James B.
Edwards Elementary School,
located in Mt.
Pleasant, South
Carolina (near Charleston,
SC), opened its doors in the fall of 1981 with only seven classrooms
being
utilized for grades 1 and 2. Construction was still underway when the
school
opened. The overcrowded conditions at Whitesides Elementary resulted in
the construction of James B. Edwards Elementary. Construction was
completed
in the spring of 1982, and the remainder of the school's population
moved
into its new building at that time.
The population
of students at JBE increased
from 325
to 1050 students. In 1990 part of our school was rezoned to
Belle
Hall
Elementary. Presently our school's population is near 600.
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Francine
Mitchell!
Welcome
to the James B. Edwards
webpage! We have wonderful students, faculty, parents, and community
supports. This is my second year as principal at James B. Edwards. My
teaching career began in Michigan where I taught first grade. We
relocated to Nassau, Bahamas where I taught for four years and also
served as assistant principal. I have lived in Mt. Pleasant since the
summer of 2000. Prior to coming to James B. Edwards, I taught at
Charles Pinckney Elementary and was the assistant principal there for
five years.
My husband and I are the proud parents of three children. My oldest
daughter is attending our alma mater, The Ohio State University. Our
other two children are students at Wando High School.
It is a pleasure working at James B. Edwards with our excellent
staff,
fantastic students, and supportive parents. Please let me know if I can
answer any questions you may have concerning James B. Edwards.
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The
faculty is
made up of over 40 certified
teachers with
the majority holding advanced degrees.
JAMES B.
EDWARDS - AN
AWARD WINNING
SCHOOL!
James B. Edwards has received
several recognition
awards over the years. They include:
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"Palmetto's
Finest Award" |
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"Inviting
School Award" |
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"SC
Exemplary Writing Award" (1993-1996) |
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"Environmental
School of the Year"
(1992-1993) |
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SC Chapter of the
National School Public Relations Association, "Award of Excellence for Web page", (1997 & 2000) |
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Phoenix
Award for excellence in
Conservation and
Environmental programs for students" (1998-1999) |
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SC State Board of
Education Volunteer Award. Using the theme, “Metamorphosis,” a
grant was awarded for an ambitious plan (James B. Edwards
Elementary Butterfly Project) that included
the study of butterflies, construction of a butterfly garden,
publication of a butterfly brochure and a matching grant for Internet
access networking. (2000) |
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Second place,
SCIway's K-12 Web Design Contest. The "Carolina Shores Alphabet
Quilt" website was created by the entire second grade at James B.
Edwards The website http://sciway2.net/2001/ shows the quilt, stories and illustrations.
(2001) |
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"Showcase
Technology School" (2002 - 2006) |
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South CarolinaState
education Oversight Committee recognizes James B. Edwards for
accomplishments to close South Carolina’s achievement gap through the
exemplary 2002 Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) performance
of historically underachieving students. (2003) |
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Member,
"The
Society
of 1824", a philanthropical organization of the Medical University of
SC (1992 - present) |
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Centurion Award" at
the Society of 1824 dinner for reaching the 100 - 500,000 dollar level
in donations from our children to the Medical University.
Masterminds is an annual project held in conjunction with the Medical
University of South Carolina's Children's Hospital. This program serves
as a fundraiser for the hospital and as math enhancement for the
students. (2004) |
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"Palmetto Gold Award Winner" - The Palmetto
Gold and Silver Awards Program was established by the
Education Accountability Act of 1998. As an important part of the
education accountability system in South Carolina, the Awards program
is designed to recognize and reward schools that attain high levels of
absolute performance and schools that attain high rates of improvement. (2002 -03, 2003 - 04, 2004 -
05, 2005 - 06)
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AYP
(Annual Year Progress - 17 of 17 criteria) - met 2009 - 2010 !!
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