Message from the Superintendent, Dr. Russell W. Booker
Welcome back students! I hope you enjoyed your summer break. We are all very excited about the upcoming year, and are glad you're back. And while we have high expectations for what you'll accomplish this year in academic, arts, athletics, and activities, what matters most can be summed up by Robert Fulghum’s All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Eight Schools Meet 100% of Federal Target Goals
Spartanburg School District 7 made significant progress towards meeting federal goals under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) results for the 2009-2010 school year were released today and District Seven met 90.91% of its objectives, up from 84.8% for the 2008-2009 school year. Eight District 7 schools — Carver Junior High, Chapman Elementary, E.P. Todd Elementary, Houston Elementary, Jesse Boyd Elementary, Mary H. Wright Elementary, Park Hills Elementary and Pine Street Elementary — met 100% of their AYP objectives. Cleveland Elementary and McCracken Junior High School met all but two objectives and all schools met the federal test participation goal and student attendance goal.
Dr. Russell W. Booker Chosen as a Liberty Fellow
Spartanburg School District Seven is pleased to announce that Dr. Russell W. Booker, Superintendent, has been chosen as one of 22 members of the Liberty Fellowship Class of 2012. Members of this newest class were selected for significant community involvement, success in their field, and a commitment to improving South Carolina. Dr. Booker was chosen from a pool of 400 candidates spread across the state representing leaders in business, government and nonprofit sectors of South Carolina.
