Area Schools Receive Summer Reading Funds

Wren High School and Powdersville High School will be receiving funding to help students learn over the summer.

The South Carolina Department of Education announced twenty-two programs in fifteen South Carolina school districts will receive approximately $720,000 for summer academic and career development projects to combat “summer reading loss.” The awards will assist approximately 1,800 students with proven academic deficiencies, particularly in reading and math.

Both Wren High and Powdersville High will receive funds for their EEDA Academic Summer School.

To be eligible to receive the awards, districts were required to certify that they do not have state or federal funds available to offer summer programs to eligible students who attend the proposed schools. Without these funds, which were made available through the Education and Economic Development Act, selected students would not receive free summer assistance. Each program will last three to four weeks. Certified teachers will lead the summer programs, which will have a 15:1 student-to-teacher ratio or less.

Summer projects will be available in the following districts:

Anderson School District One – EEDA Academic Summer School at Powdersville High School
Anderson School District One – EEDA Academic Summer School at Wren High School
Anderson School District One – EEDA Academic Summer School at Palmetto High School
Anderson School District Five – Middle School JumpStart
Bamberg School District One – Summer Academic and Career Program
Charleston School District – James Island "Summer Success" Program
Charleston School District – FJMS/JIMS EEDA Summer Academic and Career Development Program
Colleton School District – The Career Preparation through Academic and Work Strategies
Dillon School District Three – Project ENGAGE: Encouraging the Next Generation's Academic success by Getting Them Engaged
Dorchester School District Two – "Our Nest" Summer 2013
Dorchester School District Two – SPANNTASTIC Summer 2013
Edgefield County Schools – C.A.R.E. (Career & Academic Reaching for Excellence)
Greenwood School District 50 – Greenwood 50 Career Camp
Lexington School District One – Gilbert Summer Academic & Economic Development Initiative
Lexington School District One – Pelion Summer Academic & Economic Development Initiative
Newberry County Schools – STEM Infusion for At-Risk Students
Orangeburg Consolidated School District Four – Career and College Ready (C2R)
Spartanburg School District One – Summer Camp for At-Risk Middle School Students
Spartanburg School District One – Summer Camp for At-Risk High School Students
York School District One – York Middle School EEDA Summer Program
York School District One – York Intermediate School EEDA Summer Program
York School District Three – Summer Enrichment Program