Congratulations to this year's recipients of the district's Palmetto State Literacy Association Distinguished Teacher of Literacy Awards, Mollie Jackson from Boiling Springs High School and Kara Brill from Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary. #2sGotTalent

"This award recognizes teachers who strive to motivate students, have a positive impact on students’ reading, and inspire a love and appreciation of reading.” said Dr. Jamie Dawson, our Director of Literacy.

Mrs. Jackson was selected among an amazing group of teachers for her distinction in the secondary grades.
“She is the kind of teacher who shows her students that literacy is a tool for learning, thinking, and making sense of the world” said Dawson. “She teaches her students to read, write, think, and speak like scientists, while helping them see that literacy belongs in every classroom and every discipline."

Mrs. Brill was the recipient of the elementary level recognition.

“She is passionate about helping her students become capable and confident readers. She works hard to create a classroom where reading is engaging, exciting, and something students enjoy” Dawson said. “She builds meaningful relationships and a true community of readers, and many of those connections continue long after her students leave fifth grade."


Both Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Brill will complete a professional portfolio that will go to the Spartanburg Council of the Palmetto State Literacy Association and each is eligible for the county-wide award, to be announced later this year. #D2DifferenceMakers

Watch a video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxhiKGGDfA0

Congratulations once again to our 2026-27 D2 Teachers of the Year! It was a pleasure to celebrate you at our annual banquet in your honor. A special Thank You to our District Teacher of the Year Megan Coffey for delivering an inspiring message that included words of appreciation from our students. #D2DifferenceMakers

See/download all of the pictures from the event at:

https://spartd2.smugmug.com/District-Events/2026-27/Teacher-of-the-Year-Banquet

Our district's 3rd Graders are pumped up about reading, thanks in big part to a special visit from a real Champion for Literacy....Malcolm Mitchell! #D2DifferenceMaker

Click below to see some of the fun from Super Bowl Champion Malcolm Mitchell's visit to D2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg9F-n0aHmU

PLEASE DISREGARD THE LAST EMAIL AND MESSAGE. CHS has changed their spirit night for the 25th. Thank you!

💙💛 September at Cooley! 💛💙

We have lots of fun things happening during the rest of September! 🐻 Be sure to save our September Events at a Glance so you don’t miss anything coming up.

We love keeping our Cooley families connected and in the know! 💙💛

One Team. One Dream. Go Cooley Cubs! 🐾

🐾💙 Cooley Cubs, we can’t wait to see you! 💛🐾

Join us for Open House on Tuesday, September 15th from 6:00–7:00 PM!

Come visit your child’s classroom, meet their teacher, and see all of the great things happening at Cooley Springs-Fingerville this year!

🍧 And don’t forget—Kona Ice will be here too!

We’re looking forward to a great evening with our Cooley families! 💙💛

See you Tuesday, Cubs! 🐾

Thank you to our Friends at Chick-fil-A Boiling Springs for once again sponsoring our Fine Arts Student of the Week Spotlight! #D2DifferenceMakers

Congratulations to Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary's Korine Marler for earning the first recognition of the 2026-27 school year. #2sGotTalent Below is what her Music Teacher, Mr. Bullock, shared about her.

"Korine is an exceptional young musician whose leadership, dedication, and encouragement have made a lasting impact on our After-School Singers program. She is a wonderful advocate for the ensemble and has played an important role in helping the program grow. Last year, she earned the distinguished honor of participating in the South Carolina Elementary Honors Choir. She uses every opportunity to practice, comes prepared with her music learned, and willingly helps other students master their parts. Her positive attitude, strong work ethic, and genuine desire to see others succeed make her an outstanding role model and truly deserving of the Fine Arts Student Spotlight."

The dress up theme for Fridays home game is "Outta this World". We want to see your Eagle pride!

Our Fall Fundraiser Kickoff starts 8/31. We are excited to be bringing back the Stuffed Buddy-A-Thon.

We will be celebrating our first full week of school tomorrow with Friday Fun Day. Students will get to slip and slide, participate in team building activities and enjoy a cool Kona Ice Icee. Remember to bring a change of clothes, towel and money for Kona Ice

Join us for our first Chick-fil-a Spirit Night of the school year. Thursday August 13th from 4-8pm at the Boiling Springs Chick-fil-a. The school will receive a percentage of sales during that time.

Please review our PBIS guidelines for attending PBIS events each quarter! We are no longer using Chance cash to pay to attend parties. 🐻

Your D2 Family is energized and ready for the Best First Day Ever for Students! We can't wait to see you in the morning! #D2isFamily

https://youtu.be/TN3ww1tLDnk

For the coming school year, two very familiar faces in our district will be serving in new roles. Please join us in congratulating Jennifer Lee and Jeremy Baughman on their new appointments as assistant principals. Mrs. Lee will continue to serve students at Boiling Springs High School, where, most recently, she was a CATE Teacher. Mr. Baughman will be moving from teaching PLTW at Chesnee Middle to his new position at Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary. There is no doubt that these two wonderful educators will also be fantastic administrators. #D2DifferenceMakers

Congratulations to our 5th grade cubs! We are so proud of who you are and how far you’ve come! 💙💛🐻💛💙

Join us in welcoming 5th Grade Teacher Mrs. Conner.

When the cubs are away, Chance will play!! Looks like he’s missing his friends! 💙🐻💛

Our Spartanburg School District Two Summer Reading Camp (SRC) and Summer Learning Academy (SLA) are underway!

Both programs, welcomed students on June 1. Kelly McLean, an assistant principal in our district, is heading up the SRC based at Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary School.

"At SRC students work in smaller groups, so they get more intense instruction," McLean said. "When they come back to their home schools in August, they are more likely to remember how to put words together to make sentences and how to write stories, because they had that on going support for 5 weeks here at SRC."

Emily Brown, an interventionist at Boiling Springs Elementary, is guiding the SLA campus at Chesnee Elementary School.

"Our mission at SLA is to ensure our students to feel safe and loved as we are intentional about pushing them to new academic heights. Our weekly themes of perseverance, citizenship, courage, responsibility, and respect will be woven throughout our daily activities to encourage not just academic success, but also social and emotional growth.," Brown said. "We are excited to partner with families and our community as we celebrate the accomplishments and growth of our students this summer. "

Combined, the SLA and SRC will see more than 400 students receive top tier instruction from more than 70 staff members . McLean said this shows the commitment in our district to Making a Difference for Students Every Day!

"This program would not run without the teachers that are willing to devote their time in the summer. Here they are pouring into kids!"