James B. Edwards 
ABOUT OUR SCHOOL!
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, and part of our school was rezoned to Belle Hall Elementary. Our school's population has remained around 650 students since 1990. 

Francine Mitchell!

Mrs. Mtichell has been principal at James B. Edwards since July 2009.    Please check back shortly to learn more about Mrs. Mitchell!
Meet Randy Dunn!

Randy has just joined our James B. Edwards team as of July 1, 2010.  Look for MORE information about Randy in the very near future!  Welcome!

  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)
* "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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