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Our next Referendum Community Info Meeting is coming up on Monday, July 15 at Drayton Mills Elementary School! Join us as Superintendent Jeff Stevens and District 7 leaders share information about the projects included in the August 20 referendum. Please share our Facebook event to help spread the word in our community: https://www.facebook.com/share/pLKRd632Y6ZKTs6x/ More information about the upcoming referendum, including the full schedule of community info meetings, is available at http://spartanburg7.org/referendum2024

Friends, we have another new Eagle to welcome to the nest. Ellery will be working with our Yellow Hall team. Hello, my name is Ellery Zandt. I am a special education teacher from upstate New York. My family and I recently relocated to South Carolina. I completed my Bachelor's Degree at Liberty University Online and I just recently completed my Master’s in Education at Liberty University Online. I am very excited to be a part of District 7 at McCarthy Teszler School District and I look forward to an amazing year ahead, working with everyone!

Eagles, let's welcome Kerri to our Yellow Hall Team. Hello McCarthy-Teszler Folks! My name is Kerri White, and I am excited to start my teaching journey at MTS! Previously, I worked as a special education self-contained paraprofessional for 5 years in a neighboring county. Afterward, I worked from home as a reading and English as a second language tutor. I decided to become certified in special education recently and am very much looking forward to meeting, learning, and gaining experience from the staff, students, parents, and more at MTS and Spartanburg 7 district!

District 7 extends a warm invitation to families in Spartanburg to participate in our summer meal program for 2024. We're providing free individual meals served at various community sites and as part of summer school and other structured programs at our school sites. Please note that meals must be enjoyed on-site, per Federal program regulations. While our school sites are exclusively serving enrolled summer school students, some community sites are open to anyone aged 18 and under. This initiative is made possible thanks to the United States Department of Agriculture's Summer Meals Program. We anticipate serving over 6,500 free meals to students this summer, thanks to our wonderful partners. Find out more and check the schedule on our website:[https://www.spartanburg7.org/summermeals.

We couldn't have written a better story! From "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" to Gem Mining, to Movie Day a great time was had by all! Thanks to our dedicated summer staff for providing a fun experience for our students!

MTS let's welcome a new Eagle to the Nest! Shannon will be working with our Middle School Vocational Team. Hi, my name is Shannon Brown. I have been a special education teacher for 2 years in high school. I am prior military (Army) and a former accountant. However, I have wanted to teach for years and finally took the leap 4 years ago, starting as a sub, then a teacher assistant, before finally finishing up my teaching certification in special education. I have loved working with the students and I look forward to continuing my teaching career with McCarthy Teszler.

D7 is holding a series of community forums in June, July, and August to inform residents about our capital plan and the August 20th referendum, and to give everyone the opportunity to ask questions. We hope you attend one or more of these meetings! The schedule is below and also on our “Referendum 2024” webpage, which contains quite a bit of detail on the projects, costs, referendum vote, etc.: http://spartanburg7.org/referendum2024 Referendum 2024 Community Information Forums Monday, June 10 – City Council presentation, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20 – District 7 Fine Arts Center at Spartanburg High School, 6 p.m. Monday, July 15 – Drayton Mills Elementary School, 6 p.m. Tuesday July 30 – District 7 Fine Arts Center at Spartanburg High School, 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 13 – Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, noon and 6 p.m. (two sessions) Monday, August 19 – District 7 Fine Arts Center at Spartanburg High School, 6 p.m. We will share this information via our D7 social media outlets, local news media, and several other efforts to communicate with the community. Please help spread the word by sharing our posts and any other avenues of communication you have within the community!

🎓 Celebrating Our Graduates! 🎓 Today, we celebrated our incredible graduates, each with their own unique story and journey. We are immensely proud of every one of them. Your hard work, dedication, and resilience have brought you to this moment, and we couldn't be more excited to see where your future takes you. Congratulations to the Class of 2024 🌟 #thisisus #Graduation #ProudMoment

Nothing says "Hello summer!" like Field Day and Hallway Hoopla! Thanks to the volunteers from Dorman High School Football and Spartanburg Early College High School!

Our support staff is essential to making what we do work! There are no better examples of hard work, passion and commitment than these three! Congratulations Kimitra Mullins, Nathen Honeycutt, and Eric Alvarado McCarthy Teszler Support Staff of the Year 2024-2025!

We are so pleased to announce the McCarthy Teszler Teacher of the Year for 2024-2025 is Lisa Garcia. Ms. Garcia is always smiling and is always willing to lend a hand. She builds independence in her students each day. It's a joy to see them develop! Congratulations Ms. Garcia!

There is no quit in these cute crayons!

Where is Waldo? At MTS of course!

Happy School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Today, we are excited to celebrate the amazing men and women who help our children get to school safely every day. We thank you for your tireless dedication and commitment to our students and families, and we have produced a special video to express our appreciation for all that you do. From double-checking safety measures to assisting students with special needs, you make our mornings brighter and our afternoons smoother. We are so grateful for the important contributions you make to our community. Here's to all the school bus drivers out there that keep our students safe and positioned for success! ❤️🚌 Watch here: https://fb.watch/qn8_17PaNb/ #SchoolBusDriverAppreciationDay #ThankYouBusDrivers #GratefulParents #TEAM7

January is National School Board Appreciation Month and we invite our D7 Family to join us in honoring our Trustees! We celebrate the contributions they make to further our district-wide commitment to excellence and to help ensure every student has the resources, opportunities, and support they need to reach their full potential. Thank you to our District 7 Board of Trustees (pictured from left): Clay Mahaffey (Board Vice Chair), James Jones, Jeff Mason, Hallie Hurst, Sharon Porter (Board Chair), Griffin Lynch, Meg Clayton, Rick Gray, and Vernon Beatty (Board Secretary)