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Good afternoon. This is Mrs. Edwards, principal of Chestnut Oaks Middle School.  We are carefully monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in our school. Due to the growing number of cases and low availability of our […]

School Zone Realignment Study Realignment Study Information

Parenting Information

Click image for a link to the Health and Wellness event sponsored by the SC High School League and Prisma Health. This is a statewide event that will feature three presentations geared for students, educators, coaches, and […]

Our nurses are checking immunization records and will be sending home letters for those who are not in compliance. Please be aware that the status of your child’s immunizations required for school attendance by SCDHEC […]

SCPASS Spring 2021 Assessment Brochure – Spanish SCPASS Spring 2021 Assessment Brochure SC READY Spring 2021 Assessment Brochure SC READY Spring 2021 Assessment Brochure – Spanish

COMS Parents,  SC READY & SC PASS Testing is quickly approaching. We created a short video to help you prepare your child/children for testing and we also shared some excellent testing tips. Parents please press play & […]

Please use the links below to view the recorded Parent Information sessions.   We  invited Jason Hampton, a recruiter for Central Carolina Technical College and Toni Wiliams, current Gear Up Coordinator for Lakewood High School (former […]

As a science kid, Mason knows do-overs are impossible, so he can’t believe it when he wakes up from a freak accident and finds himself magically transported back to seventh grade. Available for checkout at your […]

Summer Meals for Students Beginning Monday, June 7, meals will be offered every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at Sumter High School and Hillcrest Middle School from 11 AM to 12 noon. Youth who are 18-years-old […]

Virtual Learning: What Parents Should Know Date: February 18, 2021 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ET Cost: Free! Speaker: Madalina Tudora Registration is Open

  Signed Hybrid Parent Letter December Parent Letter Virtual Learning Request Virtual Learning Request Form (Spanish) (1) (1)  

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REACH 2021 Media Release REACH Program Notification 2021 (Spanish Version) Program Notification 2021 (English)

Free Meals to All Children in Sumter   Sumter School District has been approved to provide free meals to all children 18 years and younger in the community through as late as December 31, 2020, […]

COMS Orientation      

Summer Reading 2020

Students please check your school email daily for important messages.  Thank you!

Chromebook Repair-Replacement Cost   Students who are leaving the district are required to return their Chromebooks to their current school.  Students are encouraged to keep their Chromebooks in working condition for virtual or face to face […]

Parents, Please support your son/daughter in returning all of their books to the library. All books should be returned to school. Emailed reminder notices are being sent to students for library book returns. Thank you

Mini Lessons: ebooks & audio books, virtual field trips, Who invented pizza? How is a rainbow made?  For answers to these questions and so much more,  explore e-learning under the Media Center tab!

Literacy is The Cornerstone of Development Learning to read in the first years of primary school is critical for retention and success in future grades. Literacy is the cornerstone of development. It leads to better […]

If you feel unsafe or know someone who feels unsafe, please report it here. After you fill out the form, Sprigeo sends an email to an administrator with all of the details from your report. […]

All suggestions to the 2019 – 2020 Title I School – Parent Family Engagement Compact or Parent Policy Draft document should be made before October 18, 2019. These documents can be located under the Parent and Students […]

Letter to parents for testing 2 (1) 2019 SC READY and SCPASS Information for Families Dear Falcons Parent/Guardian, Your Falcon students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades will participate in the South Carolina College and […]

Sumter Community Job Fair Flyer

    Testing Schedule May 9- TDA EOC English May 13- SCPASS 6/8 Science 7th- Social Studies May 16 –SC READY Writing –Session 1 May 17- SC READY Reading –Session 2 May 20- EOC English […]

Bus Routes Route 201 Starts at 7:10 AM 1199 N Lafayette Dr (Ashley Chase Apts) — E Moore & Lafayette — 15 Strange St — Dickson & Sterling — N Main & Byrd — N […]

Chamber Businesses Visit Article 1-25-2018

     e-IGP conferences and registration for 9th grade courses will take place during the week of March 19–March 23. Please click the 2018-2019 course Catalog link under For Parents and Students for more information […]

The District is again offering parent workshops through the Military Child Education Coalition.  This is funded through dollars appropriate to the school district from the SC legislature for the purpose of working with military families. […]

COMS Strategic Plan 2012-2017.pdf

Possible TDap Options South Carolina law requires that all students entering seventh grade receive one (1) dose of Tdap vaccine. The Tdap vaccine protects children from three serious diseases: tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (often called […]