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Monday, June 28, 2010
June 28: Riverview Charter School board meets today, agenda here

June 28: Riverview board meets today, agenda here
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Charter school movement gets good grades nationwide, bodes well for Riverview

Charter school movement gets good grades nationwide, bodes well for Riverview

In a report that bodes well for the only charter school in Beaufort County, Riverview, a rigorous study reported in The Washington Times of a national charter school system has found that most of its low-income students achieve “overwhelmingly positive” academic improvements in a few years. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Riverview Charter School’s head quits, second in six months

Riverview School’s head quits, second in six months

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Monday, June 14, 2010
June 14: Riverview Charter School board meeting, agenda here

June 14

Riverview Charter School board meeting, agenda here

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Students set flags for Memorial Day at National Cemetery

Students set flags for Memorial Day [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Riverview Charter School announces lottery results, meet and exceed OCR goals

Riverview lottery results meet and exceed OCR goals [ read article ... ]

Monday, May 24, 2010
May 24: Riverview announces lottery results today, agenda here

May 24: Riverview announces lottery results today, agenda here [ read article ... ]

Monday, May 17, 2010
May 17: Riverview Charter School board to meet three times today

May 17: Riverview Charter School board to meet three times today
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Here are the lottery procedures for Riverview Charter School

Here are the lottery procedures for Riverview Charter School [ read article ... ]

Friday, May 14, 2010
May 14: Riverview Charter School reschedules to set lottery procedures, agenda here

May 14: Riverview Charter School reschedules to set lottery procedures

Riverview Charter School will set lottery procedures for choosing new students for its upcoming school year at a 4:30 p.m. meeting of its board of directors Friday afternoon, May 14. Consideration of this item was originally scheduled for the board’s May 10 meeting but had to be rescheduled. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Riverview Charter School gets racial reprieve

Riverview Charter School gets racial reprieve

Riverview Charter School got a racial reprieve from the U.S. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Beaufort County School Board as the result of a closed meeting of the school board yesterday, May 10. [ read article ... ]

Monday, May 10, 2010
May 10: Lottery on Riverview Charter School agenda today

May 10: Lottery on Riverview Charter School’s meeting agenda

The agenda for the Monday, May 10, meeting of Riverview Charter School includes ratifying the lottery procedures for the selection of additional Riverview students for the upcoming school year. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Riverview Charter School anticipates lottery approval for new students

Riverview Charter School anticipates lottery approval for new students

The board of directors of  Riverview Charter School announced yesterday their expectation of holding the lottery on May 20 to determine new students for the upcoming school year. The lottery was delayed following controversial reporting of erroneous racial data by the Beaufort County School District to the U.S. Office for Civil Rights. [ read article ... ]

Monday, May 3, 2010
Riverview Charter School president elected to statewide board

Riverview Charter School president elected to statewide board

Riverview Charter School announced this past weekend that Alison Thomas, current president of Riverview’s board of directors, has been elected to the South Carolina Association of Public Charter Schools (SCAPCS) board of directors. [ read article ... ]

Monday, May 3, 2010
May 2 – 8: Riverview celebrates National Charter School Week

May 2 – 8: Riverview celebrates National Charter School Week

This week, May 2 – 8, is National Charter School Week. In recognition, the first charter school in Beaufort county, Riverview, is planning special events. [ read article ... ]

Monday, April 26, 2010
Riverview Charter School leaders explain choice of Wendy Randle to head school

Riverview Charter School leaders explain choice of Wendy Randle to head school

The members of the Riverview Charter School Director Search Committee issued the following statement explaining in detail the reasons why they chose Wendy Randle as the school’s new director. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Riverview Charter School names new director

Riverview Charter School names new director

The Riverview Charter School board of directors announced Wednesday, April 21, that Wendy Randle has been named the new director of Riverview effective May 17. [ read article ... ]

Friday, April 16, 2010
Riverview Charter School earns IRS 501(c)(3) status, contributions tax deductible

Riverview Charter School earns IRS 501(c)(3) status, contributions tax deductible

Riverview Charter School has been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that Riverview qualifies for Section 501(c)(3) status under the United States Internal Revenue Code. This means contributions to Riverview are tax deductible for Federal income tax purposes. [ read article ... ]

Friday, March 26, 2010
Riverview second and third graders bring Broadway to Beaufort

Riverview second and third graders bring Broadway to Beaufort

The seventy-one second and third grade children at Riverview Charter School, ages seven, eight and nine, brought Broadway to Beaufort Thursday evening in a standing-room only production of the first-ever musical production at Riverview, the hit kids musical Bugz. [ read article ... ]

Monday, March 22, 2010
Riverview Charter School lottery delay continues, school board drags feet

Riverview Charter School lottery delay continues, school board drags feet

The lottery to choose new students for the upcoming school year at Riverview Charter School continues to be delayed because the Beaufort County Board of Education has so far failed to send Riverview’s lottery proposal to the U.S. Office for Civil Rights. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, March 18, 2010
Riverview Charter School board meets today, March 18, agenda here

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Monday, March 8, 2010
Riverview Charter School board meets today, March 8, agenda here

Riverview Charter School board meets today, March 8, agenda here

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Riverview board stays neutral in racial numbers investigation

Riverview board stays neutral in racial numbers investigation

Following is a public statement released by the board of directors of Riverview Charter School on Monday, March 1: [ read article ... ]

Sunday, February 28, 2010
Riverview insiders report SC attorney general seeks racial “falsification” info

Riverview insiders: Attorney gen’l seeks racial “falsification” info

Riverview Charter School insiders have reported to The Beaufort Tribune that the S.C. attorney general is asking the state auditor’s office to look into the racial numbers issued by the Beaufort County School District and report any malfeasance. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, February 28, 2010
School board’s Riverview racial “error” approximates 5%

School board’s Riverview racial “error” approximates 5%

The Beaufort Tribune has obtained spreadsheets showing that the “error” in the racial composition of the Beaufort County public schools reported by the Beaufort County School District was skewed approximately 5% in favor of African-American students. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Riverview parents: We want an independent investigation of the school district

Riverview parents: We want an independent investigation of the school district

The Beaufort Tribune has obtained the following letter, which is being distributed by Riverview Charter School supporters to all Riverview parents to obtain their signatures on the attached letter to the school board:

Dear Riverview Parents:

Please take a moment to review the attached letter to the Beaufort County Board of Education. As we are now well-aware, there are serious questions surrounding the data released by the District to Riverview and the Office of Civil Rights regarding the actual diversity numbers of children in the County. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Reader: An open letter to the voters, hold school board members accountable

Reader: An open letter to the voters, hold school board members accountable

To the voters of Beaufort County:

With the current turmoil regarding the Beaufort County School District’s Board of Education and Riverview Charter School, it is relevant to point out 2010 is an election year where voters have the opportunity to hold particular board members accountable. [ read article ... ]

Friday, February 26, 2010
Riverview supporter says school district’s racial data “falsification”

Riverview supporter says school district’s racial data “falsification” and “gross negligence or intentional fraud,” calls for independent investigation

Dear Concerned Riverview Parents:

I am sure that we were all relieved, celebratory and jubilant when we got the news earlier this week that RCS [Riverview Charter School] has dodged a bullet. But, like a real-life near miss, once the relief subsides, one starts to wonder: where did that bullet come from, how was the gun aimed so accurately and who was pulling the trigger? [ read article ... ]

Thursday, February 25, 2010
Editorial cartoon: Riverview outsmarts them

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Riverview Charter School says school board racial numbers are wrong, goes forward with lottery plans

Riverview: School board racial numbers wrong, onward with lottery

Riverview Charter School’s board of directors announced late Tuesday afternoon it has obtained SC Board of Education statistics on the racial makeup of students in Beaufort County public schools refuting claims by our local school board of a high African-American percentage. “The average white population in grades K – 6 in Beaufort County is at least 4 percentage points higher than what was originally provided to Riverview by the Beaufort County School District”, the announcement stated. “We look forward to holding our enrollment lottery as soon as possible.” [ read article ... ]

Thursday, February 18, 2010
Jonathan Green, noted artist of the Lowcountry, supports Riverview Charter School

Jonathan Green, noted artist of the Lowcountry, supports Riverview Charter School

In a letter directed to Fred Washington, chairman of the Beaufort County Board of Education, the noted Lowcountry artist Jonathan Green has issued a plea to the school board to support Riverview Charter School. Here is Jonathon Green’s letter in full: [ read article ... ]

Thursday, February 18, 2010
Riverview calls meeting after board of education’s non-support

Riverview calls meeting after school board’s non-support

In a letter from Mary Foster, communications chairperson of the Riverview Charter School board of directors, Riverview’s leaders have called on the Riverview family of supporters to attend a “Town Hall meeting” tonight, Thursday, February 18, in The Commons. The purpose of the meeting is to “clear up any confusion you may have about information that was presented there [at the school board meeting Tuesday], and answer questions that still linger”. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Riverview Charter School hires interim director

Riverview Charter School hires interim director

The Riverview Charter School board of directors has hired Dr. Eileen C. Williams, Ed.D., as interim director of the school while the board continues to search for a permanent director, according to an announcement following the board’s meeting Sunday evening. The move comes after the board fired the school’s first director, Eleanore Bednarsh, after only six months. [ read article ... ]

Monday, January 11, 2010
Riverview Charter School receives 105 new applications in one week

Riverview Charter School receives 105 new applications in one week

After beginning the school’s open enrollment period just one short week ago, Riverview Charter School has already received 105 new applications for openings in the 2010-11 school year. Due to the overwhelming response, new Riverview students next year will once again be selected by lottery. [ read article ... ]

Monday, January 4, 2010
Eleanore Bednarsh departs as principal of Riverview Charter School

Eleanore Bednarsh departs as principal of Riverview Charter School

Eleanore Bednarsh, the principal of Riverview Charter School, also known as the “director”, has departed, according to an announcement by Alison Thomas, the school’s chairperson.

Here is the entire text of the announcement to parents by email at 5:30 am Monday: [ read article ... ]

Sunday, January 3, 2010
Riverview Charter School opens enrollment for new students

Riverview Charter School opens enrollment for new students

Riverview Charter School announced Sunday that it is now accepting kindergarten through 6th grade applications for the 2010-11 school year. Open enrollment will run through January 31. Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. January 31, 2010, to be considered part of open enrollment and included in any ensuing lottery. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Student report cards distinguish Riverview Charter School

Student report cards distinguish Riverview Charter School

Student report cards are a distinguishing mark at Riverview Charter School, according to the most recent issue of Riverview’s monthly newsletter released yesterday, titled Currents. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, November 7, 2009
Riverview Charter School second grade newsletter emphasizes reading, writing and arithmetic

Riverview second grade newsletter

Riverview Charter School’s second grade newsletter of November 6 strikes all the right chords– reading, writing & arithmetic. “In reader’s workshop, we will be focusing on voice and how the use of voice (and good descriptions) helps the reader understand the story in the way the writer intended,” the newsletter says. For writing “we will be focusing on strong sentence formation and proper punctuation.” And for arithmetic “this week our mathematicians worked on numbers and number patterns to 10.” [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Riverview Charter School seeks board member

Riverview Charter School seeks board member

Riverview  Charter  School is seeking from the community at-large nominees for a one-year term on its board of directors. Members are elected annually to the board of directors by the parents and faculty of the school. [ read article ... ]

Monday, October 12, 2009
Focus on Beaufort County’s public schools: Riverview Charter School

Riverview Charter School is up and running

Riverview Charter School, the first and only charter school in our county’s public-school system, opened its doors to children from kindergarten to 5th grade for the first time this past August 17. Pictured above is the kindergarten class, slated to graduate from high school in 2022. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Video: Riverview Charter School presents video of first three weeks of school

Riverview Charter School’s first three weeks

Riverview Charter School, which opened its doors to students for the first time on August 17, celebrated its first student assembly this past Friday, September 4. The assembly included a video of the first three weeks of school, which The Beaufort Tribune is pleased to present for everyone to see. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Riverview Charter School seeks volunteers

Riverview Charter School, which opened its doors to students for the first time yesterday, is seeking a corps of volunteers from the community to help with a variety of tasks at the new school throughout this school year. [ read article ... ]

Friday, August 7, 2009
Riverview Charter School needs classroom items

Riverview Charter School seeks donations of classroom items

Riverview Charter School is seeking donations of items to equip its classrooms for the start of the school year. This Saturday, August 8, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., and Monday, August 10 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Riverview will be accepting donations at the school building, 302 Burroughs Avenue, Beaufort, of items needed. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, July 26, 2009
Editorial: Beaufort County School District ignores Riverview Charter School

The biggest news in public education in northern Beaufort county for the past two years has been the herculean effort by hundreds of leaders, families and supporters to open Riverview Charter School. Riverview is a county public school under the purview of the Beaufort County School District. Yet one would never know Riverview Charter School exists if one were to visit the school district’s web site. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, July 25, 2009
Riverview Charter School shows entrepreneurial spirit

Riverview Charter School’s leaders have stepped out smartly to complete the tasks necessary to open the school on August 17, following last Saturday’s approval of the school by the Beaufort County board of education. Proof is no further away than the following letter to Riverview’s families and supporters from Riverview’s volunteers and enrichment chairperson, Mary Foster. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Riverview Charter School adjusts to racial quota requirements

In a rapid response to the imposition on Saturday of a fixed racial quota of African-American students and teachers at the new Riverview Charter School by the Beaufort County Board of Education and the U.S. Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the school’s leaders announced yesterday immediate steps to comply with the requirements. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, July 19, 2009
Riverview Charter School leaders, families and supporters celebrate approval

Riverview Charter School leaders, families and supporters are celebrating today approval of their school to open on August 17 as the first charter school in the Beaufort County public school system. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, July 18, 2009
Breaking news: Beaufort County Board of Education imposes racial quota on Riverview Charter School

The Beaufort County Board of Education voted this morning to impose a racial quota on Riverview Charter School to guarantee a fixed minimum percentage of African-American students as the price of its willingness to approve the school for opening on August 17. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, July 18, 2009
Riverview Charter School organizers say school board will approve today

Riverview Charter School organizers announced by email late Friday afternoon to the 170 families of the students chosen by lottery to attend the school that “the Board of Education will formally vote on our charter at their retreat tomorrow (Saturday, July 18) at 9:00 A.M. in the School District offices on King St.” [ read article ... ]

Saturday, July 18, 2009
Complete text of email message from Riverview Charter School

The following is the complete text of the email message from Riverview Charter School to the 170 families planning to send children to Riverview: [ read article ... ]