Attorney says District 7 broke law with disclosure delay

APRIL 7, 2010 4:25 p.m. (0)

The Spartanburg District 7 Board of Trustees took a major vote Tuesday night.

But the implications of that vote – which were to close Whitlock Junior High and the Madden Center – were unknown to the public until district personnel explained it in a closed-door media briefing the following morning.  Continue reading...

 

When passion meets purpose

AUGUST 17, 2010 7:29 a.m. (0)

District 7 Superintendent Russell Booker’s passion and devotion got him selected for the next Liberty Fellowship class; those are some of the same traits that saw him tapped for the top schools slot in the city of Spartanburg.

At 40, Booker is a man who loves his job, his family and the community he’s been called to serve. He is an intense man with kind eyes that urge people to talk about themselves and their dreams.

His favorite quote “Relationships are all there is,” is by Margaret Wheatley and sums up his philosophy of schools administration and life.  Continue reading...

 

Reading, it's always on their mind

School District 7 connects writers with readers

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 1:40 p.m. (0)

No matter your age, feel free to be a kid.

That was the message Melissa Conroy, the daughter of New York Times bestseller Pat Conroy, brought to District 7 students this week as she read and talked about her two children’s books.

Conroy read to kindergarten and first grade students in the media centers at Pine Street Elementary and Houston Elementary Monday and at Chapman and Mary Wright Elementary schools Tuesday.  Continue reading...