AIKEN COUNTY ADULT EDUCATION CENTER DEDICATION TO BE HELD AUGUST 21 - Aiken County community members and Aiken County Public School District stakeholders are invited to attend a dedication ceremony on Tuesday, August 21, at 5:30 p.m. at 2432 Jefferson Davis Highway in Graniteville to celebrate the opening of the new Aiken County Adult Education Center. An open house and tours of the facility will immediately follow the dedication ceremony. Community members may RSVP by calling (803) 641-2514.

BACK TO SCHOOL REMINDERS - Please register your student online as soon as possible. The online registration service is free and available to both new and returning students.

Online registration is especially critical for those students who plan to ride the bus during the 2018-19 school year.

As we near the start of the school year, each of our schools is hosting a Registration Verification Day. Please be sure to attend Registration Verification Day at your student’s school. Many schools are distributing books at that time; all are providing important information aimed to ensure your child’s success this year. Please visit acpsd.net for dates and times, or contact your student’s school directly.

Pre-Registering online will save time and allow you to avoid long registration lines during Registration Verification Day at your student’s school.

In addition, Aiken County’s schools are hosting Meet the Teacher Nights next Thursday, August 16. Please make plans to attend. Elementary school teachers will open their classrooms from 3-6 pm and Middle and High Schools will be open from 4-7.

We hope that you’ve had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to the start of a new school year on Monday, August 20.

ENROLL FOR 2018-19 ONLINE - Aiken County Public Schools is introducing for the first time rolling registration throughout the summer. Parents and guardians now have the opportunity to enroll their students online, which will save considerable time when you attend your school's registration and verification day. As part of online registration, you may submit required information, including bus transportation, pay registration fees, submit residency verification documents, and apply for free and reduced lunches, if applicable. Parents of bus riders should complete online registration as soon as possible to provide proper notification to the Department of Transportation. Please visit I AM > A Parent (or About Us > Registration) for details on this new process and to access to the online fee payment link. You may also access the 2018-19 online registration link HERE.

EMPOWERING EDUCATORS (e2) CONFERENCE - We are excited about the start of the 2018-19 school year, which is quickly approaching. On Wednesday, August 15th we will hold our second district professional learning day, the Empowering Educators (E2) Conference.  We are excited to announce that registration is officially open!  Please visit https://acpsdempoweringeducatorse22018.sched.com/ to create your schedule for the day.  The days begins at 7:30 am with professional networking.  The opening session, Advancing the Core, begins promptly at 8:30 am.  The final session concludes at 3:45 pm. 

RIDGE SPRING-MONETTA K-12 PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT GROUNDBREAKING - The greater Ridge Spring and Monetta communities are invited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, August 17, at 12:00 p.m. at 10 J.P. Kneece Drive in Monetta to celebrate the next phase of Ridge Spring-Monetta K-12 construction. Community members may RSVP by calling (803) 641-2514 or (803) 641-2516.

COMMUNITY INPUT ON NAMING OF FOUR DISTRICT FACILITIES REQUESTED THROUGH AUGUST 17 - The Aiken County Board of Education has approved a request by school district administration to outline a process for the naming of four Aiken County Public Schools’ facilities, including the Sixth Grade Intermediate School, a new Area 3 elementary school, a new Area 2 elementary school, and a new Area 2 elementary school. An online survey link for stakeholder submissions is available for each facility. The deadline for community suggestions and contributions for the naming of each of these facilities is Friday, August 17, at 5:00 p.m. We look forward to gathering stakeholder comments and suggestions ahead of these anticipated facility openings.

The online survey link for the naming of the Sixth Grade Intermediate School is available HERE.

The online survey link for the naming of the new Area 3 elementary school is available HERE.

The online survey link for the naming of the new Area 2 elementary school is available HERE.

The online survey link for the naming of the new Area 2 middle school is available HERE.

CLARITY ON ATTENDANCE LINES - Our school zone locator has been updated with new attendance lines for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years. Just type in an address for accurate attendance line information. In addition, higher-resolution maps are now available. Please visit the Community Channel, hover over Town Hall and review the Approved January 23 Final Board-Approved Recommendations (first tab).