Minutes
of Regular Meeting of Board of Trustees
Members present: Chairman Dale Padgett, Vice-chairperson Rita M. Sease, Secretary Stacey
H. Long and Trustee Tony E. Duncan.
Absent: Trustee Sheri Seigler
1. Call meeting to order: Chairman Dale Padgett called the meeting to order and asked the audience to repeat the Lord’s Prayer.
2.
Notice to
Media: In accordance with
the S. C. Code of Laws, Section
(e), as amended, the following have been notified of the time, date, place and agenda of this meeting:
The Times and Democrat
The Advertizer-Herald
3. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of
4. Bond Resolution
Superintendent Schwarting stated
that upon the recommendation of Mr. Bob Damron, Ross-Sinclair & Associates, the
administration would like to extend the district’s bonded indebtedness to 8%
allowable by law in order to pay for equipment and any unexpected repairs that
may be needed throughout the school year.
The state allows school districts to keep their bond indebtedness at 8%.
The district now has an opportunity to refinance and generate
approximately $200,000.00 for equipment and any unexpected repairs that may be
needed. Taxes will not increase and
the millage will remain approximately 55 mills on bonded indebtedness.
Trustee Tony Duncan
moved and Trustee Stacey Long seconded
to apply for bond indebtedness at 8% to pay for equipment and unexpected repairs
that may occur throughout the school year.
The motion passed (4-0).
5. Superintendent’s Report
Superintendent Schwarting stated
the following:
·
In response to the
board’s decision to table the name changing of the district’s elementary schools
at the
·
The district will hold
a Substitute Teachers Workshop on
·
The State Department
of Education found no discrepancies in the district’s special education
department’s audit. [Board Packet
Enclosure]
·
According to SCSBA,
there is a conflict between the 2009 SCSBA Annual Convention in Hilton Head and
the AASA’s Annual Convention being held in
·
The 2009
SCSBA calendar of Events was
reviewed. [Board Packet Enclosure]
6.
First
7. Visitors’ Comments
Virgie S. Bamberg stated that it would had alleviated a lot of concerns if a retraction had been published about the schools names being changed; however, she is glad to know that the issue has been resolved.
George Manigo stated in reference to the name changing of the elementary schools, that somebody who knows something about the history should have been involved with the name changing of the schools. No one should come in and make a change on his own without first knowing the situation. He was glad that the district recognized and had the foresight not to let that go through because it would have been protested even if it had gone through. There is a lot of history about Richard Carroll that a lot of folks don’t know.
Danny Singleton stated that his questions and concerns had already been stated and addressed.
8. Executive Session
Chairman Dale Padgett called for a motion to enter Executive Session. Vice-chairperson Rita Sease moved and Trustee Tony Duncan seconded to enter the Executive Session. The motion carried (4-0). The purpose for entering executive session was to discuss:
a. Employment / Resignations
b. Student Transfer Request
c. Legal Advice
Open session: Chairperson Padgett declared the board out of Executive Session.
A.
Employment / Resignations
Vice-chairperson Rita Sease
moved and Trustee Tony Duncan seconded
to accept the employment of William Edward Craven IV, PE teacher; Larkin B.
Hiott, English teacher; and
Vice-chairperson Rita Sease moved and Trustee Tony Duncan seconded to accept the resignations of Rebecca C. Dukes and Charles A. Corrie, teachers, immediately. The motion passed 4-0.
Vice-chairperson Rita Sease moved and Trustee Tony Duncan seconded to accept Bonnie S. Holmstrom, Pirtella B. McCaskell, Jessica Davis Moody, Ricky Donnell Richburg, Lynn G. Williams, and Travis Wilson, paraprofessionals, for the 2008-2009 school year. The motion passed 4-0.
B.
Student Transfer Request
Trustee Tony Duncan
moved and Vice-chairperson Rita Sease seconded to accept the school transfer
requests of Casey Stevens and Brock Stevens from Bamberg School District One to
attend school in Orangeburg Consolidated School District 4; Kimberly Carter from
Colleton County School District to attend school in Bamberg School District One;
Corey Wesley Ulmer and James Garrett Ulmer from Colleton County School District
to attend school in Bamberg School District One; Turner Davis from Colleton
County School District to attend school in Bamberg School District One; Nicholas
Sullivan from Orangeburg Consolidated School District 4 to attend school in
Bamberg School District One, for the 2008-2009 school year.
The motion passed 4-0.
C.
Legal Advice
No Action Taken
With no other business before the board, Chairman Dale Padgett adjourned the meeting.
Minutes approved:
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R. Dale Padgett, M.D., Chairman
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Stacey Long, Secretary