- Carver Elementary
- Information
Course Descriptions
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Carver Elementary School has a tradition of excellence and strives to make all students successful learners. Our mission, is to provide our students with engaging, challenging, and authentic real-world experiences. We serve students in kindergarten through grade four. Our total enrollment is approximately 550 students. We have a highly qualified staff and administration that works very closely with a curriculum/technology coordinator and literacy coach to meet all learners where they are and move them to the next level. We are very proud to announce that we are an AdvancED STEM certified school. We are one of the few schools that provides the Project Lead the Way Curriculum integrated into all subjects. This curriculum is the nation's leading provider of science, technology, engineering and math programs. This program provides our students with the skills to excel in the global economy.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Applications are online and can be obtained through the following link. Click here for 2023 - 2024 application.
There will not be any paper copies of applications.
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All applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm on February 16, 2023.
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Yes, we will need a copy of the following information:
-standardized test scores
-2021-2022 final report card
-2022-2023 1st nine weeks report card
-current discipline record (copies of agenda, teacher notes, etc.)OR a recommendation from your pre-school director can be mailed directly to the school.
You are responsible for submitting these documents to our main office in a folder or envelope before February 16, 2023.
You are welcome to fax information to 843-664-8177 or email to THoffmeyer@fsd1.org
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Students will be selected during a lottery at Carver Elementary on March 6, 2023.
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No, applicants will be notified by mail or phone after the selection process is completed.
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In our lottery, if one student is accepted then all other siblings who have applied will automatically be a part of the magnet program if all requirements are met.
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No, the lottery is only held for grade levels exceeding our capacity. The number of applicants will determine if a lottery is needed.
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Yes.
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No, once you have been accepted you will not need to reapply unless you remove your child from the program during the school year.
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No. You must live in the Florence 1 Schools zone by the due date of the application.
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Your child must return to the school that he/she is zoned for in the district.
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Students accepted into the Carver Magnet program are expected to be in attendance at school each day. Students who have multiple absences will be dismissed from Carver Elementary Magnet School program and will have to return to their home school/district.
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Students accepted into the Carver Magnet program are expected to display positive behavior each day. Students are expected to adhere to the Carver Bear Code of Conduct and Florence 1 Schools Student Code of Conduct. Students who display negative behaviors will be dismissed from Carver Elementary Magnet School program and will have to return to their home school/district.
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No. If accepted into the Carver Magnet program, you must be able to provide transportation to and from school for your student. Please note that you are responsible for dropping off and picking up your student each day on time. Students should be at school and seated in class by 7:45 am each morning and picked up by 2:15 pm each afternoon. Failure to adhere to transportation guidelines will result in the dismissal from Carver Elementary Magnet School program and students will have to return to their home school.