League of Innovative Schools
Overview
Developing The Vision For Modern Learning
Spartanburg School District 7 has pockets of excellence that outshine the best of the best around the world. Our students are designing, coding, composing, animating, and publishing. They are experimenting and solving problems of energy and water, and connecting across cultural and national borders through virtual exchanges. In our schools, our classroom teachers are engaging, motivating, and nurturing students to develop mindsets for lifelong learning. Our evidence-rich innovation to close the digital learning gap and improve learning for all students is why the District is one of ninety-three of the most forward-leaning school districts in the country that make up the prestigious League of Innovative Schools is a flagship network of district superintendents who share a commitment to pioneering innovative learning strategies and collaborating with researchers to drive improvement. The League was launched six years ago by Digital Promise, a national, independent nonprofit organization authorized by Congress, formed to bring researchers, entrepreneurs, and educators together to design and share new ideas and new tools.
Members of League of Innovative Schools come from 33 states and serve more than 3.3 million students. Spartanburg School District 7, Lexington County School District 1, Richland School District 2, and Rock Hill Public Schools are the four school districts in South Carolina that were selected through a peer-reviewed application process.
D7 is honored to serve as a member of the prestigious League of Innovative Schools. Through asociation our District's students are acquiring the knowledge and skills they need to thrive and continuously learn in this ever-changing world and our mission - to inspire and equip our students for meaningful lives of leadership and service as world citizens - is further strengthened.
Cultivating Talent
Spartanburg High School Cultivates Cybersecurity Talent
Members of Spartanburg High School’s Cyber Patriots Team Competing in the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition
Last year alone there were more than 1,500 data breaches in the U.S. and more than 70 percent of Americans say they’re worried that breaches like those could leave them the victim of identity fraud. But you can rest easy as of the country’s next generation of cybersecurity pros will likely be getting their start right here in the Upstate. With an expanded emphasis on high school level “CyberPatriot,” teams, an initiative that allows students to learn and explore the basics of securing online and hardwired systems, combined with a fast-growing cybersecurity program at colleges, means the men and women who will protect the computer systems of tomorrow are being guided and trained in Spartanburg today.
As part of the League of Innovative Schools, Spartanburg High School designed curriculum to offer students with an interest in technology the fundamentals of cybersecurity and coding out of which the Cyber Viking Team was created. The team now competes with competitors from high schools across the country to see who can best think through fast-moving cybersecurity challenges.