sc parent portal

How do I create a Parent Portal account?

Contact your child's school to have your parent account created. You will need to provide them with your student (s) names and a valid email address for your portal account. Once the school has created your account, you will login at gcsd.powerschool.com. Already have an active parent portal account?

What can I do on the parent support portal?

Whether paying or receiving support, parents can create a unique user ID and password to view payment information, hearing dates, enforcement measures in place, and receive occasional announcements affecting their case. The portal can also be used to update address, phone number, employment and email information.

How do students sign in to PowerSchool?

Students use their district Google account to login to PowerSchool. Student can access their student portal through their ClassLink or click Student Sign-In at gcsd.powerschool.com.

New Child Support Customer Service Portal Now Available!

The SCDSS Child Support Customer Service Portal provides a secure way for parents to access important information about their case – any time, any day.

Federal Stimulus Update (Posted 3-16-21)

With the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, stimulus payments issued pursuant to that Act will be sent to all qualifying individuals. These stimulus payments will not be intercepted by the South Carolina Child Support Division, as they have been exempted from this action.

Growing strong families in South Carolina

Proven prevention programs meet families where they are to help parents and their children thrive.

Working with partners across South Carolina

Children’s Trust of South Carolina is the statewide organization focused on the prevention of child abuse and neglect. We provide funding, resources and training to help local program partners build strong families and positive childhoods.

PowerSchool Parent and Student Portal

The PowerSchool portal will provide parents and students with easy access to:

Parent Access

Contact your child's school to have your parent account created. You will need to provide them with your student (s) names and a valid email address for your portal account.

Student Access

Students use their district Google account to login to PowerSchool. Student can access their student portal through their ClassLink or click Student Sign-In at gcsd.powerschool.com.

Feb. 7-11 is National School Counseling Week

School counselors play a vital role in Berkeley County schools, and as we continue to face challenges caused or magnified by the ongoing pandemic, the contributions of school counselors are more important than ever.

Teachers are Heroes: Zackery Evans is all about working as a team at HES

When Zackery Evans talks about Hanahan Elementary, it is evident that he is big on forming relationships – not just with his students, but with the teachers he works with.

Several BCSD athletes sign on National Signing Day

Several Berkeley County School District student-athletes signed letters of intent for collegiate athletics on Wednesday, February 2, as a part of National Signing Day.

Kristina Brooks joins 'South Carolina Afterschool Leaders Empowered' cohort

Kristina Brooks, Child Care Program Manager for Berkeley County School District, is now officially part of a new statewide cohort geared toward enriching before and after-school care programs in public school districts.

PHOTOS: Bob Ross Day at Philip Simmons Middle

Named after the late painter who rose to prominence in the early 1980s, Bob Ross Day at Philip Simmons Middle was the brainchild of visual arts teacher Lexie Benardot, who organized the event to help her students feel inspired and get in the spirit of making art.

EXPOSURE & QUARANTINE GUIDELINES

Per guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), exposure occurs if a person has been in close contact (within six feet) for greater than or equal to 15 minutes with a person with COVID-19 over a 24-hour period.

PERSEVERANCE IN THE PANDEMIC: BCSD SOCIAL WORKERS TACKLE TRUANCY, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL HEALTH

Maggie Infinger and Dominique Ford are two social workers in Berkeley County School District. The two share how the pandemic has affected their work and students' mental health, and how they are still powering through despite the hardships.