Orangeburg School District  

  About The School  

Mission

To prepare students to become successful, productive citizens, and reach their fullest potential by providing a broad and flexible curriculum in a safe and orderly environment.

Vision

Hunter Kinard Tyler Elementary School envisions a school of highly qualified staff, provides an effective, quality education for the whole child to reach proficient levels of academic success by the year 2010.

School's Motto

"Restructuring: The Road to Academic Excellence." 

Getting to Know Us

 Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary School (HKT) is a rural PreK-6 school located in Neeses, South Carolina.  This beautiful high-tech facility is a part of the Orangeburg Consolidated School District Four in Orangeburg County.  The facility was completed in 1996. The school received initial accreditation in 2000.

From the inception of the school, it has provided educational opportunities to the students of the Neeses, Norway and Springfield communities. The passing of years has brought about many changes, such as the consolidating of Springfield and Norway High Schools in 1969 to form a new school - Hunter-Kinard.  In 1981, the school underwent a name change - Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High School.  In October of 1996, all students in the former Orangeburg One School District, which consisted of Neeses Primary School (PreK-2), Springfield Elementary School (Grades 3-8) and Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High School (9-12), were moved into the current facility.  This facility accommodates grades PreK-12.  The name of the entire facility became Hunter-Kinard-Tyler School.  Due to a mandate by the South Carolina Legislature, Orangeburg District One merged with Orangeburg District 4 (Edisto) and Orangeburg District 8 (Branchville) to form Orangeburg Consolidated School District Four.  In July of 2000, the Board of Trustees of the district officially separated the two schools by name and the portion of the school that served students in grades PreK-6 became Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary School.

School Programs

There are several programs that offer enrichment services:

•              Students are given 40-minutes of enrichment activities daily

•              An afterschool, extended-day program provides students with remedial academic assistance and recreation   

•              A homework center provides assistance with homework and academic enrichment

 

Students are encouraged to be academically competitive by participating in:

•              The state’s Lieutenant Governor’s Writing contest

•              The Salkehatchie Consortium Writing contest

•              The Principal/Teacher Reading Challenge

For fun and enjoyment, the school hosts:

•              An annual Halloween Carnival

•              The Wonderland Circus

•              An annual Christmas Concert

•              The Pennies for Patients Campaign where we raised over $2,100.

Students enjoy many celebrations and cultural enrichment activities throughout the year such as:

•              Red Ribbon Week 

•              The 100th day of school

•              Career Day

•              Black History and Native American History Month programs

•              Parents and Grandparents Day Lunches

•              Read Across America

School Initiatives

Our theme this year is "Restructuring: The Road to Academic Excellence."  A number of changes will be made this year in order that we ensure that we provide the best possible education that we can. We focus on the individual learning needs of students. 

This year we focus on the following school and district initiatives:

Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) - a system that focuses on redesigning the learning environment to promote teaching and learning and preventing problem behaviors for all students.  We have created school-wide rules for all students to follow, not only in classes, but throughout the building.

Flexible Grouping - where students are grouped together to work on projects and academic  activities based on their particular academic levels.

 Differentiated Instruction - individualized instruction for all students based on their needs.

 Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) - a computerized assessment that measures growth to improve learning.

 OCSD 4’s Approved Curriculum (Anderson) - a comprehensive, cohesive curriculum designed to provide instructional units to guide the teaching process.

 Literacy - to make student reading achievement top priority through a balanced, benchmarked curriculum focusing on vocabulary, comprehension and effective reading strategies.

Classroom Without Walls - Based on DRA, PASS, MAP scores and classroom performance, if students are able to work on a higher level or need to work on a lower level, they may be moved to another grade with a class that is working on the level that they need.

Teacher Reassignments/Subjects - announced in May

Technology (Classroom Performance System) - for quicker assessments of student learning

Academy of Reading/All Teachers Teach Reading - district-wide initiative

Paperless Classrooms - laptops for GT classes

Quarterly School-Wide Writing Activities - in preparation for PASS

Rocking Chair Readers - Parenting activity

 

Quick Facts About Our School

Accreditation/Licenses:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)

DSS Licensing for PreSchool Program 

Enrollment: 375 students 

Staff:  10 Classified 28 Certified 

Attendance Area Served:  Norway, Neeses and Springfield 

Class Size:   PreK - 1:10  Kind. 1:8  First - 1:15  Second - 1:18 

Third - 1:22  Fourth - 1:15  Fifth - 1:20  Sixth - 1:23 

Programs for Exceptional Education:

LD Resource

Speech

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Gifted and Talented 

Poverty Rate: 90% 

Meals:   Free - 82% Reduced - 8% Full Pay - 10% 

Academics:

    Orangeburg 4's Approved Curriculum (Anderson 5 Curriculum)

    Flexible Grouping

    Differentiated Instruction

    Six Trait Writing

    Students are given 40-minutes of enrichment activities daily 

    A homework center provides assistance with homework and academic enrichment

    The state's Lieutenant Governor's Writing contest

    The Principal/Teacher Reading Challenge

    The Writing Expo

    Monthly Math Days

    Accelerated Reader 

Celebrations/Programs:

    An annual Halloween Carnival

    The Wonderland Circus

    An annual Christmas Concert

    Red Ribbon Week

    The 100th day of school

    Career Day

    Black History and Native American History Month programs

    Parents and Grandparents Day Lunches

Read Across America

Monthly Family Academic Nights

Field Day

    School Breakfast Week

    School Lunch Week

    School Visitations

Monthly Character Education Recognition Days

Book Fair 

Parental Involvement:

School Improvement Council (SIC) - meets monthly - 2nd Monday

Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) - meets every other month - 2nd Monday

Dynamic Dads - meets monthly - 1st Thursday

Volunteer Program

Family Literacy Program - meets monthly - 2nd Monday

Cubs Club

BEARS (Begin Early And Reach Success) 

Student Programs:

Junior Beta Club

Student Council

Positive Behavior Interventions and Strategies (PBIS) 

Technology:

All classes have 4 computers

Computer lab

Mobile computer lab

2 SmartBoards 

Health Care:

Full-time School Nurse

Norfield Medical Center across the street from school 

Safe School:

Exterior and classroom doors are locked at all times

Full-time School Resource Officer

43 cameras in various locations around the school with 24 hour surveillance 

Outreach:

The Pennies for Patients Campaign

Christmas Angel Tree

Helping Hands of Norway

       Good News Club

        Local Churches 

Standardized Testing:

Measures of Academic Progress - MAP (Grades 2-6)

Benchmark (Grades 2-6)

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills - ITBS (2nd Graders and selected 3-6 for Gifted and Talented )

CogAt - (Grade 2 and selected 3-6 for Gifted and Talented)

Dial-3 (PreK) 
 

Honors/Awards:

Quarterly Honor Roll and Principal's List recognition

Annual Honors and Awards Day

Palmetto Silver Award Recipient 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2005-2006