Butler Academy nationally recognized for implementing best practices in Strengthening Social-Emotional Health and Learning Butler Academy is among 781 schools nationwide to be named as one of America’s Healthiest Schools for the 2022-2023 school year. The recognition, awarded by Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a leading children’s health organization, honors…
Butler Academy welcomed Zhen Yuan from Yuci, China, to our school and community this month. As an exchange teacher, Zhen will teach Mandarin to scholars in each of the school’s K-5 grades and join his mentor teacher Zhengyang Yu, a full-time member of the Butler Academy faculty. Yu is in…
Butler Academy has been awarded $25,000 for the purchase and installation of new kitchen equipment needed in Phase II of the school’s recent building expansion. The highly competitive National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance grant was funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and designed to help schools serve healthier…
As 351 enthusiastic scholars poured into Butler Academy’s facility to begin the 2023-24 school year this month, they filled a space some 20,000 square feet larger than it was last year. “Every year since we first opened our doors in 2020, we have celebrated amazing growth,” said Dr. Jerome Reyes,…
Hartsville, S.C., June 9, 2023 – With a commitment to fulfilling the charter school’s mission to position every scholar for academic success, and an objective of closing achievement gaps that persist in education, six new trustees, including two school parents, have been elected to serve on the Butler Academy Board…
Butler Academy President Dr. Jerome Reyes announced today the K-12 public charter school’s first Provost, Ms. Nateisha Taylor. “Butler Academy’s growth since its founding in 2020 has exceeded our expectations,” said Reyes. “For example, we were able to continue in-person instruction throughout the pandemic, supporting both social and emotional development…
Hartsville, S.C., May 31, 2023 – Sixth graders enrolled in Butler Academy’s Extended Day Program this spring are the school’s first scholars to take tennis lessons on campus. “Tennis is a game for life,” explains coach Rick Fountain. “Besides teaching social skills, cooperation, and group dynamics, tennis has the added…
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