Lighting Pathways to Global Success
The Surry County Schools Educational Foundation is excited to announce the recipients of the 2020 Enhanced Learning Mini-Grants! Six mini-grants were awarded this fall to an administrator and to teachers at five different schools.
Every community has something that makes it a special place, different from the rest. We are very blessed in the Yadkin Valley, where so many things make this such a wonderful place to live, work, and play: our waters, trails, farmland, arts, and most of all... our people. With an unwavering sense of
Tuesday, September 8, during its regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting, the Surry County Board of Education voted to begin face-to-face instruction for students under the Surry County Schools Plan B effective Monday, September 21, 2020. Plan B is a return to learn in a blended/hybrid model with a combination of some face-to-face instruction with limited density in school buildings with enhanced health and safety protocols and some remote instruction.
Beginning September 21 schools will be operating on regular school hours for all school employees. Students will have a modified school day beginning at 8:00 AM and ending at 2:00 PM. Teachers will work with students who may have questions during remote learning or who need remediation between 2:00 - 3:30 PM.
Surry County School Nutrition is proud to announce the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended free meals for children ages 1-18 through December 31, 2020, enabling summer meal programs providing free breakfasts and free lunches to continue operating. What this means for students in the Surry County School System is that the free, USDA meal services families benefited from during the spring and summer of 2020 will continue.
Families may apply online for their children to receive free or reduced price school meals. Online applications will be sent form a secure website directly to SCS School Nutrition. No need to worry about filling out a paper form that could be lost or misplaced. The on-line application is easy, secure and convenient! Families that receive Food and Nutrition Services (FNS or Food Stamps) benefits are directly certified.
