BLYTHEWOOD – Another school bond referendum presentation will be held in Blythewood on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. at Westwood High School, located at 180 Turkey Farm Road. Richland School District Two is inviting the community and media to learn more about the bond referendum at two upcoming information presentations. Two bond referendum questions will […]
R2 to host candidate forum
September 27, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Seven candidates have filed for the four seats up for election on the Richland Two School Board of Trustees. Amelia McKie, Cheryl Caution-Parker, James Manning and Craig Plank are seeking re-election. James Mobley, Darrel President Sr. and Theresa Holmes are looking for first time wins. The candidates will participate in a Candidate Forum […]
R2 releases make-up days
September 27, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – After missing several days of classes due to Hurricane Florence, Richland School District Two has issued notice of the make-up days for the days missed. Students will be required to attend classes on Oct. 18 and 19 and Dec. 21 to make up for days missed during the storm, according to the statement. […]
R2 Board extends Super’s contract
September 20, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – On Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 the Richland School District Two Board of Trustees met to conduct the superintendent’s performance evaluation for Dr. Baron Davis. Davis, Superintendent for Richland School District Two, was given an overall distinguished evaluation for the 2017-18 school year, his first year as superintendent of the district, by the School […]
Back to School
August 16, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Marsha Washington, left, and Christine Stoney, kindergarten teachers at Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School, ready their rooms with last minute touches before welcoming their charges on Wednesday, the first day of school for Richland 2 students.
Legal loopholes complicate R2 code
August 9, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It’s being billed as a way to simplify the school district’s procurement code. But loopholes in state law could pose legal and ethical complications to the Richland 2 school procurement policy. Approved at its July 24 meeting, the Richland 2 Board of Education voted to strike a series of policy revisions, including one […]
R2 Board proposes $468.4M bond
August 2, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Two football stadiums, a fine arts center and facility upgrades at several schools are among the taxpayer-funded initiatives Richland 2 voters will decide in a November referendum. Richland 2 school board members, though, aren’t prepared to dive into a proposed $20 million aquatic center just yet. On July 24, the board voted 6-1 […]
Richland 2 conducts active shooter training
July 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA — Richland School District Two hosted a full-scale active shooter exercise at Jackson Creek Elementary on Tuesday, July 17, in partnership with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, Richland County Emergency Services and the City of Columbia’s 911 Communications Center, Fire Department and Emergency Preparedness Department. More than 100 teachers, school and district administrators played […]
Richland Two students make holidays brighter
January 25, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The holidays were brighter for many in the Midlands, thanks to the hard work of Richland Two high school students. During the first week in December, Westwood High School’s Student Senate, along with three honors societies, visited residents of The Crossings, an independent and assisted living community. They played Bingo, tic-tac-toe and crafts […]
Low Scores, High Costs Follow Schlechty
March 21, 2013 By
RICHLAND – At the March 12 Richland 2 School Board meeting, Board Member Melissa Anderson spoke passionately in support of the increasingly criticized Schlechty training model that was introduced to Richland 2 three years ago by Superintendent Dr. Katie Brochu shortly after she was hired by the District. Anderson encouraged every principal and teacher to […]
