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Dixon said the “state-of-the-art renovation” for Hanahan Middle School was made possible by community support through the penny sales tax. The superintendent also reported the Child Nutrition Services department hosted a “Taste, Play, Connect” food show on March 15 that engaged families and solicited student feedback on cafeteria menu items.

The board recognized more than 100 awards and 44 first-place finishes by Berkeley County high-school students at the South Carolina Senior Beta Convention. Principal and sponsor representatives and Beta Club presidents from Berkeley High, Goose Creek High, Philip Simmons, Stratford, Cane Bay, Cross High and others were invited forward; several students who placed first in individual and group competitions were named on the record and qualified to compete at the national convention in Orlando this June.

Dixon also congratulated local athletics programs: Coach Peace and the Lady Stags for winning the state basketball championship (60–54 over Greenwood) and Goose Creek High’s team for finishing state runner-up after a double-overtime game (81–71).

The superintendent closed by thanking teacher-forum representatives and other staff present. No formal board action accompanied the superintendent’s announcements; they were presented as informational updates.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Berkeley County School District Board Meeting - March 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent Dixon announced the Hanahan Middle School renovation groundbreaking, the Child Nutrition \"Taste, Play, Connect\" event, and recognized dozens of students who placed at the South Carolina Senior Beta Convention and qualified for nationals.","taxTitle","Berkeley 01, School Districts, South Carolina","taxId",14916,"location","South Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6633070,"Student alleges repeated IEP noncompliance; volunteers urge district to restore Reading Partners program",130,3660000,3790000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2666076-0fc610b124defcd238b33e79462e7ac3&start=3660&end=3790","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2666076-0fc610b124defcd238b33e79462e7ac3/thumbnail_3660000.jpg","/articles/6633070/South-Carolina/Student-alleges-repeated-IEP-noncompliance-volunteers-urge-district-to-restore-Reading-Partners-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6633070-6d007cf916bf2aa5b1788536dc6a3774/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191748&Signature=nYXatsv4BQjWAS-UaaHKTlTU46CH43N6hzCAsDTr6kzlKeMtuGYUgdazdMwn~-gFxtuavV~fi2rShh2kEyNw12Dg0gSZPAr5HUUtXpr0yYX0JpBhU0TWq41k-MSFp1qx9Sue07J9LMNZM05UOyou1Ib9Vp~X2-IrUh4UkEdXSpNOpr8O6XAZLVRJuWsZv3-k6O4H799dD5nTz5EEMAHYysb8ImSFDck-EwmcukTWGFxf2-8al37S0wfQQmj2Vp9UtOE27e-nI8UOKZJ8HeFnbJe94HjAnb-KCtPRXrKOR~ycTzc9BL5jddtPEeeVbLpZ6EzWTqFx-qPNj~HY21aFYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — During public comments at the March 17 Berkeley County Board of Education meeting, a high school student described repeated failures by teachers to follow her individualized education program (IEP) and asked the board to address the problem. Two community volunteers told the board they want the Reading Partners literacy program reinstated in Berkeley County elementary schools.

Carolyn Jones, who identified herself as a high school student, told the board she had experienced three years of IEP accommodations not being followed. “If someone can't hear you, give them a hearing aid. That is what my IEP is, a hearing aid for me to level the playing field,” Jones said. She said teachers showed materials and films with sexual content and that she had to drop a class after administration failed to secure a textbook. Jones said she feared retaliation for speaking up but that she would not “give up my rights.”

Jan Hirsch, a volunteer Reading Partners tutor and Berkeley County resident, asked the board to reconsider district funding for Reading Partners after the district removed the program from school budgets. Hirsch said she had tutored in nearby Charleston County and expressed a preference to work in her own community; she noted statewide test-score declines as part of her appeal to restore the program.

Dorothy Edmonds, a Goose Creek resident and Reading Partners volunteer, told the board the program currently operates at only one Berkeley County school (St. Stephens) and requested the program be reestablished across county elementary schools. Edmonds cited Reading Partners’ reported outcomes in Charleston County (2019 data cited for Charleston reading center results) and suggested the nonprofit could help secure grants to fund reinstatement.

The board’s public comment guidelines were read before the speakers: comments must relate to programs, policies or procedures, are limited to three minutes, and the board will not take immediate action on public comments at the meeting.

No formal response or board action on the IEP allegations or Reading Partners requests was recorded on the transcript; speakers were invited to speak during the public-comments portion of the meeting.","A high school student described years of unmet IEP accommodations; two community volunteers urged the board to reestablish Reading Partners across Berkeley County elementary schools.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6633074,"Board approves second-reading recommendation for support-staff discipline policy and advances expulsions policy to second reading",109,4741000,4850000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2666076-0fc610b124defcd238b33e79462e7ac3&start=4741&end=4850","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2666076-0fc610b124defcd238b33e79462e7ac3/thumbnail_4741000.jpg","/articles/6633074/South-Carolina/Board-approves-second-reading-recommendation-for-support-staff-discipline-policy-and-advances-expulsions-policy-to-second-reading","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6633074-74762be725f3d3301e5fd0a988fa137d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191748&Signature=lPK3K5p1GELBc1sekoi1Jxi7dQ4tIJwbJCYF9Ueeq3EUuWM8DSU4QVLgplsG9WvK0KpxhH5x1quKbUE03Guqd5-aoKuPFY9I2UNklEoYQl1Pm~W1wzGSK6O6ZSoefS6udUey4q3CmcwvCZcHCAnDhMlIWYIny6EbCGQcWa0WQpVio~pysygKAfY93iH2KNLjcqw61jRJ~sMSr~QHk~MzoGV4QAcDTcC5O-bzx1~F4atos6Ys1TaBlOqGQG~8e9rR65ZoJsD6MWPl3N8QX4YLEMzPNjb3EbWjpGb3~DGCHo4SdaOTWwEzf~Kf1SMhEpA21ZfnavOX1xbDvIxTqXeMOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — Revisions to district personnel and student-discipline policies moved forward at the Berkeley County Board of Education meeting on March 17.

The Committee on Finance and Human Resources recommended revisions to policy GEDQD, dealing with discipline, suspension and dismissal of support staff, and moved those revisions forward as a second-reading item. The board approved the committee’s recommendation by voice vote, recorded as 7–0.

The committee also presented a first reading of policy JDE, student expulsions, as revised. Board members raised questions about whether the policy language allows exceptions — for example, whether the superintendent may grant exceptions such as permitting expelled students to attend graduation or access district property under limited circumstances. Board members requested staff and legal counsel review the draft language and consider whether an explicit exception provision should be added before the second reading. Member Littleton asked staff to review and return with possible edits prior to the policy’s next reading; Superintendent Dixon agreed to meet with Littleton and the policy team to clarify language.

The committee chair stated the only explicit change under consideration was clarifying that students assigned to a virtual option are not permitted on school grounds; board members sought clarity about exception authority. The JDE revisions passed the first reading on a 7–0 vote and will return for a second reading with possible edits.

The board’s discussion focused on policy language and process rather than on new substantive penalties. Several board members asked staff to bring back draft language that would explicitly state whether and how exceptions may be granted.","The board’s finance committee forwarded revisions to support-staff discipline (GEDQD) for second reading and the student-expulsions policy (JDE) passed a first reading after discussion about exceptions.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_46":105,"_48":106,"_50":107,"_52":108,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":109,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":110,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6633078,"Board approves $2.26 million Hanahan Elementary HVAC and roof project, door/hardware contract",86,4906000,4992000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2666076-0fc610b124defcd238b33e79462e7ac3&start=4906&end=4992","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2666076-0fc610b124defcd238b33e79462e7ac3/thumbnail_4906000.jpg","/articles/6633078/South-Carolina/Board-approves-226-million-Hanahan-Elementary-HVAC-and-roof-project-doorhardware-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6633078-1421b31079338ba1a08653cb78a266f9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191748&Signature=QbXOmmlSN5UXQU0eaSQXxYV5qqwFNPHPF06hL6yN72Ovq8N2mfp9axVdyvkv3m4f1gY4D1hYEtH44KUh13EYE-TLzozKWChU-j1JCyGpUnrYaHKUEu92l9AzM0MG3h3~bcqmIO8OCUlnLbj-BpIl8PnDBhhoUCt1fS9JLp9Uah8ZotNyhRAcHRJ2DTfVymYf3At-ph3Tzy6OYzJ1HIHC9MIdlLWHYp8FS81HPGnQ54Td2SFyaFVbMUVWaXOfKLcNoOgJzML3byJwCyWMAeh1IsXrc5g0-YDEGdt6bskPF-DVaefK4B6XuQ4sxxvoJMtfgIFHPOr3K-GwW8184e8abA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — The Berkeley County Board of Education on March 17 authorized contract awards for school facility work, including a $2,255,000 bid award for HVAC replacement and roof repair at Hanahan Elementary School and a door-and-hardware contract with a one-year initial term and optional renewals.

Joe Baker, chair of the Committee on Capital Planning, reported the committee’s recommendation to award IFB 72020-0425 for the Hanahan Elementary School HVAC replacement and roof repair to Triad Mechanical Contractors, Inc. for a project total of $2,255,000. The recommendation was approved by the full board with a recorded voice vote of 7–0.

Baker also presented a recommendation to award IFB 72424-25 for complete door and hardware replacement to Lock Dock Security for an initial one-year term of $51,055, with potential additional four one-year terms that together could total $255,275. The board approved that award by voice vote, recorded as 7–0.

The board’s capital planning committee report and subsequent approvals appeared on the meeting agenda and were adopted without further amendment. No additional financing details beyond the award amounts were provided in open session.

Quotes from the meeting echoed routine committee procedure: the chairman read the recommendation and the chair called the question after no further discussion was offered. The transcript records each motion passing with “the ayes have it, seven-zero.”","The Berkeley County Board of Education awarded contracts for Hanahan Elementary HVAC and roof repairs and approved a door-and-hardware contract with multi-year potential.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_46":117,"_48":118,"_50":119,"_52":120,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":121,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":122,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6633083,"Berkeley County board overturns one expulsion, upholds another; approves personnel recommendations",143,4384000,4527000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2666076-0fc610b124defcd238b33e79462e7ac3&start=4384&end=4527","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2666076-0fc610b124defcd238b33e79462e7ac3/thumbnail_4384000.jpg","/articles/6633083/South-Carolina/Berkeley-County-board-overturns-one-expulsion-upholds-another-approves-personnel-recommendations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6633083-e04d3bd1095445c9912cca344c22ff27/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191748&Signature=Ui8gdZEDIcS6pkQq2v3eekunwEN6cA5bHcUtWM5XAR73PK~dqtFLNukypFT9RiyzRdrON~VpIB4gBi8Mtp0BoiNhMnQCsgDzr4idZOX44fgJm9T-W3lUGwwNntb189Tx1QMvc0B3HIfPRulMqGm0cX4w~wkU2ThEaKDpfsYCA9SeZcVJyArHw6gZGqUbxRkm8YrnZgF6oW-PQ96l6ZgHsusCAR3eNJBKAut7CBvRsZmtOi-5WNPpZEWuuG8I6h7pHprRBD1ZUVYCMK7Nela1L~lecTKRARGO-GuQzVzPU243eqQmsSyaRBTuogsxVXgCrnPJZJwy7RXAwwab5NG5QA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — The Berkeley County Board of Education on March 17 reversed one student’s expulsion and assigned that student to the district’s alternative school, upheld a second student’s expulsion, and approved personnel recommendations from the administration following an executive session.

The board convened in executive session for discussion of employment contracts and appointments and two student expulsion appeals. When the board returned to open session, Ms. Coates moved to overturn the expulsion of student number 1 and assign the student to the alternative school; Michael Ramsey seconded. The motion carried on a voice vote (ayes indicated). The transcript records the vote as “ayes have it.”

On the second appeal, a motion to uphold the expulsion of student number 2 was made by Ms. Bradley and seconded by Ms. Davenport; the board voted to deny the appeal with the ayes prevailing, recorded as a 7–0 vote.

The board then accepted the administration’s personnel recommendations for the current school year on a motion by Ms. Davenport, seconded by Ms. Coates; that motion was recorded as passing 7–0.

Board Chair Wofford noted for the record that no action was taken while the board was in executive session. The motions and vote results were recorded in open session after the executive session concluded.

Votes at a glance

- Student number 1: Motion to overturn expulsion and assign to alternative school — mover: Ms. Coates; second: Michael Ramsey; outcome: overturned (voice vote recorded as ayes have it).
- Student number 2: Motion to uphold expulsion — mover: Ms. Bradley; second: Ms. Davenport; outcome: upheld (recorded 7–0).
- Personnel recommendations: Motion to accept administration recommendations for current school year — mover: Ms. Davenport; second: Ms. Coates; outcome: approved (7–0).

The board’s actions followed the stated executive session purposes and were recorded in open session at the meeting’s conclusion.","At its March 17 meeting the Berkeley County Board of Education returned one expelled student to an alternative program, upheld a second expulsion, and approved administration personnel recommendations; votes were taken after executive session.","actionData","errors"]

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