The data reflects staff and student cases that have been reported to the district. Whenever there are positive cases in schools, the district will notify individuals that need to be notified per South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) guidelines. The dashboard is updated every morning and reflectsContinue Reading
Three Lexington-Richland School District Five students have been recognized by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) for scoring at the Advanced-Proficient level, which is the highest scoring tier possible on the Advanced Career (AC) exams. Center for Advanced Technical Studies (The Center) students Gavin McLaurin, Jeremy Pieters and Arabella WaltersContinue Reading
Former School Board Trustee, Ed White, has announced his support for Tifani Moore in the special election for the Richland County side of School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties. “Tifani Moore is an independent voice who will put the needs of ALL children first,” explained Ed White. Moore is a motherContinue Reading
In response to the ordinance passed August 16, 2021 by Richland County Council mandating the wearing of face masks by students, staff and visitors in public and private schools, School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties made the following statement: School District Five is comprised of two counties, RichlandContinue Reading
School Board Trustees Jan Hammond and Catherine Huddle have announced their support for Haley Griggs in the special election for the Richland side of Lexington-Richland School District Five. In her endorsement, Hammond said, “Haley Griggs has the kind of fresh perspective we need in members of the school board. IContinue Reading
BY Sarah H. Ostergaard, J.D.Magnet Lead TeacherWebmaster, Social Media CoordinatorIrmo High School International School for the Arts As summer winds down and families gear up to return to school, we look forward to a new school year fresh with opportunity. In an ideal world, all the children’s’ backpacks are filledContinue Reading
By Al Dozier The Lexington-Richland District 5 School Board Monday defended its contract agreement with Akil Ross as interim superintendent after coming under fire from several former education leaders. A group of former superintendents and school board chairs in Lexington-Richland 5 filed a complaint with the agency that accredits theContinue Reading
It is truly disappointing that 3 former Superintendents and 2 former Board Chairmen from Richland/Lexington School District 5, that I thought really cared about our District, would lodge a complaint based on inaccurate information. And, then send it to the State paper before Dr. Ross even had an opportunity to seeContinue Reading
Tifani Moore, a District Five parent and Irmo resident, has entered the Special Election for Lexington-Richland Five School Board. “The last decade of my life has been dedicated to volunteerism and working in not-for-profit throughout the community. As a resident of Richland Country (Irmo side), a mother of three childrenContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has named veteran educator David Prigge, Sr. as its new Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE). The decision was approved at the district’s school board meeting on August 9. Prigge currently serves as a CTE program coordinator in Richland School District One. He has alsoContinue Reading
Lexington-Richland School District Five has named award-winning educator Anna Miller as its new Chief of Academics and Administration. The decision was approved at the district’s school board meeting on August 9. Miller has served as principal of Chapin Middle School since 2012, prior to that she served as assistant principalContinue Reading