Public Education Partners-Aiken

Public Education Partners-Aiken Our Mission: To focus the resources of our community for high quality public education. Our Board: PEP is led by an all volunteer Board of Directors.

Public Education Partners (PEP) of Aiken is a non-profit organization dedicated to harnessing the power of our community to enhance student learning and support educators in the Aiken County Public School District. Our Vision: To actively engage all segments of the community to positively impact our students and school system. Our Guiding Principles:To demonstrate ethical, fiscal stewardship in or

der to
Mobilize community support
Build mutually beneficial partnerships
Impact student success while valuing our diverse population
Value the goals of the school district as well as the needs of the community. Our History: Public Education Partners (PEP) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization founded in 1995 by business leaders who recognized that Aiken County Public School District (ACPSD) could not address the needs of students without community support. Since its inception, PEP has mobilized community resources through partnerships to support K-12 programming in literacy, math and science, arts and humanities, and workforce preparation. The members are drawn from the community, provide diverse representation, and share a deep commitment to public education.

🥳 PEP presented a total of $7,780.00 in grant funding 👩‍🏫 to Aiken County public school teachers to support creative, st...
06/03/2026

🥳 PEP presented a total of $7,780.00 in grant funding 👩‍🏫 to Aiken County public school teachers to support creative, student-centered instructional projects designed to enhance classroom learning experiences and encourage innovation in education.

📸PEP's Grant Committee Chair John Hutchens is pictured presenting the check and celebrating recipients of the Spring 2026 Classroom Innovation Grants.

🎒The Classroom Innovation Grant program is made possible through the support of PEP and its generous sponsors including Meta.
https://pepaiken.org/ 📌 Check us out for more information on impactful programming.

🫡 Public Education Partners would like to thank The Charitable Foundation of Aiken for allowing us to be the recipient o...
05/30/2026

🫡 Public Education Partners would like to thank The Charitable Foundation of Aiken for allowing us to be the recipient of funds that will allow us to continue to serve the 📚 educators and students 🎒of Aiken County through impactful programming and initiatives.

The Charitable Foundation of Aiken held its second annual Polo n Blues event May 16 at La Bourgogne Polo Club.

👩🏽‍🎓 It's that season 📜 PEP Board member Gayle Gulick was present at Silver Bluff High School's Awards 🏫 Day Ceremony to...
05/19/2026

👩🏽‍🎓 It's that season 📜 PEP Board member Gayle Gulick was present at Silver Bluff High School's Awards 🏫 Day Ceremony to present the following:
📍J & A Garcia Scholarship to Cameron Green
📍Whitson "Yes I Can" Scholarship to Tamia Wilson
📍Randy Brinkley Scholarship to Caden Crapse
🥳 Congratulations 🎊 graduates 🎓

📣Welcome our newest member to the Board of Directors, Mark Allen 🥳
05/12/2026

📣Welcome our newest member to the Board of Directors, Mark Allen 🥳

🥳 Congratulations 🎊 to this amazing group of educators 📚 Post 2 of 2 of the spring 2026 winners 🏆
05/12/2026

🥳 Congratulations 🎊 to this amazing group of educators 📚 Post 2 of 2 of the spring 2026 winners 🏆

🚨 PEP Spotlights 🚨 Check out a few of the Spring 2026 educators who will receive funds 💸 to enhance the classroom experi...
05/09/2026

🚨 PEP Spotlights 🚨 Check out a few of the Spring 2026 educators who will receive funds 💸 to enhance the classroom experience of the children they serve 📚 Congratulations 🎊

📣 YOU ARE THE WINNER 🏆 Congratulations to the Spring 2026 🥳 recipients of the Public Education Partners Classroom Instru...
05/07/2026

📣 YOU ARE THE WINNER 🏆 Congratulations to the Spring 2026 🥳 recipients of the Public Education Partners Classroom Instructional Innovation Grant 🎊

📣Congratulations Dr. Christine Palladino 🥳 Public Education Partners salutes your dedication to the students of Aiken Co...
05/06/2026

📣Congratulations Dr. Christine Palladino 🥳 Public Education Partners salutes your dedication to the students of Aiken County. 🎒📚🧪🩺

🥳 Thank you Graniteville Elementary School for allowing PEP to bring its "My Own Book" 📚 program to your wonderful stude...
05/05/2026

🥳 Thank you Graniteville Elementary School for allowing PEP to bring its "My Own Book" 📚 program to your wonderful students 🏫
📍We aim to improve literacy outcomes for the students of Aiken County. To find out more about PEP, visit our website @ https://pepaiken.org

🥳Thank you Aiken Standard and PEP's Shelly Onderdonk for capturing this amazing story for PEP Talk. Take a peek 🔍 insid...
04/14/2026

🥳Thank you Aiken Standard and PEP's Shelly Onderdonk for capturing this amazing story for PEP Talk. Take a peek 🔍 inside this musical article for more details. 🎹 Learn more about us at pepaiken.org

Welcome to this month’s edition of PEP Talk, a column from Public Education Partners honoring the creativity, innovation and dedication of Aiken County’s public-school teachers. Each featured educator has received

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1000 Brookhaven Drive
Aiken, SC
29803

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Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

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+18036499040

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