By Al Dozier Candidates for three seats on the Lexington-Richland District 5 School Board made their pitch and answered questions at a public forum held at Irmo Middle School October 1. Challengers sounded off about current school board actions as questions have arisen about public input, finances and construction projects.Continue Reading
For all our school district’s successes, one unfortunate hallmark of Lexington-Richland 5 is the willingness of certain board members to hurl accusations and insinuations as a way of suppressing unflattering information. District 5 has had more than its share of missteps over the past several years – persistent problems thatContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five’s Board of Trustees will hold a School Board Workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The event will take place from 4:00 p.m.to 6:00 p.m. at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (916 Mount Vernon Church Road, Chapin, S.C. 29036). The agenda for the workshop includes an “UpdateContinue Reading
By Al Dozier Lexington-Richland District 5 schools will soon enter the next phase of a reopening plan that will eventually bring most students back to face-to-face classroom instruction, according to announcements at Monday’s board meeting. Superintendent Christian Melton outlined phase 2 of the plan, which brings back K-2nd graders fourContinue Reading
At the school board meeting September 28, the discussion agenda included the topic of District Construction. Mike Montgomery was asked to present the actual cost the district incurred to correct the construction deficiencies in the 2008 referendum projects. The only projects with problems were the renovation projects at Chapin HighContinue Reading
Piney Woods Elementary, Lexington-Richland School District Five’s 13th elementary school, revealed their mascot chosen by the community during the September 28 Board Meeting. Three options were available for the community to choose from: the Purple Martins, the Bears or the Ospreys. With just over 54 percent of the votes outContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five will transition in-person students from a hybrid schedule to a 4-day in-person instructional schedule. The transition will occur in three (3) phases, with 4K-2 grade students attending school 4 days a week beginning on Oct. 5. Students in grades 3-6 will begin attending school 4 daysContinue Reading
There are many good choices for the Lexington/Richland County School Board election. We are fortunate for that. Having researched the many new candidates there are three that bring a true collaborative, inclusiveness and passion to serve our community. Those candidates are Rebecca Hines, Catherine Huddle and Matt Hogan. The LexingtonContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five is implementing guidelines for spectators at sporting events for the 2020-2021 school year. School District Five will follow the South Carolina High School League’s (SCHSL) guidelines for spectators and venues to account for COVID-19. This comes as the league was approved to host events with atContinue Reading
When each of us answers the key question: “What’s in it for my child?’ we have to be honest with ourselves. Not all graduates will be able to do computer work. That has been borne out most painfully with the pandemic. There are many service industries where the stay at home modelContinue Reading
District Five has the third highest SAT scores of any traditional school district in South Carolina. School District Five also leads the state in the percentage of students taking the examination, according to new data from the South Carolina Department of Education. Eighty-five percent of School District Five’s class ofContinue Reading