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The Beaufort County Board of Education meets in public session at 6 p.m. April 6 in the Beaufort County Council Chambers. The board will meet in a closed, executive session to discuss legal issues at 5 p.m.

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State education superintendent Jim Rex traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to defend South Carolina’s application for $300 million in federal money to implement reforms in its schools.

The board for Riverview Charter School will meet in public session at 7 p.m. March 18 at the school. The board will have a closed, executive session at 5:30 p.m. to discuss personnel and contractual items.

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The Beaufort County Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. March 16 in public session in the Beaufort County Council Chambers. A closed, executive session will begin at 5 p.m. and the board's minority contractor committee will meet at 4 p.m.

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The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently named three faculty and staff members as 2010 South Carolina Technical Education Association Educators of the Year.

• Libby R. DeLoach, cosmetology instructor, was named faculty member of the year.

• Pat Irwin, director of grant administration, was named administrator of the year.

• Latesha McComas, personnel assistant, was named support staff member of the year.

Winners were chosen by fellow employees at the college and were recognized at the annual SCTEA conference in Myrtle Beach in February.

The Beaufort County Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in public session March 2 in the Beaufort County Council Chambers.

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More than 100 parents of current and prospective Riverview Charter School students packed the school's Commons on Thursday to hear what options are available to meet minority enrollment targets set last year by the federal Office for Civil Rights.

The Beaufort County Board of Education will meet in public session at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 in the Beaufort County Council Chambers.

The board will discuss a request to expand Riverview Charter School and approve colors and a mascot for the new Pritchardville Elementary School, according to the agenda.

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Reunion events for the Battery Creek High School class of 1989 will become fundraisers to support relief efforts in Haiti, according to a news release.

All alumni from Battery Creek, Beaufort and Robert Smalls high schools are invited to two events next week.

Fred Washington Jr., chairman of the Beaufort County Board of Education, thinks state agencies that serve at-risk children and their families should be reformed to better prepare young children for public schools.

He submitted the following letter to the S.C. General Assembly, Gov. Mark Sanford, Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer and state education superintendent Jim Rex: