Education in Sumter: Leaders from different schools provide update, focus on transparency 和 communication in second annual Sumter 教育状况
作者:Sam perez
萨姆特堡,年代.C. — Transparency 和 communication to improve education for Sumter was the focus of today’s second annual 教育状况.
领导 from different educational institutes got together to share what they’re working on to better teach the future generation.
“I think people want to know what the real story is from the perspective of the leaders,” moderator Lefford Fate says. “I’m thinking that the state of education is a growing state. And what I mean by that is, we see w在这里 we are, but we see w在这里 we need to go.”
Different educational leaders gat在这里d from: Liberty STEAM Charter School, University of South Carolina (USC) Sumter, Central Carolina Technical College (CCTC), 莫里斯的大学, 托马斯·萨姆特学院, 萨姆特堡的基督教 和 威尔逊大厅.
“我们都在一起, 和 we all are contributing to the same outcome, which is we want to produce thoughtful, productive citizens that hopefully choose to remain 在这里 in Sumter. 正确的?” Trevor Ivey with Liberty STEAM said during the discussion.
“I think the first thing we have to say is the fact that all of us combined are the education group 在这里, 你知道, it’s not like we’re all separate,” CCTC’s Kevin Pollock added. “Combined, we’re making a difference in the community.”
Ben Herod with 托马斯·萨姆特学院 was one of many who emphasized the importance of unity among all educational entities in the area.
“One thing that I like to tell people is 你知道, your, your child is your most valuable possession. And you trust us with your most valuable possession. So thank you for that,” Herod shared with the group. “If one school does not fit you, another one will. And if another school does not fit you, then another one will. Go find what works for you 和 your family because our schools do a lot of the same things with different words. 我们都做得很好, 和 we all care 和 we all try to take care of our teachers 和 we all try to keep our ratio, 我们的学生老师下来了. You know, we do all of those things, but find what works best for you.”
Discussing topics from raising literacy rates to collecting feedback 和 data from parents to the prospect of offering more two year higher education programs, panelists spoke to attendees like Brittany Tindal.
“I think one wonderful thing about Sumter 和 our surrounding communities is everyone’s acting like a team. They’re not acting like competitors. They’re all working together for the betterment of our community 和 our children,” Tindal tells me. “I think it’s a wonderful opportunity for community leaders to get together 和 talk about the state of education because the children are our future. And it’s important for us to teach them, 你知道, how to carry on so that our community is sustainable.”
“I think the future is really bright. And the more we work together 和 get out of this idea of like dog eat dog world, sort of competitive about everything 和 look at 和 say like, we live in this ecosystem of really great schools, how do we benefit each other? We all have different missions, so we’re not necessarily in competition,” 威尔逊大厅’s Brent Kaneft explains. “We want families to find the right fit for them. And so I just think it’s really positive. I think we’re breaking bread 和 we’re coming to the table 和 we’re talking. And that is something, I think, new historically 在这里 和 so I think it’s really positive.”
这次活动是由 萨姆特商会. 萨姆特学区 Superintendent William Wright had planned to attend the event, but a scheduling mixup prevented him from making an appearance, 该地区告诉News 19.
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