Dorchester County May Soon Get Charter School

At present, 14 charter schools have opened their doors in Charleston County and one has in Berkeley County. Now the state charter school governing board has approved GREEN Charter School's forming two more locations--one in the rapidly growing areas of  the Lowcountry. Dorchester County is in the bullseye.

The school districts in the three counties have no say in whether this new charter will enter, since it's a creation of the state charter district.

"The school uses a curriculum written by the National Energy Education Development Project, whose sponsors and partners include major petroleum and utility companies like BP America, Citgo, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy.The charter school opened its original location in Greenville in 2013 and became the first charter school in the state to replicate its model when it opened a Midlands location in Irmo in 2017." 

"GREEN Charter School's name is an acronym for Greenville Renewable Energy Education, but New Schools Coordinator Jodi Isaacs said the school teaches students to weigh the pros and cons of both 'renewable and nonrenewable energy.'" Founders hope to open in the fall of 2019 with up to 280 students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade.

Does a need exist for a charter elementary school in Dorchester County? We'll find out.