new book - South Carolina Safe Routes to School Resource Center

Safe Routes to School
South Carolina
OV E RV I E W
The South Carolina Safe Routes to School Resource Center (SC SRTS) was created to
help schools, school districts, and communities throughout South Carolina to build and sustain
active transportation to and from schools and promote bicycle and pedestrian safety.
COVER PHOTO: Lucy T. Davis Elementary school; Florence, SC
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Schools with grades
Kindergarten through eighth
may participate in the
SC SRTS Resource Center
Partnership Program. Partners
of the Resource Center
receive technical assistance,
materials, incentives, and
program support at no
cost courtesy of the South
Carolina Department of
Transportation (SCDOT). As
of December 2015, 400 schools
have partnered with the
Resource Center. Additionally,
community organizations may
support SRTS efforts and
programs by becoming Friends
of the SC SRTS Resource
Center.The SC SRTS network
includes approximately 143 SC
SRTS Community Friends.
A School Outreach Coordinator (SOC) in each of three territories of
South Carolina provides hands-on support, building relationships with
school officials, advocates, local government officials, business partners, and
community partners to help build a sustainable program at schools and in
the communities that surround them.
The SOCs and the project’s support teams made up of bicycle and
pedestrian experts, planners, marketing professionals, and educators
develop resources and materials for the Resource Center’s programs and
strategies.
The Resource Center also supports a calendar of SRTS events throughout
the year. Events include International Walk to School Day, South Carolina
Crossing Guard Appreciation Week, South Carolina Walk and Roll to
School Day, National Bike to School Day, themed monthly walk events, and
the SC SRTS Forum. Resources, materials, and incentives are provided to
schools to participate in the events and to create their own.
Technical assistance is provided to many partnered schools and
communities. Assistance includes SRTS Travel (or Action) Plans, safety
assessments and walk audits, and data collection and assessment.
R E S O U R C E C E N T E R S E RV I C E S
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Statewide Program S U C C E S S
Bike to School Day 2014 at
Drayton Hall Elementary (Charleston, SC)
Hursey Elementary, North Charleston
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Greenville County School District Summer Institute
June 2014
Greenville, South Carolina
The Resource Center teamed up with Safe Kids Upstate to present trainings for NHTSAs
Child Pedestrian Safety Curriculum. Safe Kids also discussed how the curriculum can be
paired with their model, Pedville, to provide interactive opportunities for practice.
Spartanburg County Healthy Schools Summit
June 2014 and 2015
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Partners for Active Living planned a conference for school staff to receive continuing
education credits to learn about healthy programs and initiatives. The Resource Center
was asked to present about the Partnership Program, Safety Assessments, and Walk to
School Day events.
LiveWell Greenville Healthy Schools Expo
March 4, 2014
Greenville, South Carolina
LiveWell Greenville hosted an expo for school, after school care, and summer camp
providers to learn about healthy programs and resources. The Resource Center had
a booth at the event and presented two breakout sessions. The sessions were titled
Beyond the Bus: Promoting Active Transportation and Creating Wellness
Teams and Policies.
Learning By Design Conference
SY 2014 – 2015 and 2015 - 2016
Summerville, SC
The Learning by Design Conference is a district-wide professional development
conference for educators learning is emphasized, collaborative cultures are built, and
focus is on results to become a “World Class” school district. The Resource Center
was asked to present in the 2014 – 2015 and 2015 – 2016 school years.
SC SRTS State Coordinator, Rodney Oldham, and Midlands
School Outreach Coordinator, Doris Ford, present North Springs
Elementary (Columbia, SC) the prize for winning the 2014
International Walk to School Day Photo Contest.
The SC SRTS
Resource Center’s
Gold Partners
are presented with a
“Golden Shoe Award”.
Here is Augusta Circle
Elementary’s award
(Greenville, SC).
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Conferences
SC SRTS State Coordinator, Rodney Oldham, and Upstate School Outreach Coordinator,
Nicole Brown McAden, present at the ProWalk ProBike Conference in 2014.
South Carolina Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance (SCAHPERD) Conference
November 2011 and 2012
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
South Carolina SRTS and its Resource Center first presented at the
SCAHPERD Conference in 2011 and unveiled the newly established
Resource Center and SRTS Partnership Program. In 2012, South
Carolina SRTS and its Resource Center returned to the conference
to launch the Child Pedestrian Safety Curriculum Train-theTrainer initiative. Both presentations were assisted by Jane Abbott, a
retired PE Teacher from Pine Street Elementary in Spartanburg,
Tyrique Wise, the statewide winner of the 2013 Saris Bicycle Poster Contest,
received a bicycle for his artwork at his 5th grade graduation ceremony at Whittaker
Elementary (Orangeburg, SC).
South Carolina After School Alliance Conference
September 2012
Columbia, South Carolina
The Resource Center continued efforts to promote the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administrations (NHTSA) Child Pedestrian
Safety Curriculum by providing a 1.5 hour training for after school
care providers.
S TAT E W I D E
Conferences
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SRTS National Conference
August 13-15, 2013
Sacramento, California
The Resource Center worked with Rodney
Oldham, South Carolina SRTS Coordinator
with SCDOT, on a presentation for the Safe
Routes to School National Conference
in 2013. Rodney Oldham was a panelist
alongside four other State Coordinators
who gave a presentation that highlighted
the Resource Center and School Outreach
Coordinator model. The session was entitled
Strong, Successful, Statewide: Growing SRTS
throughout the State.
US Play Coalition Conference
February 16-19, 2014
Clemson, South Carolina
Resource Center staff presented a session
titled Walking School Buses,
Bike Rodeos and BOW WOWs: Innovative
Strategies to Encourage Children to Walk
and Bicycle Safely at the US Play Coalition
Conference at Clemson University.
Pro Walk Pro Bike
Pro Place Conference
September 8-11, 2014
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
South Carolina SRTS and its Resource
Center was selected to lead a peer-topeer session at the Pro Walk Pro Bike
conference. The discussion focused on how
to increase International Walk to School Day
participation, and the tactics that helped
earn SC the highest rate of participation in
the country for a second year in a row.
N AT I O N A L
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Conferences
Roundtop Elementary (Blythewood, SC)
hosted a Safety Assessment with the
Resource Center.
As a result of the Travel Plan process, Sterling School (Greenville, SC) received a $25,000
grant from State Farm Insurance to implement safety improvements around their campus.
One of the funded projects included this new crosswalk.
SAFETY
ASSESSMENTS
6th grade students at Ebenezer Avenue
Elementary (Rock Hill, SC) participated in
the school’s SRTS Safety Assessment as a
part of a class project about safety.
Over the past five years, the Resource Center has helped to facilitate 98 Walk Audits (also known as Safety
Assessments or Walk Assessments). Walk Audits are also done as part of travel planning or the action
planning process. Walk Audits bring together various stakeholders to discuss barriers to safe routes, traffic
concerns, and general safety related issues to walking and bicycling to school. The group observes arrival and
dismissal at the school and assesses pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure on campus, in the school zone, and
along key pedestrian and bicycle routes. A Walk Audit provides stakeholders with a better understanding of
the barriers to safe routes and the opportunities to pursue to make walking and bicycling a safer and more
enjoyable option for students.
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South Carolina Safe
T R AV E L
PLAN
A S S I S TA N C E
Travel Plan assistance is provided to selected
schools that demonstrate a need and desire
for short and long-term Safe Routes to
School strategies through the development
of an organized plan backed by research, and
community involvement and support.The
Resource Center staff including school outreach
coordinators, planners and designers, worked
with local community teams in geographically
diverse area to develop 6 school Travel Plans in
2013 and 2014.Three schools were chosen to
receive assistance during the 2012-2013 school
year and 3 additional schools during the
2013-2014 school year.
2013 Travel Plan
Recipients
Ford Elementary School,
Laurens
Burton Pack Elementary
School, Columbia
Beaufort Elementary, Beaufort
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2014 Travel Plan
Recipients
W. Conder Arts Integrated
Magnet School, Columbia
Palmetto Middle School,
Williamston;
Oakbrook Middle School,
Ladson
S TAT E W I D E
Spring Valley High School in Columbia
120 Sparkleberry Lane, Columbia SC 29229
June 18, 2015
The South Carolina Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
Program and its Resource Center held its first
statewide SRTS Forum on Thursday, June 18,
2015.This one-day event included plenary and
breakout sessions for a broad audience of SRTS
stakeholders. Sessions covered topics such as
bicycle and pedestrian safety education, ways
to enhance SRTS programs, and infrastructure
planning and strategies.
96.6% of respondents would be
interested in attending a Statewide
Forum next year.
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WALK AND ROLL TO
SCHOOL DAY
All students at WG Sanders Middle participated in their SC Walk to School Day event in 2014. Students and faculty members
walked at various times throughout the day. The photo shows students sporting their school t-shirts while walking the
perimeter of the school.
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The SC SRTS Coordinator and
the Resource Center established
the first ever SC Walk and Roll
to School Day (WTSD) event in
2012. This annual event occurs
on the first Wednesday of March.
Registration is housed on the
Resource Center’s website (www.
scsaferoutes.org) and opens
in January of each year. School
Outreach Coordinators provide
event support and incentive items
such as bracelets and stickers to
award student participation. In
2014, there were 184 registered
events. These registrations
reported an estimated statewide
participation of 79,834 students.
In 2015, 219 events took place.
Schools reported more than
80,000 children participated.
Referring to Resource:
The Resource Center
surveyed schools over the
summer of 2013 about
the need for educational
resources. The top response,
with 56% of respondents,
indicated a high level of
interest in implementing an
indoor/outdoor scavenger
hunt. Resource Center staff
developed a Safety Scavenger
Hunt resource for schools
to use with walk AT school
events and launched it in
conjunction with
SC WTSD 2014.
Walk and Bike to School Day Events
Broken Down by Year
TOTAL
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738
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W A L K T O S C H O O L D AY
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I N T E R N AT I O N A L
Walk To School Day
International Walk to School Day (iWalk)
International Walk to School Day is an annual event
that takes place on Wednesday of the first full week
in October. School iWalk organizers register their
events at www.WalkBikeToSchool.org. The Resource
Center staff helps schools with planning their
events and updates schools and event organizers
about opportunities and event ideas. SC SRTS and
its Resource Center provide incentive items such as
bracelets, stickers, or bookmarks.
Luther Vaughan Elementary (Gaffney, SC) celebrates
International Walk to School Day 2014.
International Walk to School Day Facebook Contest
In 2013, the Resource Center launched an annual International Walk to School Day Photo Contest. Schools submit their photos to the School
Outreach Coordinators, and the photos are posted to the Resource Center Facebook page during the first full week of November. People then
click on the school’s photo that they like. The photo that earns the most likes and email votes receives a prize basket. The winning photo is also
used as the cover picture on the Resource Center’s Facebook page for an entire year.
Forty-six photos were submitted to the contest in 2013 and received 901 total likes. The contest was responsible for garnering 98 new page likes
within five days of the photos being posted. Ninety photos were submitted for the contest in 2014 and received a total of 1,032 likes. The contest
generated 102 new likes for the Facebook page in five days. In 2015, 912 votes were cast with 41 new page likes generated.
The National Center’s International Walk to School Day
2014 Annual Report ranked South Carolina as the state
with the highest rate of event participation
– with one in every four public elementary and middle
schools participating!
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Over the summer of 2014,
Resource Center staff
created a Bike Rodeo Manual
for schools and community
organizations interested
in planning bicycle rodeo
events. The manual was
created in partnership with
Safe Kids Trident Area. It
includes FAQs, materials
needed, a planning checklist,
and station descriptions.
The Team condensed the
information into a six-page,
easy-to-use document.
Pepperhill Elementary Bike Rodeo 2014
North Vista Elementary (Florence, SC)
celebrates National Bike to School Day
each year by hosting a Bicycle Rodeo during
their school day with the Florence Police
Department, Safe Kids Pee Dee, and the
Resource Center.
Pendleton Elementary and Riverside Middle, Pendleton | Anderson School District 4
encouraged all schools in the district to participate with South Carolina Walk to School
Day 2014.
Clemson students and athletes, community members from Pendleton Pride in Motion,
and law enforcement officers escorted students to Pendleton Elementary and Riverside
Middle Schools from park and walk meeting locations in the town center.
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WALK TO SCHOOL DAY WALK TO SCHOOL DAY
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738
700
600
2012
500
2013
400
2014
2015
300
210
277
336
343
200
147
188
184
219
TOTAL
100
2012
2013
2014
2015
TOTAL
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2012
2012
2013
2013
2014
2014
2015
2015
TOTAL
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MC Riley Elementary pulled out all of the stops for their Annual Bike Rodeo. Their school mascot participated and military volunteers helped
show students how to safely ride bicycles.
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N ATI ONAL BIKE & WALK
to School Day
National Bike to School Day (BTSD) takes place on Wednesday of the first full week in May which is Bike
Month. Schools register their events at www.WalkBikeToSchool.org, and the Resource Center staff monitors
new registrations on a weekly basis leading up to the event and throughout Bike Month. School Outreach
Coordinators help schools plan their events and deliver incentive items such as stickers or bookmarks.
In 2012, South Carolina had 23 schools register to participate in Bike to School Day (BTSD). That number
increased to 55 schools registered in 2015. BTSD event registrations have increased by 139% since 2012,
with the help of the Resource Center.
Sout h C a ro l i n a
BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY
Referring to Resource:
Over the summer of 2014,
Resource Center staff created a
Bike Rodeo Manual for schools
and community organizations
interested in planning bicycle
rodeo events. The manual
was created in partnership
with Safe Kids Trident Area.
It includes FAQs, materials
needed, a planning checklist, and
station descriptions. The Team
condensed the information
into a six-page, easy-to-use
document which is located on
our website under “Resources”
and then “Encouragement” tab.
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159
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55
32
23
2012
2013
2014
2015
TOTAL
Moultrie Middle School International Walk to School day 2013
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Pine Street Elementary (Spartanburg, SC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil
new infrastructure improvements funded by the SRTS program in 2013. The school
and community had a plaque installed to recognize retired PE Teacher, Jane Abbott,
for her work and dedication to this effort.
Drayton Hall Elementary (Charleston, SC)Bike
to School Day 2015
Pepperhill Elementary (North Charleston,
SC) Bike Rodeo 2013
National Bike to School Day 2012 at
Red Cedar Elementary (Bluffton, SC)
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The Carolina Panthers mascot attended Oakland Elementary’s International Walk to School
Day event in 2012 (Inman, SC)
LEFT: Crossing Guard, Ms. Wynetta Thomas,
Sandlapper Elementary, Columbia, SC is
accompanied by her peers from the Richland
County Sheriff ’s Department. She received
a certificate of appreciation from SRTS and
the school presented her flowers.
BELOW: Crossing Guard Resrouces.
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in Sumter, celebrated all three of their
crossing guards by presenting them
with homemade gift baskets
and thank you cards.
C R O S S I N G G U A R D A P P R E C I AT I O N
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OUTREACH
School Outreach Coordinators are responsible for communicating
with the schools and community friends in their territories. These
communications happen via emails, phone calls, in-person meetings,
presentations, trainings, events and more. On the following
page are some pictures of programs and Safe Routes strategies
happening throughout the state that the Outreach team supports
or initiated.
ABOVE PHOTOS:
Left:
One of the Upstate’s Partner Schools donated these fun Safety Photo Booth props to the
Resource Center. The Upstate School Outreach Coordinator uses these at community
fairs and open house events at schools.
Middle:
Four schools in Rock Hill have worked with the Resource Center to schedule training for
their Safety Patrol members. In this picture, the Resource Center partnered with Safe Kids
York County and the Rock Hill Police Department to offer this education opportunity to
Rosewood Elementary International school Safety Patrols.
Right:
The Resource Center helped plan three ribbon cutting events in the fall of 2013 for
schools unveiling their SCDOT SRTS infrastructure grant-funded projects. Here is Augusta
Circle Elementary, in Greenville, announcing the grand opening of their new sidewalk.
C O M M U N I C AT I O N
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RESOURCES
The resources below are a select sampling of over 50 resources available on the Resource Center website
and created since the Resource Center was created.
Newsletter
The Resource Center sends monthly
newsletters via email to contacts and
schools in the Safe Routes to School
program database. After they are
sent, the newsletters are uploaded to
the newsletter archive found on the
website where people can
review them.
Facebook
The Resource Center manages a
Facebook page to post pictures,
event information, learning
opportunities, and funding
information in a timely manner.
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Website
The website is updated on an
ongoing basis by highlighting
upcoming events and promotions,
adding newly enrolled School
Partners and Community Friends to
the list of partners, adding items to
the event calendar, and performing
bi-annual website audits in order
to repair any broken links and
update resources.
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RESOURCE
CENTER
M AT E R I A L S
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Key R e s o u rc e Ce nte r
ACHIEVEMENTS
KEY RESOURCE CENTER ACHIEVEMENTS
Securing 400 School Partners in diverse geographical areas of South Carolina and throughout 61 school
districts and 111 cities and towns
Completing 19 Comprehensive School Travel Plans for schools and their communities to carry out and sustain
local SRTS initiatives
Conducting 98 walk audit/safety assessments at schools throughout the state. Assisting with observing
arrival and dismissal, analyzing walking and bicycling routes, and establishing goals and identifying strategies and
opportunities for improved safety and increased participation in walking and biking to school
Continuing South Carolina Walk and Roll to School Day annually each March. SC SRTS marked the fourth
annual event with 219 schools participating
Providing 69 trainings for educators and students in SRTS-related programs
Introducing the first South Carolina Crossing Guard Appreciation week in November 2014 with an Outstanding
Crossing Guard nomination opportunity and materials to support agencies, schools, and their crossing guards
Delivering more than 675 SRTS-related presentations from 2011 - 2015
Co-delivered a session with the SC SRTS Coordinator at the National Pro Bike Pro Walk Pro Place Conference
in 2014. The SC SRTS Coordinator was a panel participant for the Resource Center session at the National SRTS
Conference in 2013
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AWA R D S A N D
M E D I A R E L AT I O N S
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O U T S TA N D I N G F R I E N D S
The Resource Center partners with community organizations called Friends of Safe Routes to School. Those Friends that have gone the extra
mile to help promote the Safe Routes to School program and its Resource Center and have also had positive effects on our School Partners may
be nominated for the Outstanding Community Friend designation. A certificate is provided to those organizations and they are featured on the
Resource Center website.
Boeing Center for Childrens Wellness
The Childrens Museum of the Upstate
The City of Columbia’s Bicycle Pedestrian
Advisory Committee
DHEC Lowcountry Region
Eat Smart Move More Charleston Tri-County
Eat Smart Move More Kershaw County
Eat Smart Move More York County
LiveWell Greenville
The North Charleston Police Bike Team
Palmetto Health Office of Community Health
Partners for Active Living
Safe Kids Sumter County
Safe Kids Trident
Safe Kids Upstate
South Carolina Office of Healthy Schools
The Spartanburg Police Department
Upstate Forever
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Partners Broken Down by Level
PLATINUM 1
Oakbrook Middle, Ladson
GOLD
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SILVER 129
PLATINUM
PARTNERS
BRONZE 249
New Partners
GOLD
PARTNERS
Augusta Circle Elementary, Greenville
Beaufort Elementary, Beaufort
Blythe Academy, Greenville
Brook Glenn Elementary, Taylors
Burton Pack Elementary, Columbia
Daniel Island School, Charleston
East North Street Academy, Greenville
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary, Rock Hill
Jesse Boyd Elementary, Spartanburg
L. W. Conder Elementary, Columbia
Lewis Greenview Elementary, Columbia
Lone Oak Elementary, Spartanburg
Monaview Elementary, Greenville
Moultrie Middle, Mt. Pleasant
North Charleston Elementary,
North Charleston
North Vista Elementary, Florence
Palmetto Middle, Williamston
Pine Street Elementary, Spartanburg
Plain Elementary, Simpsonville
Red Cedar Elementary, Bluffton
PA R T N E R S
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SILVER
PARTNERS
A. C. Corcoran Elementary,
North Charleston
A. C. Moore Elementary, Columbia
A.J. Whittenberg Elementary, Greenville
Aiken Middle, Aiken
Ambler Elementary, Pickens
Anderson Mill Elementary, Moore
Andrews Elementary, Andrews
Annie Burnside Elementary, Columbia
Ballentine Elementary, Irmo
Beech Hill Elementary, Summerville
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary, Blythewood
Blaney Elementary, Elgin
Bluffton Elementary, Bluffton
Blythewood Middle, Blythewood
Boiling Springs Intermediate,
Boiling Springs
Bridge Creek Elementary, Elgin
Briggs Elementary, Florence
Bryson Elementary, Simpsonville
Buffalo Elementary, Buffalo
Camden Elementary, Camden
Carlisle-Foster’s Grove Elementary,
Chesnee
Carver-Lyon Elementary, Columbia
Caughman Road Elementary, Columbia
Center for Inquiry, Columbia
Chapin Elementary, Chapin
Charles B. Dubose Middle, Summerville
Chastain Road Elementary School, Liberty
Cherrydale Elementary, Greenville
Chicora Elementary, North Charleston
Cleveland Elementary, Spartanburg
Clifdale Elementary, Spartanburg
Conway Elementary, Conway
Cottageville Elementary, Cottageville
Cowpens Elementary, Cowpens
Crosswell Drive Elementary, Sumter
Davis Early Childhood Center for
Technology, Cayce
Denmark-Olar Elementary, Denmark
Dobys Bridge Elementary, Fort Mill
Doby’s Mill Elementary, Lugoff
Dover Elementary, North
Drayton Hall Elementary, Charleston
Duncan Chapel Elementary, Greenville
East Aiken School of the Arts, Aiken
East Elementary, DillonEbinport
Elementary, Rock Hill
Edmund A. Burns Elementary, Charleston
Ford Elementary School, Laurens
Fountain Inn Elementary, Fountain Inn
Gateway Elementary, Travelers Rest
Gold Hill Elementary, Fort Mill
Grove Elementary, Piedmont
H. E. Corley Elementary, Irmo
Hand Middle, Columbia
Hendrix IB World School, Boiling Springs
Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary,
Campobello
Houston Elementary School, Spartanburg
Independence Elementary, Rock Hill
India Hook Elementary, Rock Hill
Inman Elementary, Inman
Jackson School, Camden
James Simons Elementary, Charleston
Jennie Moore Elementary, Mount Pleasant
John P. Thomas Elementary, Columbia
Kensington Elementary, Georgetown
Killian Elementary, Columbia
Kinard Elementary, Clover
Knightsville Elementary, Summerville
LaFrance Elementary, Pendleton
Lambs Elementary, North Charleston
Langford Elementary, Blythewood
League Academy, Greenville
Leaphart Elementary, Columbia
Legacy Charter School, Greenville
Logan Elementary, Columbia
Lonnie B. Nelson Elementary, Columbia
Lyman Elementary, Lyman
Malcolm C. Hursey Elementary,
North Charleston
Manning Early Childhood Center, Manning
Manning Primary, Manning
Mary H Wright Elementary, Spartanburg
Matilda Dunston Elementary,
North Charleston
Mellichamp Elementary, Orangeburg
Mitchell Elementary, Charleston
Monarch Elementary, Simpsonville
Monarch Elementary, Union
Mt. Lebanon Elementary, Pendleton
Murray Lasaine Elementary, Charleston
New Prospect Elementary, Inman
North Springs Elementary, Columbia
Nursery Road Elementary, Columbia
Oak Grove Elementary, Lexington
Monarch Elementary, Simpsonville
Monarch Elementary, Union
Mt. Lebanon Elementary, Pendleton
Murray Lasaine Elementary, Charleston
New Prospect Elementary, Inman
North Springs Elementary, Columbia
Nursery Road Elementary, Columbia
Oak Grove Elementary, Lexington
BRONZE
PARTNERS
Alice Drive Middle, Sumter
Alma Elementary, Gaffney
Alston Middle, Summerville
Angel Oak Elementary, Johns Island
Anna Boyd School, Columbia
Armstrong Elementary, Greenville
Ashley River Creative Arts, Charleston
Bamberg Ehrhardt Middle, Bamberg
Barnwell Elementary, Barnwell
Beaufort Middle, Beaufort
Belle Hall Elementary, Mt. Pleasant
Bells Elementary, Ruffin
Belton Elementary, Belton
Berkeley Middle, Moncks Corner
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School,
Charleston
Blue Eagle Academy, Clover
Boiling Springs Elementary, Boiling Springs
Boundary Street Elementary, Newberry
Brennen Elementary, Columbia
Brockington Elementary, Timmonsville
Brockman Elementary, Columbia
Burke Middle, Charleston
C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative
and Scientific Arts, Charleston
C. C. Blaney Elementary, Hollywood
Cambridge Academy, Greenwood
Camden Middle, Camden
Campobello-Gramling School, Chesnee
Cane Bay Elementary, Summerville
Cannons Elementary, Spartanburg
Carolina Elementary, Hartsville
Carver Middle, Spartanburg
Catawba Trail Elementary, Elgin
Cedar Grove Elementary, Williamston
Charles Pinckney Elementary, Mt. Pleasant
Claude A. Taylor Elementary, Cayce
Clemson Elementary, Clemson
Clinton Elementary, Lancaster
College Park Elementary, Ladson
Congaree Elementary, West Columbia
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary,
Chesnee
Crossroads Middle, Columbia
Devon Forest Elementary, Goose Creek
Douglas Elementary, Trenton
E. B. Ellington Elementary, Ravenel
East End Elementary-Easley, Easley
Fairfield Elementary, Winnsboro
Fairforest Elementary, Spartanburg
Fair-Oak Elementary, Westminster
Felton Laboratory School, Orangeburg
Finley Road Elementary, Rock Hill
Flowertown Elementary, Summerville
Forest Heights Elementary, Columbia
Forest Hills Elementary, Walterboro
Fork Shoals Elementary, Pelzer
Fort Dorchester Elementary,
Summerville
Fort Mill Elementary, Fort Mill
Foster Park Elementary, Union
Gaffney Middle, Gaffney
Georgetown Middle, Georgetown
Gregg Middle School, Summerville
Hannah-Pamplico Elementary and
Middle, Pamplico
Harbison West Elementary, Columbia
Harbor View Elementary, Charleston
Hardeeville Elementary, Hardeeville
Hardeeville-Ridgeland Middle, Hardeeville
Hendersonville Elementary, Walterboro
Heritage Elementary, Travelers Rest
High Hills Elementary, Sumter
Hilton Head Island International
Baccalaureate Elementary, Hilton
Head Island
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BRONZE
PARTNERS (cont’d)
Hilton Head Island Middle, Hilton
Head Island
Hilton Head Island School for the
Creative Arts, Hilton Head Island
Howe Hall AIMS School, Goose Creek
Hughes Academy of Science and
Technology, Greenville
Hunley Park Elementary, North Charleston
Hyatt Park Elementary, Columbia
Inman Intermediate, Inman
Irmo Elementary, Irmo
Irmo Middle, Irmo
James Island Elementary, Charleston
James Island Middle, Charleston
Jane Edwards Elementary, Edisto Island
Johnson Middle, Timmonsville
Joseph R. Pye Elementary, Ladson
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary, Beaufort
Kelly Edwards Elementary, Williston
Kingston Elementary, Conway
Ladson Elementary, Ladson
Lake Carolina Elementary, Blythewood
Lake Forest Elementary, Greenville
Lake Murray Elementary, Chapin
Lakeview Elementary, Greenwood
Lakewood Elementary, Myrtle Beach
Landrum Middle, Landrum
Larne Elementary, Clover
Laurel Hill Primary, Mt. Pleasant
Lee Central Middle, Bishopville
Lemira Elementary, Sumter
Lexington Elementary School, Lexington
Lexington Middle, Lexington
Little Mountain Elementary, Little Mountain
Lockhart School, Lockhart
Longleaf Middle, Blythewood
Lucy T. Davis Elementary, Florence
Lugoff Elementary, Lugoff
Lugoff-Elgin Middle, Lugoff
Luther Vaughan Elementary, Gaffney
M C Riley Elementary, Bluffton
Macedonia Elementary, Blackville
Manchester Elementary, Pinewood
Marrington Elementary, Goose Creek
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Marshall Elementary, Orangeburg
Maryville Elementary, Georgetown
Mayo Elementary, Mayo
McCarthy/Teszler Learning Center,
Spartanburg
McCracken Middle School, Spartanburg
McDonald Elementary, Georgetown
Meadow Glen Middle, Lexington
Meeting Street Academy, Charleston
Meeting Street Academy, Spartanburg
Mid-Carolina Middle, Prosperity
Midland Park Primary, Charleston
Midway Elementary, Lexington
Mill Creek Elementary, Columbia
Millwood Elementary, Sumter
Minnie Hughes Elementary, Hollywood
Montessori Academy of Spartanburg,
Spartanburg
Mossy Creek Elementary, North Augusta
Mossy Oaks Elementary, Beaufort
Mount Holly Elementary, Rock Hill
Mt. Pleasant Academy, Mt. Pleasant
Muller Road Middle, Blythewood
Myrtle Beach Intermediate, Myrtle Beach
Newberry Elementary, Newberry
Newington Elementary, Summerville
Ninety Six Elementary, Ninety Six
North Aiken Elementary School, Aiken
North Middle High School, North
North Myrtle Beach Elementary, Little River
North Myrtle Beach Middle, Little River
North Walterboro Christian Academy,
Walterboro
Northside Elementary School for the Arts,
Rock Hill
Northwoods Middle, North Charleston
Oak Pointe Elementary, Irmo
Oakbrook Elementary, Ladson
Oakdale Elementary, Rock Hill
Oakland Elementary, Charleston
Oakridge Middle, Clover
Ocean Drive Elementary, North
Myrtle Beach
Okatie Elementary, Okatie
Palmetto Elementary, Williamston
Pauline Glenn Springs Elementary,
Pauline
Pickens Elementary, Pickens
Pierce Terrace Elementary, Columbia
Pine Tree Hill Elementary, Camden
Pinehurst Elementary, North Charleston
Pineview Elementary, West Columbia
Pleasant Knoll Elementary, Fort Mill
Port Royal Elementary, Port Royal
Powdersville Middle, Greenville
Pritchardville Elementary, Bluffton
Prosperity-Rikard Elementary, Prosperity
Reuben Elementary, Newberry
Richard Carroll Elementary, Bamberg
Ridgeland Elementary, Ridgeland
River Ridge Elementary, Moore
River Springs Elementary, Irmo
Robert E. Howard Middle, Orangeburg
Robert Smalls Middle, Beaufort
Roebuck Elementary, Roebuck
Rosemary Middle, Andrews
Rosewood Elementary, Rock Hill
Rudolph Gordon Elementary,
Simpsonville
Saluda Elementary, Saluda
Saluda Trail Middle, Rock Hill
Sanders Middle, Laurens
Sanders-Clyde Elementary/Middle,
Charleston
Sandlapper Elementary, Columbia
Sangaree Elementary, Summerville
Sangaree Intermediate, Summerville
Sangaree Middle, Ladson
Satchel Ford Elementary, Columbia
Scotts Branch Middle, Clarendon
Sedgefield Intermediate, Goose Creek
South Conway Elementary, Conway
Southeast Middle School, Hopkins
Southside Christian School,
Simpsonville
Spartanburg Charter School,
Spartanburg
Spartanburg Day School, Spartanburg
Springfield Elementary, Charleston
St. Andrews School of Math and
Science, Charleston
St. James Elementary, Myrtle Beach
St. Matthews K-8 School, St. Matthews
St. Paul Elementary, Summerton
Sugar Creek Elementary, Fort Mill
Sullivan Middle School, Rock Hill
Sullivans Island Elementary,
Mount Pleasant
Summerton Early Childhood Center,
Summerton
Summerville Elementary, Summerville
Summit Drive Elementary, Greenville
T. E. Mabry Middle, Inman
Tanglewood Middle, Greenville
Taylors Elementary, Taylors
Tega Cay Elementary, Tega Cay
The Children’s School at Sylvia Circle,
Rock Hill
Thomas C. Cario Middle, Mt. Pleasant
Townville Elementary, Townville
W Herbert Chapman Elementary,
Spartanburg
Wallace Gregg Elementary, Florence
Ware Shoals Elementary, Ware Shoals
Ware Shoals Junior High, Ware Shoals
West Hartsville Elementary, Hartsville
Westminster Elementary, Westminster
Westview Elementary, Goose Creek
Wateree Elementary, Lugoff
Whale Branch Elementary, Seabrook
Whitlock Flexible Learning Center,
Spartanburg
Whittaker Elementary, Orangeburg
William M. Reeves Elementary,
Summerville
Williams Middle, Florence
Williston-Elko Middle, Williston
Willow Drive Elementary, Sumter
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary,
North Charleston
Woodland Heights Elementary,
Spartanburg
Woodruff Primary, Woodruff
Wren Elementary, Piedmont
Wren Middle, Piedmont
York Middle,York
Zucker Middle School of Science,
North Charleston
U P S TAT E
1,449 Meetings with schools and
community members
938 Walk to School Day and Bike to
School Day events
247 Safe Routes to School presentations
38 SRTS-related trainings
109 Sets Of Student Travel
Tallies Collected
46 Sets Of Parent Surveys Conducted
74 Safety Education Events
44 School Safety Assessments
21 SRTS comprehensive plans drafted
Through a grant from LiveWell Greenville, Duncan Chapel Elementary developed
a SRTS Travel Plan with help from Upstate Forever. Duncan Chapel was awarded a
SCDOT infrastructure grant in 2014 and the SC SRTS Coodinator announced the
grant award at their International Walk to School Day pep rally.
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MIDLANDS
533 Walk to School Day and Bike to
School Events
1,255 Meetings with schools and
community members
191 Safe Routes to School presentations
9 SRTS-related trainings
109 Sets of Student Travel Tailies
collected
29 Sets of Parent Surveys conducted
45 Safety Education events
39 School Safety Assessments
7 SRTS comprehensive plans drafted
In 2013, Columbia’s Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee partnered with the
Resource Center to host the first annual Columbia Bicycle Skills Clinic and Family
Fun Ride. The event has now become a part of the American Diabetes Association
Tour De Cure.
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L O W C O U N T RY
1st PLATINUM partner
1,297 Meetings with schools and
community members
154 Safe Routes to School
presentations
22 SRTS-related trainings
Springdale Elementary
10,000+ Students have participated in a
Bike Rodeo
737 Safety Education Events
12 School Safety Assessments
6 SRTS comprehensive plans drafted
35+ Annual Safety events at
Lowcountry schools creating
sustainable programs
Red Cedar Elementary’s National Bike to School Day
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4-H of Lexington and Richland Counties,
Lexington
Active Gamecocks, Columbia
Aiken Department of Public Safety, Aiken
Aiken Regional Medical Centers, Aiken
Alta Planning + Design, Greenville
American Diabetes Association-Columbia, Columbia
Anderson County District 4, Anderson
Anderson County Roads & Bridges
Department, Anderson
Appalachian COG, Greenville
Barnwell County Healthy Communities
Network, Barnwell
BCD COG, Charleston
Because of BRAYDEN, Summerville
Bike Walk Greenville, Greenville
BlueChoice Health Plan SC, Columbia
Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Carolina,
Barnwell
Building Dreams Bike Clubs, Greenville
Carolina Children’s Garden, Columbia
Carolina Pedestrians, Charleston
Carolinas Healthcare System, Rock Hill
Catawba Regional COG, Rock Hill
Charleston Co. Medical Society, Charleston
Charleston Co. EMS, Charleston
Charleston Co. School District, Charleston
Charleston County Parks and Rec, Charleston
Charleston Moves, North Charleston
Charleston Planning Department, Charleston
Charleston Southern University
Charleston Traffic and Transportation,
Charleston
Charleston Youth Marathon, Charleston
Chartwells School Dining Services,
Spartanburg
Columbia Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Committee, Columbia
Columbia SC Youth Marathon, Columbia
Community Open Land Trust, Lexington
Daniel Island Rotary Club, Daniel Island
DHEC Region 6 Nursing, Conway
DHEC Region 6 Public Health, Kingstree
DHEC Region 7 EQC, Charleston
DHEC Region 7 Health Education, Charleston
DHEC Region 8, Beaufort
Dorchester Emergency Medical Services
Dorchester 2 Wellness Program, Summerville
EdVenture Children’s Museum, Columbia
ESMM Aiken County, Aiken
ESMM Anderson County, Anderson
ESMM Charleston Tri-County Coalition, Mount
Pleasant
ESMM Cherokee County, Gaffney
ESMM Colleton Co. Coalition, Walterboro
ESMM Greenwood County, Greenwood
ESMM Horry County, Myrtle Beach
ESMM Kershaw County, Camden
ESMM Lowcountry Coalition, Hardeeville
ESMM Newberry County, Newberry
ESMM of York County, Rock Hill
ESMM Richland County, Columbia
ESMM SC, Columbia
Family YMCA of Greater Laurens, Laurens
Farm to School Program, Columbia
GenMove, Charleston
GET FIT Program, Greenwood
GHS Children’s Advocacy, Greenville
Good For You Spartanburg, Spartanburg
Goodwill Industries of Lowcountry, North Charleston
Goose Creek Planning Dept, Goose Creek
Greater Inman Chamber of Commerce, Inman
Greenville County First Steps, Greenville
Greenville Health Department, Greenville
Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study
(GPATS), Greenville
Greenwood District 51/Ware Shoals,
Ware Shoals
Greenwood Planning Department, Greenwood
Hawley USA, Lexington
Healthy Learners, Columbia
Healthy Palmetto, Columbia
Hilton Head Island Middle School PTA,
Hilton Head
Horry Co. School District, Conway
It’s Your Health, Take Charge!, Columbia
Junior Docs of Health, Charleston
Kershaw County School District, Camden
FRIENDS OF THE RESOURCE CENTER
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Landrum High School, Landrum
Lean Team, Charleston
Lexington County Health Partners, Lexington
Lexington County School District 2, West
Columbia
Lexington County Sheriff’s Department,
Lexington
LiveWell Clover, Clover
LiveWell Greenville, Greenville
LiveWell Kershaw, Camden
Louie’s Kids, Charleston
Manley Planning, Greenville
Mary Black Foundation, Spartanburg
Mt. Pleasant Planning Department, Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant Police Bike Team, Mt. Pleasant
MUSC Injury and Violence Prevention,
Charleston
Newberry County School District, Newberry
Northwest Recreation Center, Spartanburg
Operation Lifesaver
Palmetto Conservation Foundation, Columbia
Palmetto Cycling Coalition, Columbia
Palmetto Half Marathon, Columbia
Parents Guild of O’Quinn School, Charleston
Partners for Active Living, Greenville
Pendleton Pride in Motion, Pendleton
Richland County Government, Columbia
Rock Hill Bike Club, Rock Hill
Safe Kids Aiken County, Aiken
Safe Kids Anderson County, Anderson
Safe Kids Kershaw County, Camden
Safe Kids Lakelands, Greenwood
Safe Kids Lowcountry, Walterboro
Safe Kids Midlands, Columbia
Safe Kids Orangeburg, Bamberg and Calhoun
Counties, Orangeburg
Safe Kids Pee Dee, Florence
Safe Kids Spartanburg County, Spartanburg
Safe Kids Statewide, Columbia
Safe Kids Sumter County, Sumter
Safe Kids Trident Area, Charleston
Safe Kids Upstate, Greenville
Safe Kids York County, Rock Hill
SC After School Alliance, Columbia
SC Alliance of YMCAs, Columbia
SC DHEC Breathe Better, Columbia
SC DHEC Champions of the Environment,
Columbia
SC DHEC Division of Injury and Violence
Prevention, Columbia
SC DHEC Office of Healthy Schools, Columbia
Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood
Southside Unity in the Community,
Spartanburg
Spartanburg Childhood Obesity Taskforce,
Spartanburg
Spartanburg Police Department, Spartanburg
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church Preschool
Program, Lexington
Step Up Laurens, Laurens
Sumter County Active Lifestyles, Sumter
Sustainable Midlands, Columbia
Tega Cay Elementary PTO Healthy Titans,
Tega Cay
The Children’s Museum of the Upstate,
Greenville
The U.S. National Physical Activity Plan
Think First Columbia Chapter Babcock Center
Town of HHI Bicycle Advisory Committee,
Hilton Head Island
Town of Summerville Bike/Ped Committee,
Summerville
Town of Williamston, Williamston
Trek Bicycle Store of Mount Pleasant,
Mount Pleasant
Trysports, Mount Pleasant
US Play Coalition, Clemson
University of South Carolina – Outdoor
Recreation, Columbia
Upstate Forever, Spartanburg
York County Planning & Development,
Rock Hill
York County Public Works,York County
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