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Miss Anderson (HR presenter) told the board the district’s annual educator job fair attracted about 400 applicants over the weekend and resulted in 83 open contracts. She described the district’s targeted recruiting strategy, including partnerships with Horry‑Georgetown Technical College and Coastal Carolina University and outreach to historically Black colleges and universities and out-of-state fairs.

Anderson said teacher retention has rebounded to about 89.14% for the 2023–24 school year after a dip in 2022–23. She reported that the district conducted more than 3,000 teacher evaluations in 2022–23, with only 17 incomplete due to leave or resignation. Anderson also described a “teacher cadet” pathway intended to accelerate local students into teaching careers via dual-credit coursework and partnerships with local colleges.

The board recognized the HR team and noted the scale of the district: staff said Horry County Schools employs about 3,000 teachers and serves more than 48,000 students. The superintendent and communications director also acknowledged staff involved in bus-driver appreciation and highlighted that transportation staff move roughly 30,000 students daily and cover about 34,000 combined miles.

No formal board action was required for OE‑4 at the work session; the board thanked HR for the monitoring report and asked for additional details about early-career attrition and counselor supports. Superintendent Jones asked staff to provide additional breakdowns and follow-up information to the board.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Horry County School Board Work Session Monday, February 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","HR presented OE‑4 personnel monitoring materials, reported on recruitment and retention metrics, and recapped an educator job fair that generated more than 400 attendees and 83 contract offers.","taxTitle","Horry 01, School Districts, South Carolina","taxId",72617,"location","South Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6320271,"Board approves $700,000 in literacy supports; accepts external audit in special-call session",1200,4880000,6080000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2357526-2fe1311cc116627f6eea996eb4f56ac0&start=4880&end=6080","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2357526-2fe1311cc116627f6eea996eb4f56ac0/thumbnail_4880000.jpg","/articles/6320271/South-Carolina/Board-approves-700000-in-literacy-supports-accepts-external-audit-in-special-call-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320271-f68699220574c7190ad2bd3af66c390d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148804&Signature=X4orAk76QtmDHO~0dqHYTsNbODxqZ-DXUWemUAP633mglJWLSw3KvvMCJSI2qlZO871sROx2sst7AUea7XJSu-AHptHQ1~NTmI2gp6KfQpYL~8LcjNNeEvFIIJu0F8KFSSNwr2eZ~nn9ZrMO52L1-mjrmdQKsbhgBAwZT2MCG6LAnhmEpAtoh0dw0g7oF5C1AZoA3sVvMl1RhQEVz-t1VxAxDuvks11e406~MO8GmEAeKnz-edBJMZWoL-Hfhh0l4NM2kTkWzz6ae9ems5NiGQqno-nVE-G5f2kTU8VDgsC1z9gFXBaNGVxCf7~24Y88tiPFU-BRvUaV5lwuuetBdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Horry County Schools Board of Education voted Feb. 20 to approve two literacy support strategies funded from undesignated general funds and took action to accept the external audit in a special-call session held immediately after the work session.

The board approved two items presented by district staff: a third-grade retention support strategy funded at $300,000 and a K–3 supplemental reading strategy funded at $400,000. Together the allocations total $700,000. The motions passed by voice or machine vote; the board did not record individual tallies in the public transcript.

District staff presented the rationale and numeric goals for the proposals. Lee James (presenter) told the board there are 3,545 third-grade students in the district and that 1,068 of those students did not have a MAP reading score of 187 or higher. Of those 1,068, staff identified 313 students with special-education good-cause exemptions and 112 multilingual learners with good-cause exemptions. Staff reported 643 third-graders without a qualifying MAP score who are at risk of retention; 237 of those students are within six MAP RIT points of the 187 target and 406 are further below the threshold.

The approved $300,000 allocation is intended to let schools hire or expand hours for positive-pay interventionists or implement after‑school tutoring targeted at third graders with MAP scores below 187. Staff said schools would receive a base amount plus an allocation per at-risk third-grade student; the average allocation per school was presented as about $12,000. The $400,000 K–3 strategy will provide supplemental reading resources across schools, with accountability for both spending and outcomes; staff presented an average per-school figure of approximately $14,500.

During the special-call session, the board accepted the external auditor’s report and voted that the district met the monitoring requirement for OE-6 (financial condition and activities). A board member moved to accept the auditor’s report and another seconded; the chair noted the vote was unanimous.

Superintendent Clifford Jones characterized the literacy items as a “conversation starter” and underscored that staff aimed to prioritize interventions where they would have the most impact in the limited days remaining in the school year. Some board members raised timing and efficiency concerns given that fewer than 75 instructional days remain before the end of the year and that the state’s cut scores for the updated assessment had not been set; other members argued the district should use undesignated funds to support direct instruction now.

Board members approved the two literacy strategies by motion and machine vote; the transcript records that the motion passed. Staff said principals would have discretion to shape school-level plans and that academic leaders would monitor results.","The board approved two school-level literacy strategies totaling $700,000 to reduce third-grade retention risk and accepted the external auditor's report; staff presented goals tied to MAP reading scores and accountability for spending.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6320274,"Horry County schools project higher property-tax revenue and outline teacher pay options",1141,242000,1383000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2357526-2fe1311cc116627f6eea996eb4f56ac0&start=242&end=1383","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2357526-2fe1311cc116627f6eea996eb4f56ac0/thumbnail_242000.jpg","/articles/6320274/South-Carolina/Horry-County-schools-project-higher-property-tax-revenue-and-outline-teacher-pay-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320274-ff34df214b19d2a66dd186b00ebd4f35/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148804&Signature=WT1gLAixYPLfOXDfoQ8JJAdmtoMv0gwRIHtDWqCUxDua7ZHLAho5gV5pa47iuFirrcoJ-dLmo55G-5B6e0M4ahLvsKzZ0Oq5htXzlW9keYyeSsN5mD30GMcaSviWMbJmkRd7zEAy8aJ22tl63y7ot5~P-IHDtXDm6XkE0AOcBoJCqIFC6Ov-GQMMcYTf1nWJJbhimWg-XpZWMLFDuy21iqkKSrqJ5du8jQ1UrJtr-hatNHB2ZxzvoR5fPCsyfxoE2L0wmmW4bhwNO-5DKoYV-1wFPhyY8bE1yo2kGs-8Kg32~12YY6q7Th1M6hiuHQIi2x~xnipsvjh1lbdYASeeyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Clifford Jones and Chief of Financial Services John Gardner told the Horry County Schools Board of Education at its Feb. 20 work session that preliminary figures show higher local property-tax receipts and new budget assumptions as the district begins its 2025–26 budget cycle.

Jones, who said he had been on the job six days, opened the budget discussion by stressing priorities: “Every dollar is important for our kids,” he said, and promised the district would present a clearer, school-by-school budget before any board vote.

John Gardner presented projected revenue changes and a multi-category revenue outlook. He said actual property-tax receipts through January exceeded earlier estimates and that his “crystal ball” projection puts property-tax revenue for the coming year at $275,400,000. Gardner told the board he expects roughly $25,600,000 in additional local revenue, about $6,700,000 in additional state revenue under current allocations, and modest federal changes, for a preliminary total of about $32,300,000 in additional revenues for 2025–26.

The presentation described several compensation scenarios for employees. Gardner said Horry County Schools’ current starting teacher salary is $48,275; he noted the governor and the state superintendent have proposed a $50,000 minimum starting salary. Staff estimated that raising the local schedule to meet a $50,000 minimum would cost roughly $8,300,000. Gardner also presented a cost of $6,800,000 to implement a systemwide step increase (affecting about 5,593 employees), and estimated a 1% cost-of-living adjustment across pay schedules would cost about $4,900,000. He noted 448 employees have reached the top of their schedule; a 2% increase for those employees would be roughly $1,000,000.

Jones and Gardner emphasized that those figures are preliminary and intended to inform board discussion rather than to serve as recommendations. Jones said staff will produce a budget delineated by site and by function, including personnel and nonpersonnel breakdowns, before asking for approvals. Gardner outlined the timeline: personnel allocation packets were distributed to principals after enrollment estimates were run, and the district aims to present a final budget for board approval on June 2.

Board members pressed staff for clarifications about the cost implications of different combinations of raises and step adjustments and noted the uncertainty of state funding until Columbia finalizes the state appropriation. Jones reminded the board that the district is developing a “tip line” for suggestions to reduce waste and urged community and board engagement in the budget process.

The board did not vote on a budget at the Feb. 20 meeting; staff said further meetings and updated revenue data will guide formal proposals.

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Horry County Schools highlights recruitment, retention and HR monitoring; job fair yields 83 contracts

Board approves $700,000 in literacy supports; accepts external audit in special-call session

Horry County schools project higher property-tax revenue and outline teacher pay options