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IMPORTANT 24/25 After School Update:
For the last three years, Swain County Schools' afterschool programs have been funded with a competitive grant from the 21st Century Community Learning Center. These funds helped provide staffing and materials for tutoring and academic enrichment. We reapplied this year for the grant and unfortunately, Swain County Schools did not receive the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant for the coming school year. It is a limited, competitive grant that includes applicants from across the state including school systems but predominantly churches and community organizations. This competitive grant competition cycle favored applicants currently not receiving funding and non-LEA organizations. Seventy-seven percent of organizations receiving funds were not school-based. This setback creates adversity but is not unprecedented. We have not received the grant in the past only to be awarded funding the next year. We intend to reapply for the 21st CCLC grant next year with hopefully more positive results.
We fully understand the positive impact that our afterschool program has on the students of Swain County and their families. We are aware that many families rely on this afterschool care to provide a safe place for our students to continue learning and growing while they finish their work day. Knowing this, we intend to continue the afterschool program. However, budget constraints may force some adjustments to our offerings.
Swain County Schools will communicate our plan to provide afterschool programming as soon as we are able. We intend to provide a level of afterschool service that mirrors as closely as possible the previous years as much as fiscal resources allow. Please check the Swain County Schools website and social media accounts for information regarding afterschool programs in the coming days.
Please contact Evan Clapaddle (eclapsaddle@swainmail.org, 828-488-3129 Ext. 5144) or Kimberly Donaldson (kdonaldson@swainmail.org, 828-488-3129 Ext. 5143) if you have any questions
Swain County Schools announces Summer Food & Fun: Nutritious Grab and Go Meals FREE for Ages 18 & Under - Monday through Friday, June 10th through August 2nd - Breakfast 7:30am-8:30am & Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm location 265 Main Street, Bryson City
Water day and IReady celebration today!!
Memorial Day is set aside to remember with gratitude and pride all of those who served and died for our country and our freedom. May your day be filled with memories and peace.
Mrs. Lauren Moore is West Elementary's Teacher Assistant of the Year. Mrs. Moore exhibits compassion and kindness to all her students. We are so blessed and thankful to have Mrs. Moore on our staff. Congratulations!!!!
Congratulations to Swain West Elementary 1st grade teacher, Lydia Sale - the 2023-2024 Swain County Schools Teacher of the Year. Watch as she is surprised in her classroom by Swain County Schools administrators and her family. https://youtu.be/GguDS1OmCms?feature=shared
Pajama Day school wide to celebrate end of year !!
Stephanie Oliver and Stephanie Rodeck from the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad brought some delicious cupcakes to sweeten the testing week for teachers. We are so thankful for a community who does the little extra things!! Thank you all so much
Special Olympics at West. What a great way to start the day!!!! Thank you to all who made this happen !
Swain County Board of Education has moved their regular meeting from Monday May 13 to Thursday May 16, 6 o'clock at the Board room at 50 Main Street
Day three staff appreciation!! PTO made some lovely giveaway baskets and gift cards !! Our Central Office provided K&B bbq for lunch!! We will need a diet plan at the end of this week, but it has been great !! Thank you to all the parents who have had their child make a card or note ❤️
Thank you for a great day to celebrate our entire staff !!
We're thrilled to announce the new app for #SwainFamily!
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Fabulous Fifths LOVED creating and dropping Egg Cradles today for STEM day…and had HUGE successes!! 🥚🐣🥚
To honor the brightness Swain Middle School student, Willa Goodson, brought to the lives of the people of Swain County Schools, we would like to invite you to wear blue and yellow on Friday, as Swain Middle School plants a willow tree in her memory, if you so choose.
Students enjoyed the Egg Hunt on March 27!