Our friends in 4K were taking part in some wonderful inquiry and collaboration this morning as they worked together to try to put Humpty Dumpty together again! #oneandonlyjbe #thefinalcountdown

Our fourth first day with 5K! We're having so much fun and can't wait to have our entire 4K and 5K classes together starting tomorrow! #oneandonlyjbe #thefinalcountdown

5K day 1 day 3! It's our third day of staggered start and we're having a blast! #oneandonlyjbe #thefinalcountdown

5th grade having a great time at lunch today! #oneandonlyjbe #thefinalcountdown

5K stagnated start day 2 and Mrs. Neely's class! First lunch at JBE! #oneandonlyjbe #thefinalcountdown

3rd and 4th grades first day lunch! #oneandonlyjbe #thefinalcountdown

First lunch of first grade! #oneandonlyjbe #thefinalcountdown

5K and 2nd grade are enjoying their first day lunches! #oneandonlyjbe #thefinalcountdown

We look forward to welcoming everyone back home tonight at 5:30pm! If you have not completed Final Forms and/or address verification, please do so before this evening.

We are in the Final Countdown to the start of the year. What an amazing morning at our District 7 Convocation! We are proud to announce that the District 7 Teacher of the Year came from right here at JBE - Mrs. Marissa Drake!

D7 schools and offices will OPEN AT 11 AM on Monday, August 3 so all employees can participate in our annual Opening Convocation.

Thank you for your support and understanding during this special time for our faculty and staff to prepare for the start of our new year!

The countdown is on! One week from today, we will welcome back our families at our annual Meet the Teacher Night! We hope to see everyone on Tuesday, August 4 from 5:30-7:30pm.

Families, please check your email on this Friday for our newsletter, the JBE Principal's Page for August.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon at the one and only JBE!

Today, our school principals, assistant principals, and Superintendent’s Cabinet members came together for a leadership retreat to kick off the new school year. As the sun rose over our transportation department’s beautiful new training facility (which opens next week!), a palpable excitement was in the air. Each year is a new opportunity, a fresh start, a beacon of hope, and an opportunity to grow–not only for our students, but also for our D7 Family of faculty and staff.

Our day included:

• A deep dive into Spartanburg’s growth and development from OneSpartanburg CEO Allen Smith

• A window into the unique perspective and wisdom of three of South Carolina’s strongest school district superintendents through a moderated panel discussion

• A reflection on leading school communities through change and a look at the successes resulting from our new blended schedule model at Spartanburg High School by Dr. Andrew McMillan

• A journey through the results of our recent teacher survey on instructional technology and digital device use across D7, along with several exciting new developments to realign and rebalance our approach to best serve students (look for details coming soon)

• The reveal of our D7 theme for the 2026-2027 school year (STAY TUNED for the public reveal next Monday following our Opening Convocation celebration)

• And much more!

It was a day of fellowship, connection, growth, and recommitting ourselves to District 7’s mission “To inspire and equip our students for lives of leadership and service as world citizens.”

We can’t wait to welcome teachers back later this week and students next week!

Address verification is in full swing and we are beyond excited to begin the process of mailing our famous blue postcards this week! Thank you for your patience this Summer with our new process. We are excited to begin the new school year soon! If you haven't completed either Final Forms or brought in your address verification, please do so as soon as possible so we can send your post card. Happy remainder of Summer!

Happy Independence Day, JBE!

District 7 schools and offices will be closed Thursday, July 2 in observance of Independence Day. We hope our D7 family enjoys celebrating our great nation on this special anniversary year!

🇺🇸 Happy 250th birthday, America! 🇺🇸