Jefferson Elementary School

Hunter Street Elementary School is a Title I institution with an enrollment of more than 800 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade. It is governed by York School District One and is located in York, S.C. The school s staff includes a media specialist, physical education instructor, art and music teacher, emotionally and learning disabled specialist, literacy and instructional coach, primary literacy specialist and pathologist. It operates a communication center, which provides speech and hearing services. The school organizes several curricular programs, including reading recovery, everyday math, measures of academic progress and Montessori kindergarten. Hunter Street Elementary School maintains a parent-teacher organization that sponsors educational and social programs to compliment the classroom curriculum.

Established in 1998, Cotton Belt Elementary School is located in York, S.C. The school creates a developmentally appropriate model of education for a diverse and multicultural student body. It provides educational programs and extracurricular activities to students in kindergarten through grade five. Cotton Belt Elementary School offers classes in English, math, science, language arts, physical education, music and art. The school s staff includes nurses, social workers, therapists, mental health counselors and media specialists. It provides various after-school and special education programs. The school organizes awards programs, birthday recognition days, parent-teacher conferences and family reading nights. Cotton Belt Elementary School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Pacolet Elementary School offers educational classes in various subjects, such as physical education, music, art, speech, math, basic skills, creative writing, reading, science, social studies and technology. The school has a team of guidance counselors that assists students in the process of growing physically, socially and educationally and also helps them to solve their problems and to cope with crisis situations. Pacolet Elementary School serves more than 350 students in kindergarten through grade five. It has a library media center that contains print and nonprint resources to enrich student s classroom studies and to assist them in writing reports. Pacolet Elementary School is a part of Spartanburg County School District 3 and is located in Pacolet, S.C.