Riverview Charter School
Riverview Charter School begins enrollment period for 2012-2013
Riverview Charter School begins enrollment period for 2012-2013
Riverview Charter School is now accepting Kindergarten through 8th grade applications for the 2012-2013 school year. Open enrollment will run through January 31, 2012. [ read article ... ]
Riverview announces new member elected to board of directors
Riverview announces new member elected to board of directors
Riverview Charter School is proud to announce that Geri Kinton was recently elected to the Board of Directors. In keeping with Riverview’s Charter and bylaws, a special election for the board vacancy was held earlier this month, and ballots were counted on Tuesday, September 20. [ read article ... ]
Riverview Charter School MAP scores surpass National norms for reading, math
Riverview Charter School MAP scores surpass National norms for reading, math
In a presentation to the Riverview Charter School Board of Directors on Tuesday May 10, School Director Alison Thomas announced that Riverview students are surpassing national averages in both reading and math at all grade levels according to the school’s most recent MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) data. [ read article ... ]
City suggests Riverview Charter consider Beaufort Elementary campus
City suggests Riverview consider Beaufort Elementary campus
At a workshop session on Tuesday, April 12, Beaufort City Council suggested to Riverview Charter School leaders that they consider the Beaufort Elementary School campus at Bay and North Streets in downtown Beaufort as the site for Riverview’s permanent quarters. [ read article ... ]
Riverview proceeds with reduced lottery
Riverview proceeds with reduced lottery
Responding to the Beaufort County School Board’s refusal to compromise on the number of students to be enrolled for the upcoming 2011-12 school year, Riverview Charter School’s board announced today its decision to proceed with a lottery for new students based on a total school enrollment of 242, the lowest possible total enrollment the board anticipates. [ read article ... ]
Riverview Charter School sues school board
Riverview Charter School sues school board
Alleges breach of contract, seeks declaratory judgment
Riverview Charter School’s board of directors announced today filing of a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas against the Beaufort County Board of Education and the Beaufort County School District. [ read article ... ]
Focus on Beaufort County School District: Charter schools could ease budget woes, improve academics
Focus on Beaufort County School District
Charter schools could ease budget woes, improve academics
A long-time political activist from Bluffton says the Beaufort County School District could greatly reduce its financial overhead while also enhancing students’ academic performance by establishing more charter schools in the area. [ read article ... ]
Beaufort Twilight Run, Oyster Roast on tap for next weekend
Participants and spectators of last year's Beaufort Twlight Run and Oyster Roast enjoy the festive environment. (BTR website)
Beaufort Twilight Run on tap for weekend
Riverview Charter School in Beaufort will host the school’s biggest fundraiser and now a Lowcountry favorite – the Annual Beaufort Twilight Run and Oyster Roast – on Saturday, March 19. [ read article ... ]
Riverview open enrollment exceeds expectations
Riverview open enrollment exceeds expectations
SCHOOL RECEIVED 350 NEW APPLICATIONS DURING OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD
Having concluded the school’s open enrollment period on January 31, Riverview Charter School received 350 new applications for openings in the 2011-12 school year. [ read article ... ]
Riverview students excel on test
Riverview students excel on tests
While several Beaufort county schools continue to struggle for consistency in state achievement tests, students at the area’s only charter school posted above average scores on most indicators in the latest reviews released by the state. [ read article ... ]
January 23: Riverview Charter School Board meeting, agenda here
January 23
Riverview Charter School Board meeting, agenda here [ read article ... ]
Riverview and school board disagree, again
Riverview and school board disagree, again
Riverview Charter School and the Beaufort County Board of Education are in disagreement over the number of students the charter school can enroll next year. In November, the school board voted to limit the school’s enrollment expansion to 38 more students (total 342); however, last week Riverview’s board voted to admit 76 more in kindergarten students (total 380). [ read article ... ]
Riverview hires a new director
Fourth director in 16 months
Riverview hires a new director
Alison Thomas was hired as Riverview Charter School’s next director by a unanimous vote on Thursday night, December 16. This is Thomas’ first paid position with the school. She was a member of the original committee that formed Riverview and began chairing that committee before the school opened in August 2009. [ read article ... ]
December 6-8: Riverview Visioning and Programming workshop
December 6-8
Riverview Visioning and Programming workshop
Riverview Charter School’s Visioning and Programming workshop will be the formal kick-off to their permanent facility implementation, a much-anticipated and highly-pressing milestone in the young school’s life. [ read article ... ]
Riverview school adopts Empty Bowls Project
Riverview school adopts Empty Bowls Project
Riverview Charter School students, grades K-6, have been learning about childhood hunger in the lowcountry and adopted the Empty Bowls Project as a multi-faceted service learning initiative. [ read article ... ]
Riverview students support Lt. Dan Project with the gift of gratitude
Riverview students support Lt. Dan Project with gift of gratitude
Riverview's cross country stars, Robyn Bridgers and Olivia Ward, celebrate their 2nd and 3rd place victories, for the 12 and under age group, in the Lt. Dan 5K run.
Before Riverview Charter School started its first year, its inaugural staff developed core values in which the schools’ social and emotional learning program is based. Empathy, gratitude, integrity, stewardship, cooperation, mindfulness, and perseverance are the hallmarks of the program and are weaved into the fabric of student life at Riverview. Whether students are studying science or math, playing on the playground, embarking on a field trip, or participating in an assembly, Riverview’s core values are integrated into all aspects of the educational program. [ read article ... ]
Riverview Charter School: Kids win chess tournament
Riverview Charter School
Congratulations to Riverview’s Chris and Casey Hoogenboom for their performance at the Scholastic Chess Tournament
Chris and Casey Hoogenboom represented the Riverview Chess Club at the Ogeechee River Scholastic Chess Tournament in Statesboro, Georgia. Coached by Darrin Rogers and the boys’ father, the Hoogenbooms competed against some of the top youth chess teams from schools across South Carolina and Georgia. [ read article ... ]
Riverview Charter School: Pinwheels for Peace
Riverview Charter School
Students at Riverview Charter School took part in an integrated art project, Pinwheels for Peace, in commemoration of International Peace Day. [ read article ... ]
June 28: Riverview Charter School board meets today, agenda here
June 28: Riverview board meets today, agenda here
[ read article ... ]
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 ... ]
Riverview Charter School’s head quits, second in six months
Riverview School’s head quits, second in six months
June 14: Riverview Charter School board meeting, agenda here
June 14
Riverview Charter School board meeting, agenda here
Students set flags for Memorial Day at National Cemetery
Students set flags for Memorial Day [ read article ... ]
Riverview Charter School announces lottery results, meet and exceed OCR goals
Riverview lottery results meet and exceed OCR goals [ read article ... ]
May 24: Riverview announces lottery results today, agenda here
May 24: Riverview announces lottery results today, agenda here [ read article ... ]
May 17: Riverview Charter School board to meet three times today
May 17: Riverview Charter School board to meet three times today
[ read article ... ]
Here are the lottery procedures for Riverview Charter School
Here are the lottery procedures for Riverview Charter School [ read article ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
Riverview Charter School board meets today, March 18, agenda here
Riverview Charter School board meets today, March 8, agenda here
Riverview Charter School board meets today, March 8, agenda here
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
Riverview supporter says school district’s racial data “falsification”
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 ... ]
Editorial cartoon: Riverview outsmarts them
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
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 ... ]
Truesdale says Riverview may not open, other schools not change
In a tortuously worded, reluctantly released statement, Beaufort County School District’s superintendent of education, Valerie Truesdale, revealed late last week that Riverview Charter School may not open in August and other schools in the district may not change due to decisions that “adversely affect racial composition.” [ read article ... ]
Full text of statement by School Superintendent Valerie Truesdale
The following is the full text of the statement by School Superintendent Valerie Truesdale: [ read article ... ]
Riverview Charter School issues statement, continues hopeful
Riverview Charter School leaders continue hopeful that the school will be approved by the school board and will be open on August 17, according to a statement e-mailed by Geri Kinton, the school’s communications chairperson, to Riverview’s 170 families this past Thursday, July 9. [ read article ... ]
School district acknowledges role of The Beaufort Tribune in informing public
The Beaufort County School District acknowledged on Friday the role of The Beaufort Tribune in keeping the public informed about the Riverview Charter School situation. [ read article ... ]
