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May 23, 2023 Students enrolled in DoDEA schools are required to meet specific immunization requirements. Consult your school health services page for details. Questions? Please contact your school nurse.

Pierce Terrace ES Hours

Grade Regular Hours  
K - 1 8:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  
Pre-K AM Session 8:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.  
Pre-K PM Session 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

*The Second Tuesday of the Month is an Early Release Day.

The student day is from 8:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Breakfast Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 8:10 a.m.   

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Pierce Terrace ES

School Address
5705 Carter Road
Fort Jackson
Columbia, SC 29206

Phone: 803-638-7491

Upcoming Events

 May 29
Memorial Day (No School)

 Jun 6
PK Last Day of School

 Jun 7
K 6 Last Day of School Dismissal at 11:30

 Jun 8
Pk 6 Final Report Card Prep Day (No School)

 Jun 15
PK 6 Final Report Card Issued

Full Calendar
NOTE: Please check your school's calendar for information on additional release days for training, parent teacher conferences, and other activities.

DoDEA's Mission

Educate, Engage, and Empower Each student to succeed in a dynamic world.

Our School's Vision

Pierce Terrace will implement collaborative processes.

  • Provide dedicated time for focused collaboration
  • Collaborate to answer the four critical questions of a professional learning community
  • Implement school-wide, systemic and systematic processes to identify students for timely and targeted multi-tiered supports during the student's day

Our CSI Reading and Math Goals

Reading

  • By End of School Year 2022-2023, 80% of pre-kindergarten students will perform within the Creative Curriculum progressions of development and learning levels 4-6 when comprehending and responding to books and other texts (ODL 18c) using the Intentional Teaching Card LL06.

  • 60% of the Kindergarten students will meet or exceed grade level proficiency on the  Reading Proficiency Tool Assessment  by the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

  • 60% of the first grade students will meet or exceed grade level proficiency on the  Reading Proficiency Tool Assessment  by the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

  • 60% of the second grade students will meet or exceed grade level proficiency on the  Reading Proficiency Tool Assessment by the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

Math

  • Pre-Kindergarten students will perform within the Creative Curriculum progressions of development and learning levels 4-6 when using number concepts and operations (ODL 20b), using the Intentional Teaching Card M16 by the EOY 2022-2023.

  • 56% of students in Kindergarten will meet expectations (Performance Level 3) on the SY 2022-2023 Americas End-of-Year Summative Assessment. 

  • 56% of students in First Grade will meet expectations (Performance Level 3) on the SY 2022-2023 Americas End-of-Year Summative Assessment. 

  • 56% of students in Second Grade will meet expectations (Performance Level 3) on the SY 2022-2023 Americas End-of-Year Summative Assessment.