Elementary School

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Message from the Elementary Principal

Welcome to the Legacy Lion Pride!

It is with great excitement that I welcome you to the 2025-26 academic year as the Elementary School Principal. For fifteen years, I’ve had the honor of serving Legacy families alongside the most dedicated and talented staff in South Carolina. Together, we are not just educating students—we are building a legacy that will impact generations to come.

At Legacy Early College Elementary, we believe in the power of teamwork and shared vision. Our school family is united in our commitment to academic excellence, safety, strong social development, and daily physical fitness—all crucial in fulfilling our mission of guiding every child to and through college. By holding a high academic bar with 80% mastery, we lay the foundation for lifelong success, ensuring each scholar becomes a confident, capable contributor to their community.

We are equally devoted to nurturing the whole child, offering tailored instruction, daily intervention to close gaps, and enriching experiences like Future Problem Solving, music, art, STEAM lab, and media center. These programs help our scholars discover their unique strengths and contribute to the legacy they will one day leave behind.

We also know that movement fuels the mind, which is why we are proud to be the only elementary school in South Carolina that provides physical education to every scholar, every day. This commitment supports both academic achievement and well-being—essential pieces of a lasting legacy.

Our core value of “Scholars before self,” guides everything we do. But building a legacy of excellence is not something we can do alone. We need you—our families, our partners—to walk alongside us. Your support, involvement, and encouragement are key to ensuring every child thrives.

Here are important ways you will support your child this year:

Have your child at school by 8:00 am daily.
Check that your child is wearing sneakers and in uniform before leaving home.
Each night, check the Purple Legacy Folder for homework and information from the teacher.
Communicate with your child’s teacher frequently.

The mission of getting our scholars to and through college begins now!

With Lion Pride Honor,

Eyvette Schrimmer

We must hold a high bar for our scholars in everything that they do.

The partnership between home and school is one of the most critical factors to scholar success..

two female scholars in their uniforms wearing their medals

We will strive to create a school atmosphere in which every scholar can find success through hard work.

Subject areas taught include: English Language Arts (English, reading, spelling, writing, and speaking), mathematics, science, social studies, health, art, music, and physical education.

Special efforts are made to meet the individual needs of our scholars through individualized instruction, small group instruction, and the use of technological devices.

Our school has clearly defined learning objectives following the South Carolina State Standards for College and Career Readiness.

1:1

Technology ratio per scholar

35 minutes

Every scholar, every day

100%

Nut free environment and allergy friendly

Building a Foundation

Academic, Nutrition, and Fitness mastery

100%

All meals meet or exceed USDA Standards

The Elementary Campus

Curriculum

ELA- Expeditionary Learning & CKLA:

K-2: Core Module Lessons, Reading Foundations Block, Learning Labs (as applicable)
3-4: Core Module Lessons, Additional Language Learning Block
Personalized Learning: RAZ-Kids, IXL and Independent Reading
Small-Group Intervention: Project Read, Wordflight and Reading Horizons.

Math- Eureka

Core Lessons including fact fluency, problem solving, math modeling including the use of manipulatives/pictures, and mathematical explanations
Personalized Learning: IXL and Zearn
Small-Group Intervention: Zearn, Manipulative Practice, Guided Math Approach

Independent Work Stations

Independent work stations incorporating independent activities for core concepts that incorporate ELA standards and applications

STEAM Lab

Provides hands on learning to connect classroom instruction to application

Library

Provides expansion upon Social Studies topics and additional research blocks for more in depth exploration of content topics

Assessments

LECES believes in the power of assessments to inform instruction and gauge scholar mastery of grade level standards. The following assessments will be used throughout the year and scholar performance will be communicated to families through graded work packets, Powerschool gradebook, and parent conferences. Scholar performance on these assessments is the major determining factor in promotion to the next grade level as these data points show whether critical skills and grade level foundations have been mastered.

NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP): Provides normative data on scholars’ current skill levels in ELA and Math as compared to grade level peers
Expeditionary Learning and Eureka Assessments: Provide authentic assessments on grade level standards based on the lessons taught in class
Interim Assessments (K-4): Assesses scholar mastery of standards taught throughout the school year and used to predict mastery level on SCReady
DIBELS/Running Records: Progress monitoring tools used to track scholar progress in-between major assessment points in the school year

Gifted & Talented

LECES strives to offer scholars performing above grade level the push that they need to continue to grow on their own academic journey. Below is the basic foundation that we provide for such scholars:

Identification

Scholars are identified formally for the Gifted and Talented Program in the Fall of 2nd Grade through the South Carolina CogAT/ITBS Assessments.
Scholars in 5k-4th are also identified as accelerated through formative assessments such as Amplify Reading 3D and MAP as well as teacher recommendations.
We look at a scholar’s academic/intellectual ability as well as artistic potential in functioning at a high performance level.
Programs Offered:
Enrichment opportunities for GT identified children and other scholars excelling in certain subjects/areas in all grades 1st-4th.
Pull-out lessons with Instructional Leaders
In class personalized learning opportunities
Strings Ensembles
Afterschool clubs TBD

Special Services

Special instruction is made available to meet the needs of our children who qualify under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Scholars are served in settings appropriate for their disabilities. All information pertaining to services supplied through Special Education will only be released to individuals who have direct contact with the scholar and parent/guardian. Please inform the school of any special services your child has received prior to coming to Legacy. The guidelines followed by Legacy Early College are those established by local and federal mandates. Specific and additional information may be obtained by contacting the school’s Special Education Teacher.

Scholar Services Team

The Scholar Services Team at Legacy Early College Elementary School consists of the scholar services counselor, school social worker, and school psychologist. The goal of this team is to provide scholars with knowledge and support in the areas of academic deficiencies, personal, social, and emotional development, to promote positive mental health, and to assist scholars in acquiring and using life skills. This is accomplished through a comprehensive support program including individual counseling, small group counseling, and classroom lessons. Additionally, our team provides teacher and parent consulting on an as-needed basis. Our scholar services team may be contacted through our school office at 864-214-1600.

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