REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
District Five Schools of Spartanburg County is home to twelve highly successful, award-winning schools. Located in the center of a vibrant, rapidly growing international business community, we serve over 7,500 students with a staff of over 750. Our mission is to offer opportunities and cultivate excellence in many areas of education. We seek to achieve this mission by presenting students with a wide array of meaningful choices while staffing our schools with the finest professionals and support personnel available.
During the 2009- 2010 school year, District Five experienced rising student achievement in all areas due to the hard work of our teachers and students. As a district, we increased our graduation rate, raised the percent of students meeting their MAP goals, increased our end of course and advanced placement scores, and saw an increase in our college entrance scores. The district’s emphasis on literacy will pay dividends of success for our students in all curricular areas.
District Five initiated elementary foreign language programs in German and Spanish. This initiative will help prepare our students to compete in a diverse global economy. Our fine arts programs have a long history of success, and increasing student participation. The opening of our state of the art fine arts center will allow students, teachers, and our community to experience the excellence of the programs offered in District Five.
District Five weathered the economic downturn in our state's economy by relying on fiscally conservative practices. During the year we experienced a series of budget cuts that reduced our state funding by approximately four million dollars. Due to the fiscally conservative management of our district, we were in a position that did not require the elimination of personnel or programs. Although the economic situation remains unstable, District Five will continue to place top priority on classroom instruction and meeting the needs of our children.
Thankfully, District Five continues to enjoy the benefits of enormous family and community support. We appreciate your commitment to our schools and the children of our community. Please continue to work with us as we strive to make District Five the premier district in every aspect of educational excellence.
-Dr. Scott Turner, Superintendent
