessment center exercises to prove they have mastered the subjects they teach and also possess the skills to teach them.
For more information on the National Board Certified Teaching Process go to NBPTS.org.
F1S Website to Take on a New Look
After winter break, the Office of Technology will work with technology staff members on the migration of new school websites as well. It will be a hands-on, work-in-progress project, and all schools will not migrate at one time.
The goal is to make the migration an easy transition. F1S will rely on the Technology Department to guide everyone through this process. Content will not have to be moved.
For more information contact Kyle Jones (kjones@fsd1.org).
Pepsi Carolina Classic is Back
The 35th Pepsi Carolina Classic is back. The basketball tournament annually held during the winter break is scheduled for December 28th through the December 30th at South Florence High School. The classic was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.
For the first time, the event will also add a four-team girls’ bracket (Dillon, Lake View, North Augusta, West Florence) to go with its eight-team boys’ setup (Dillon, Hartsville, Lake City, Lower Richland, Marlboro County, North Augusta, South Florence, West Florence).
Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Pee Dee Area Boys & Girls Clubs, which uses this basketball event as one of its annual fundraisers.
F1S Educators to Share Professional Expertise
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Student Athletes Sign Letters of Intent
