The mission of Byrd Elementary School is to provide an education by highly qualified professionals that enhances accountability, respect, and self sufficiency through research-based instructional practices, parental involvement, and community support.

Announcements

acGATEWAY Program for the Arts

2024 acGateway is open to CURRENT Aiken County Public School students in grades 3-5. It is an intensive summer arts opportunity for your child. acGATEWAY is designed to serve students who excel in the visual and performing arts. Each student will need three teachers to submit a recommendation form for them. There is also a video that you can watch to see examples of the work that students completed last year. The program offers theater, creative writing, dance, music, and visual arts. Applications are available at https://www.acpsd.net/Page/39887.

Applications and recommendations are due by December 11, 2023.

For more information, please contact Denise Barnhart with further questions at dbarnhart@acpsd.net, or refer to https://www.acpsd.net/Page/29075.

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PRINCIPAL ENLOW'S WELCOME TO THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR -

Welcome back to school! This year at Byrd Elementary we are looking forward to a successful school year. Our school theme this year is TEAM - Together Everyone Achieves More. To read Principal Enlow's Back to School Letter, please click here.

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LEADER IN ME SURVEY -

This year at Byrd Elementary we will become a Leader in Me school and we need your help! Click here to complete the family survey.

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Byrd's First Annual Color Run

Byrd staff, students and families enjoyed the first annual PTO sponsored color run.

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Golden Apple Award to Ms. Katherine Carli

Congratulations to our Ms. Carli for winning the Golden Apple Award. We are so proud of her kindness and hardwork being rewarded.

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More Than 40 Local Leaders Serve In Aiken County Public Schools As Principal For A Day

Aiken County Public Schools hosted its Principal For A Day experience on November 17, and had quite an impressive group of community, business and political leaders who accepted the challenge to spend the day as a school administrator.

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Superintendent Search Community Input Meetings

Make plans to share your input on ACPSD's Next Superintendent at one of four Superintendent Search Community Input Meetings December 5 or 6 at 7 p.m.

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Busbee Elementary, Corbett Middle, Wagener-Salley High, & Ridge Spring-Monetta's K-12 Campus To Transition Phone Numbers

Busbee Elementary, A.L. Corbett Middle, Wagener-Salley High, and Ridge Spring-Monetta’s K-12 campus will begin transitioning to new phone numbers, which are active now. Existing numbers are also still active, and will be phased out by December 1 of this year.

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Aiken County's Schools Make Progress In School Performance: 90% Meet & Exceed Criteria To Ensure All Students Meet The Profile Of The SC Graduate

South Carolina’s State Department of Education has released 2022-2023 School Report Card ratings which highlight student performance information and other elements of school quality and effectiveness. Aiken County’s Chief Instructional Officer Dr. Amy Edwards celebrated the progress being made within the district’s schools during the regularly scheduled meeting of the school board on October 24, 2023.

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CSRA College Night | September 14, 2023

This year's CSRA College Night will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2023, from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the James Brown Arena in Augusta. Area high school students will have a special opportunity to meet recruiters from more than 100 colleges and universities and win scholarships totaling $15,000.

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