Students and staff will resume classes on Monday, January 4 following Winter Break. Our hope is that your families were safe during the holidays, and we will do our best to keep schools, students, and staff safe as we return. We will monitor very closely the COVID-19 rates in order to identify any trends or issues that would require a change in our protocols or a change in our school schedules. Anyone who is symptomatic or has been exposed to COVID-19 should be kept at home.

Please be aware that our students’ and staff’s health is our top priority, and we will inform you of any changes to school operations to allow appropriate planning time for your family. We invite you to visit the CCSD website to review the District’s COVID-19 protocols, contract tracing procedures, and notification processes.

If your children normally attend school in person but you choose to keep them home as a precautionary measure this week, we understand, but we will not be able to add them to an online class. However, if you notify your child’s teacher in writing and arrange for missed assignments to be submitted in a timely manner, the absence will be excused.

The mission of the Foundation is to advance and strengthen the educational experience for students and the greater Buist community. It’s a volunteer-driven, non-profit 501(c)(3) created to serve and support the children, educators, and families of Buist Academy. Each year the Foundation seeks to organize and utilize the time, treasure and talent of our families to help make Buist the best school it can be for our children.

We are searching for a diverse group of talented and excited community supporters to fulfill this mission. The commitment is typically for a 3-year term, and the time commitment is typically a 1-hour monthly on-site meeting, with meetings and volunteer activities in between, as warranted and appropriate. We are most in need of volunteers with a background in finance-accounting.

Contact Danielle Scheurer (scheured@musc.edu) for questions or click here or below for the link to the application.

http://www.buistacademyfoundation.org/join-the-foundation/

SATURDAY, Feb. 6, 11 a.m.-noon: https://bit.ly/ApprenticeInfoFeb6

Password: TTCYA1

THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 6:30-7:30 p.m.: https://bit.ly/ApprenticeInfoFeb11

Password: TTCYA2

Anyone interested in hearing about this “Learn and Earn” program is welcome--students, parents, school counselors, CTE specialists, and community members.

There will be Q&A available through the chat feature during the event.