Palmetto Gold/Silver Showcase - HorryCountySchools

Five award-winning HCS schools featured in Palmetto Gold/Silver Showcase

(posted on August 26, 2009)

Horry County Schools announces that five of its schools are among 103 award-winning Palmetto Gold and Palmetto Silver schools sharing their success stories with others through the South Carolina Department of Education’s Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards Showcase.

Initiated five years ago, the showcase is part of the Palmetto Gold and Silver Program created by the Education Accountability Act to recognize and reward academic achievement. About one-fourth of the state’s 1,100 schools receive either a Gold or Silver award each year. Awards criteria are set by the Education Oversight Committee and are based on absolute and improvement ratings on the school report card.

Schools featured in the showcase provide one-page summaries describing programs or topics that they believe directly impact student achievement. Their summaries offer good tips and practical ideas on various issues ranging from instructional practices that increase student learning to innovative community involvement strategies.

HCS Showcase schools are: Loris High School, Lakewood Elementary School, St. James Middle School, North Myrtle Beach Elementary School, and Burgess Elementary School.

Showcase summaries are posted on the Department of Education’s Web site at: http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Academic-Standards/old/cso/goldandsilver/PGSshowcase.html.