Information for Education Professionals
REC Coordinators Working Together
Together Everyone Accomplishes More
(L to R) Gene Schwarting, Kaye Shaw, Cynthia Pitts, Patricia Ferguson, Cheryl Lewis, Patty Shortt, Jay Blankenship
Upper Savannah Region School District Links
School Districts Clusters of Study
The cluster concept will allow a focus on academics and take courses following a chosen career plan. View videos on all 16 Career Clusters.
Useful Links For Faculty
Western Piedmont Education Consortium (WPEC)
WPEC is an association of 10 school districts in the upper western South Carolina region that work collaboratively to accomplish specific goals. Initiatives include: Staff Development
Organizing Peer Group Meetings
Contracts for Courses
Purchased Services at Discount Rates
Lobby for Educational Needs
Express Opinions of WPEC Districts
Piedmont Education and Business Alliance
One of the most important roles Piedmont Education and Business Alliance plays is connecting educators with business. PEBA activities provide educators with up-to-date knowledge on careers in the Upper Savannah region and the requirements students will need to pursue those careers.
Office of Professional Development
The Office of Professional Development asks, What Matters Most? Teaching for America's Future, the highly regarded report of the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, asks this nation to get serious about standards for both student and teacher performance and calls for the reinvention of teacher professional development as a means to the end.
SC Economic Education Council
The SC Economic Education Council promotes economic development in K-12 Education.
Chamber of Commerce
Get information on local businesses, events, and more.
www.abbevillescchamber.com Abbeville Chamber of Commerce
www.edgefieldcountychamber.org Edgefield Chamber of Commerce
www.greenwoodscchamber.org Greenwood Chamber of Commerce
http://www.laurenscounty.org/ Laurens/ Clinton Chamber of Commerce
http://mccormickscchamber.org McCormick Chamber of Commerce
www.sciway.net/city/ninetysix.html Ninety-six Chamber of Commerce
www.newberrycounty.org Newberry Chamber of Commerce
http://www.saludasc.com/ Saluda Chamber of Commerce
Center for Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA)
The purpose of the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, & Advancement (CERRA) is to provide leadership in identifying, attracting, placing and retaining well-qualified individuals for the teaching profession in our state. In doing so, CERRA will respond to changing needs for teachers from underrepresented populations, in critical subject fields and in under-served geographical areas in South Carolina. The Center will work cooperatively with other organizations to promote the teaching profession. Visit the CERRA website for more information.
Division of Eduator Quality and Leadership
State Superintendent Inez M. Tenenbaum created the Division of Educator Quality and Leadership to focus intensively on providing a highly qualified teacher and leader in every classroom and school. South Carolina's work to improve teacher quality has won national recognition and respect. "Quality Counts," the annual education evaluation published by the respected national magazine Education Week, ranked South Carolina's teacher quality initiatives number one in the nation in 2003 and 2004 and number two in 2005. Visit the Division of Educator Quality and Leadership website for more information.
Blackboard Teacher Information
The Blackboard Academic Suite is an online application aimed at providing a wider variety of successful, sustainable professional development via the Internet for K-12 teachers, regardless of their location and school-year schedule.
Professional Education Associations
The Professional Education Associations website. provides hypertext links to professional associations for teachers, teachers-in-training, graduate students, and educational researchers.
Professional Associations for Educators
The Professional Associations for Educators exists to help members value and promote their profession as well as nurture their individual careers. View the Professional associations for educators .pdf file