Story by cnmAdmin2030 / August 20, 2024
Dear Meeting Street Schools team, Thank you for the strong start to our school year. I have loved visiting classes in all of our schools,...
Read MoreStory by Diette Casey / August 15, 2024
Meeting Street - Brentwood alumna Erin Efa is one of the school's first students to be accepted to Academic Magnet High, one of the best...
Read MoreStory by Diette Casey / August 13, 2024
Meeting Street Academy - Spartanburg welcomed students and staff back Aug. 7 while Meeting Street Academy - Charleston, Meeting Street - Brentwood and Meeting Street...
Read MoreStory by Diette Casey / June 26, 2024
Dear staff, parents, supporters and partners, It’s been an incredible year of experiences and outcomes for Meeting Street Schools. In the last few weeks alone,...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / May 29, 2024
The improvement at Meeting Street – Brentwood has been meaningful and significant during the past two years. Its rating on the South Carolina Report Card...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / May 28, 2024
Meeting Street Academy - Spartanburg has a new group of alumni! These Mavericks are heading to Middle School! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWSHNy8F4Lc&t=1s 2024 MSA Spartanburg Fifth Grade Graduation...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / March 29, 2024
At which MSS campus do you teach? Meeting Street - Brentwood When and why did you decide to be a teacher? I am a genuine...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / March 7, 2024
At which MSS campus do you teach? Meeting Street Academy - Charleston When and why did you decide to be a teacher? I understood from...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / February 27, 2024
At which MSS campus do you teach? Meeting Street - Burns What is your role and how does your work impact the school? Director of...
Read MoreStory by John Park / February 15, 2024
Yes it is a daunting question, where do I send my child to school? And it is a pivotal decision that requires parents to be...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / January 9, 2024
At which MSS campus do you teach? Meeting Street - Brentwood Why did you decide to be a teacher? I decided to be a music...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / November 3, 2023
https://youtu.be/imMghM4JsUs Summary: This video features teachers from Meeting Street Schools discussing the impact of the "Excellence In Teaching Awards." They share personal stories of hard...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / October 17, 2023
Summary: A teacher from Meeting Street Schools, teaching at Jasper and Beaufort campuses, shares insights into their teaching journey. Driven by a passion to mentor...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / October 10, 2023
Abigail “Abby” Bruce, an 11th grader at James Island Charter High School, was just announced as the “Rookie Caddie of the Year”. This honor was...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / October 3, 2023
At which MSS campus do you teach? Meeting Street - Jasper & Beaufort Why did you decide to be a teacher? I became a teacher...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / September 26, 2023
At which MSS campus do you teach? Meeting Street - Brentwood Why did you decide to be a teacher? I love working with children and...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / September 5, 2023
Which MSS campus do you teach at? Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg Why did you decide to be a teacher? I decided to be a teacher because...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / May 10, 2023
Our alumni are such incredible humans with varied accomplishments, passions, and limitless potential to change the world. We have a future oceanographer, graphic designers, veterinarians,...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / March 23, 2023
We are honored to announce the hiring of an Executive Director for Meeting Street Academy, a leader who will guide our community through its second...
Read MoreStory by Meeting Street Schools / June 3, 2022
Jamie Downs – Chief Schools Officer/Principal Jamie spent the last 14 years of his life in Houston, TX, serving as a Lead Principal with YES...
Read MoreStory by Meeting Street Schools / June 3, 2022
I could not be more proud of our upper elementary school scholars here at Meeting Street @Burns. I could go on forever about their academic...
Read MoreStory by Meeting Street Schools / June 2, 2022
What A Year It Has Been! As you head into Memorial Day and the final week of school, there is so much to celebrate and...
Read MoreStory by Meeting Street Schools / May 3, 2022
One of the few good things about the COVID-19 pandemic is that it has highlighted how integral social and emotional support for students (and adults!)...
Read MoreStory by Meeting Street Schools / March 18, 2022
We are all working hard to make each day GREAT! We also are facing many challenges beyond our control. You are not alone. We go...
Read MoreStory by Meeting Street Schools / March 18, 2022
When my family was contemplating relocating five years ago, I searched for education roles online and learned about Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg. I had never worked...
Read MoreStory by Courtney Williams / August 4, 2021
Brian Hicks | Post and Courier Kaiasia Williams is an impressive young woman by any standard. She will graduate from Burke High this week with...
Read MoreStory by Courtney Williams / July 27, 2021
By Jennifer Berry Hawes, Seanna Adcox and Libby Stanford with The Post and Courier May 22, 2021 The mantra became accepted wisdom: South Carolina’s public...
Read MoreStory by Courtney Williams / July 14, 2021
Part of Meeting Street Schools 20-year commitment to students and families from early childhood education to the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund Charleston, SC - The...
Read MoreStory by cnmAdmin2030 / December 1, 2020
Over the last 11 years Meeting Street Schools (MSS) has been proud to serve families in the downtown Charleston, North Charleston and Spartanburg communities by...
Read MoreStory by cnmAdmin2030 / November 3, 2020
If we were to survey educators around the country to ask them about their why, the reason they decided to become a teacher, the greater...
Read MoreStory by cnmAdmin2030 / January 22, 2020
At Meeting Street Schools, we believe in providing an environment that supports educators. Each of our campuses are supplemented with an operations team who work...
Read MoreStory by cnmAdmin2030 / December 5, 2019
It has been a special year for Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg. On Sunday, November 17, teachers, staff, and community members came together to celebrate the opening...
Read MoreStory by cnmAdmin2030 / November 21, 2019
Dear Meeting Street Schools’ Team Members, We would like to take the time to thank everyone for their dedication and ongoing pursuit to make a...
Read MoreStory by cnmAdmin2030 / November 7, 2019
The Green Heart Project (GHP) is dedicated to helping schools bring their garden programs to life through support and educational resources. The GHP has ongoing,...
Read MoreStory by cnmAdmin2030 / August 20, 2019
Meeting Street Academy is back in session. On Tuesday, August 6 teachers and staff greeted students with contagious energy and enthusiasm to begin the new...
Read MoreStory by cnmAdmin2030 / August 13, 2019
Meeting Street Academy in Spartanburg opened its doors to embrace students for the new school year on Wednesday, July 31. MSA continued their tradition of...
Read MoreStory by cnmAdmin2030 / July 26, 2019
Participant Centered Learning According to an article by Diane Thielfoldt, “Participant Centered Learning--See It! Try It! Got It!”, “learning” is defined as “a way of...
Read MoreStory by VFutrell / March 19, 2019
By Neil Cotiaux Original article HERE It’s not every day that the CEO of a national corporation walks through the doors of Spartanburg’s Meeting Street...
Read MoreStory by VFutrell / November 26, 2018
By Heath Ellison, The Daniel Island News Ben Navarro has dipped his toes into several ventures, but is best known as a businessman and philanthropist....
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / March 26, 2018
Journalists, armchair social media commentators, community leaders and sometimes even the very school board members who voted on establishing Meeting Street Elementary @ Brentwood refer...
Read MoreStory by Meeting Street Schools / April 19, 2017
BY BENJAMIN NAVARRO When I travel around our state and speak about the need to better educate under-resourced kids, I am often asked what is...
Read MoreStory by Meeting Street Schools / April 19, 2017
Editorial by Benjamin Navarro, for the Post and Courier Early Friday morning, I started my day by reading a column that appeared on these pages...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / September 22, 2016
Within the first full month of the new school year, a local nonprofit specializing in school gardens and related curriculum has experienced an unprecedented growth...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / August 15, 2016
Meeting Street Elementary at Brentwood Pre K teacher Ali Sevey (right) works with students (from left) Damien Lemacks Tyler Rhodes and Nikko Grant on their...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / July 11, 2016
When interviewing prospective teachers to work at Meeting Street Elementary at Brentwood, a high-poverty North Charleston school run by a public-private partnership, Principal Sarah Campbell...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / June 19, 2016
It is time to close the devastating, but persistent, achievement gap between students in Charleston County whose families have resources and those whose don’t. And...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / May 31, 2016
A question for those who are protesting plans for Burns public elementary school to be operated by a private company: How many classes of children...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / April 1, 2016
[caption id="attachment_242" align="alignnone" width="600"] Meeting Street Elementary at Brentwood Pre K Teacher Sarah Petkus incorporates arm movements as she teachers math to her students Wednesday...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / February 10, 2016
As you may have read recently in this paper, we at Meeting Street Schools are in discussions with Charleston County School District to expand our...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / February 7, 2016
For years, educators have been trying different ways to close the achievement gap between white and black students in Charleston County. Finally, one of those...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / February 4, 2016
Teachers preach the gospel of grit to their students at Meeting Street Elementary @Brentwood, a unique public school under private management in an impoverished section...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / August 24, 2015
High schools in Charleston County that are struggling because students have fled to other schools need the full attention of the community — educators, businesses...
Read MoreStory by Jen Jordan / August 11, 2015
"2027" That’s when 6-year-old Julius Perry says he’ll go off to college. It’s the first lesson he and his fellow first-graders at Meeting Street Elementary...
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