Every student deserves a quality education. As parents, educators, and community members, we’re coming together to identify and support qualified and visionary School Board candidates. We want to make real, lasting change happen in our school district, improving the standard of education for all kids.
How is a School Board member elected? How many Board members are there? Learn more about the Charleston County School Board, its current challenges, and its role in educating students.
Did you know that the School Board is responsible for managing the $920 million education budget for Charleston County? See why qualified individuals are needed for our Charleston County School Board.
We're working to identify visionary candidates for the School Board and support them in their election to serve. Get to know our 2018 School Board candidates!
Our Mission
We're on a mission to spark real and lasting change in our school district—improving our schools and bringing more opportunities to our students.
We're rallying the community around our vision: School Board Members urgently focused on ensuring excellent public schools for every family.
In Charleston County, 80% of African American third graders are not reading on grade level, while fewer than 40% of all 8th grade students are proficient in math. More than half of our schools will be rated “below average” or “unsatisfactory” on state report cards. The crisis is clear, and the neglect of our students requires our unwavering focus.
As voters, we must elect Board members qualified to balance this budget. Join us in supporting candidates ready for this challenge.
The Board is renowned for dysfunction and petty politics, while our students wait for change. We can change this by supporting and electing Board leaders committed to change.
Failing schools are keeping thousands of kids in our state from reaching their potential. We must advocate for attention to our broken school system.
Dozens of parents and grandparents, community and business leaders came together to launch Charleston Coalition For Kids. We expect the School Board to address the unacceptable inequity across schools, and we’re here to hold them accountable for that duty.
Historian at Emanuel AME and former CCSD board chair
Community volunteer
MUSC Zucker Institute For Applied Neurosciences
Crystal-Barkley Corporation
Community volunteer
Yarborough Applegate
Bidr and Go To Team
SC State Board of Education
Former school administrator
BlueKey
MUSC
Charleston RISE
Obviouslee Marketing
Boomy Consulting
RW Baird
Charleston Hematology Oncology Associates / Porter-Gaud
Babiators
Avison Young; former CCSD board chair
South Carolina House of Representatives
Mayor, City of Folly Beach
Community volunteer / real estate investor
Department of Veterans Affairs (retired), Charleston RISE
Jonathan Green Studios
Attorney at Toya Hampton, LLC; former CCSD board member
Joye Law Firm
Morgan Stanley
Kids on Point
College of Charleston (former President)
Boeing South Carolina
Palmetto Warrior Connection / Goodwill
Boeing South Carolina
Parent advocate
MUSC Board of Trustees / Southeastern Spine Institute
Young Clement Rivers
Community volunteer
South Carolina Senate / Motley Rice
Community volunteer
Trident Technical College (retired)
WINGS For Kids
Bank of South Carolina
SunTrust Bank
Robert Bosch, LLC (retired)
Community volunteer
Boeing South Carolina
Charleston Parks Conservancy
City of Charleston Housing Authority
BoomTown
Happy & Bennett
FirstString Research
Trident Charleston Urban League
Mt. Zion AME Church
Meeting Street Schools
Monoc Roberts Law Firm
District 4 Constituent School Board Member
Omatic Software
International African American Museum
Warner-Lambert Consumer Group (retired)
Grove Property Fund
Sherman Capital / Meeting Street Schools
Former CCSD board chair
Objectivity Squared
Ronald McDonald House Charleston
Community volunteer
Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough
Boeing South Carolina
Iron Horse Ventures
MAR Real Estate
Citibot
Former Mayor, City of Charleston
MUSC Community Health
Poet, Presbyterian minister
Chair, SC Education Oversight Committee / Nexsen Pruet
Saillant Consulting/Hispanic Business Association
Civil rights advocate
Belmond Charleston Place Hotel
Former CCSD board member
Goodwill
Community volunteer
LaunchPath Innovation
Teach For America - South Carolina
Riley Center for Livable Communities, College of Charleston
Cusabo Lacrosse
Parent advocate
Mayor, City of North Charleston
Businesswoman and mom
VentureSouth Charleston
Trident Technical College
Laura Varn & Associates
Entrepreneur / Former CCSD teacher
Community volunteer
College of Charleston School of Education
Jonathan Green Studios
EastRock Properties / Z18 Ventures
InterTech Group
We are parents, educators, and community members dedicated to changing the outlook of Charleston County Schools. Join us—together, we can make a real difference in the future of our students.
