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Dual-language immersion: Chief Academic Officer Mary Gaskins and coordinator Sarah Bligh reported continued growth in the district’s dual-language immersion programs (French, German, Spanish, Chinese). Immersion students generally met or exceeded state growth targets in English Language Arts and math over the past three years, and many immersion completers earned the Seal of Biliteracy — 85 percent overall and 100 percent for Spanish immersion completers at River Bluff High School and Gilbert High School and for the French cohort noted in the presentation. The district celebrated 20 years of immersion and plans a community event in August.

Gifted & Talented: Erin Fitzgerald summarized the GT program’s post‑COVID rebound in state-identified students, noting a 20 percent increase after the district began universal screening for fourth graders with CogAT in 2022–23. Elementary GT is delivered through enrichment pull-outs with approximately 20 teachers across 18 elementary schools; staffing ranges from 0.5 to 2.0 FTE per school depending on identified students.

College Center: Administration reported continued growth but that the program is not yet at its target capacity of 400 students (100 new admits per year). The College Center accepted over 100 freshmen but enrolled about 76 this year; some students returned to home schools to participate in activities. Academic indicators for end-of-course subjects showed steady improvements in Algebra I, Biology, English II and U.S. History over time, though some year-to-year variation exists.

Title I and family engagement: Karen Cook, special revenue coordinator, reviewed Title I allocations. Lexington 1 received about $3,900,000 in Title I funds for 2024–25; 71 percent of those funds were allocated to schools and 29 percent to district set-asides. Title I usage includes salaries (approx. 60 percent), purchased services for professional development (11 percent), supplies/materials, family engagement staffing and resources, foster care transportation, and mental-health services for homeless students. Fourteen Title I schools (12 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high school) were identified.

Summer arts camps evaluation: Dr. Shane Phillips presented an evaluation of the reorganized middle-school summer music camps (band, orchestra, chorus) that served 194 students at River Bluff High School in June with a cost just under $12,000 (general fund). Surveys showed high satisfaction among students and parents; recommendations included improved icebreaker activities and schedule balance across camp days.

E-learning updates: Mary Gaskins and Howard Bessle described changes to the district’s e-learning plan after about 1,000 stakeholder survey responses. The revised approach emphasizes flexibility, short teacher-led instruction segments and paper packets and recorded directions for younger learners. The state’s updated handbook suggests K–8 students should expect about 5.5 hours of cumulative e-learning time and grades 9–12 about 6 hours, with 200 minutes intended for direct instruction (live or recorded). Lexington 1 will provide \"purposeful paper packets\" for K–2 and optional office hours and structured supports for middle and high school students when e-learning days occur.

Across the program updates, district leaders emphasized continued monitoring and iterative improvement, and they committed to bringing additional data and follow-up reports to the board as requested.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","August 19, 2025— Board of Trustees Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","District leaders reported steady growth and positive outcomes in dual-language immersion and GT programs, updates on the College Center and Title I allocations, a positive summer arts camp evaluation, and changes to the e-learning plan following stakeholder feedback.","taxTitle","Lexington 01, School Districts, South Carolina","taxId",14917,"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},6585652,"Lexington 1 staff report facilities rental revenue shortfall on custodial charges; administration to recommend policy KG update",329,3744000,4073000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5604016-87958363ce60dcb7f7697dcedfd785c4&start=3744&end=4073","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5604016-87958363ce60dcb7f7697dcedfd785c4/thumbnail_3744000.jpg","/articles/6585652/South-Carolina/Lexington-1-staff-report-facilities-rental-revenue-shortfall-on-custodial-charges-administration-to-recommend-policy-KG-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6585652-9af8f13cabad0d83faff8545c7522453/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148993&Signature=eA1-GL8pz4lvhQvRingI2dPWwRqqFdotON80cQ-gQtXaKZ0D35sIkiE9rngoWQFEAxe9KyxJewPs9yYFCX7Co8tIpkNXV~UVj18duskGc4NnJtpOExNdxnHazhiP60VuZHX5b8JeCjSRWJILZinowiODnFOUMIU9dl8GyjCDkhuxkN-~wjWTf5Rga~laADHjgnYC2aXef17~7mKghFOcFjEfAl17o~6t9p6jBsswRZrionmz3oqesmPGNoElCyscqA3GkxyS4ZvmRGN-DMGPNb1OG9kzvyuhPOEJBHS6q5C~ULLRDF57FOGzFmAbTHVDeYIDm5cuKzGB6azEnhTzzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Facilities director Clark Cooper presented the district’s first high-level annual facilities rental report to the Board of Trustees on Aug. 19, saying the district hosted 787 outside events during the 2024–25 school year and collected just over $142,000 in rental fees and about $58,000 in custodial charges, while paying out roughly $93,000 in custodial payments.

Cooper explained the gap: the board’s custodial fee set in board policy KG is $18 per hour (policy last updated in Feb. 2001), which now falls short of current wage rates, overtime, and fringe costs. He noted that many times custodial staff assigned to outside events have already worked a standard 40-hour week and must be paid overtime; fringe benefits add approximately 30 percent to the base rate. Cooper told the board the overall facility rental program operates \"in the black\" once all fees are considered, but the custodial component does not cover the district’s expense.

Administration said it is collecting comparable use-of-facilities rates from peer districts this fall and will return to the board with a policy revision recommendation — including revised custodial/hourly fees and possible operational changes — during the November and December meetings. Trustees discussed whether athletic renters follow the district’s practices for heat and lightning monitoring; Cooper said athletic \"pack managers\" for the district’s four large stadiums manage those venues separately and those events do not flow through facility rentals, while other athletic field rentals are included in the rental program.

Board members suggested moving facility rental administration away from principals and charging a dedicated staff member to manage requests, fees, and contracts. The district will evaluate that staffing suggestion as part of its fall policy review.

Cooper emphasized that the district’s additions of performing-arts centers and other new facilities since 2001 make the policy and fees out of date and that the administration plans to use peer comparisons to develop a recommended policy revision to present this fall.","District facilities director reported 787 outside events in 2024–25, about $142,000 in rental fees collected and a mismatch between custodial fees collected and actual custodial costs; administration will bring recommended Policy KG revisions this fall.",{"_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},6585656,"Lexington 1 adopts curriculum policy, lays out curriculum management plan and KPIs for new hires",5511,8855000,14366000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5604016-87958363ce60dcb7f7697dcedfd785c4&start=8855&end=14366","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5604016-87958363ce60dcb7f7697dcedfd785c4/thumbnail_8855000.jpg","/articles/6585656/South-Carolina/Lexington-1-adopts-curriculum-policy-lays-out-curriculum-management-plan-and-KPIs-for-new-hires","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6585656-668995abeb14041ef566e2bf5a8500ce/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148993&Signature=ne0o8DHvZnwj~d0mvx50-~azxFXPqVGLFTd0a8B9mjF5pK46XUNziAmdWeqW1eB83f4yur4Aoqe~yYr9nWeAJOadpECon74NjpXUZ30VHcNsxLdk03HxKTBv0KlnbGaVt3lqV0lXFkpC2OeSuOlAVpIU8ZUpauwJauzOT~A0e1iZpQhQG5T4chXs0tR4uPXiYahXGUAjvIdZtGld2r9kr8al~BX8hGu6dnCgpFkHOgVwqmxhciAFwkxZsjroaHLFXPV~CNOO~8sKAQU4t64yKdhnIBtyhxv5GakpIIaqw66FgINCI-WJ62MQa9i1xkILDRQexHhH4G0TFL4myOQltw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees unanimously approved revisions to policy IG, which clarifies the district’s curriculum management responsibilities and formalizes how the superintendent will approve curriculum and oversee the district’s curriculum management plan.

Administration told the board the change reflects recommendations from a recent curriculum-effectiveness audit and explains that statewide timelines for standards and teacher development mean the superintendent must retain authority to approve curriculum for implementation. The curriculum management plan establishes a three-year, cyclical process to plan, develop, implement and evaluate curriculum; defines roles and responsibilities; and promises a public-facing component so families can see grade-level expectations in the future.

Superintendent Keith Price and Chief Academic Officer Mary Gaskins described the district’s \"Learn, Grow, Excel playbook,\" which brings together the graduate profile, the instructional framework and a set of four aligned plans — the curriculum management plan, assessment plan, instructional-technology plan and professional-learning plan. The playbook will be hosted on the district’s internal site for teachers and eventually will inform a public-facing overview for families.

The board also approved a set of initial key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the impact of positions added during the recent budget: additional assistant principals, elementary math coaches, middle-school academic and behavior interventionists, special-education retention stipends and coaches, and a custodial services specialist. For example, the KPI package for assistant principals includes monthly reports of the number of classroom observations, teacher-survey results, office-discipline referrals, suspension rates, attendance metrics and achievement indicators tied to work-plan goals.

Board members stressed the need to pair quantitative KPIs with frontline testimony from teachers and principals so the board sees both numbers and stories. Administration said it will provide periodic KPI updates on a set schedule (noted in the board packet) and will iterate the measures based on feedback.

Policy IG, the curriculum management plan and the KPI framework were approved at second reading and are effective immediately; administration said it will continue to refine implementation and provide updates to the board during the school year.","The board approved revisions to policy IG (Curriculum development, adoption and review), accepted a curriculum management plan tied to the district’s Learn, Grow, Excel playbook, and directed tracking for key performance indicators for recently added positions.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6585661,"Lexington 1 board authorizes up to $37 million in general obligation bonds, approves 8% capital project list",1330,9603000,10933000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5604016-87958363ce60dcb7f7697dcedfd785c4&start=9603&end=10933","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5604016-87958363ce60dcb7f7697dcedfd785c4/thumbnail_9603000.jpg","/articles/6585661/South-Carolina/Lexington-1-board-authorizes-up-to-37-million-in-general-obligation-bonds-approves-8-capital-project-list","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6585661-d22b54df10170e9badd403196a26cf87/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148993&Signature=nYGWiMI3zuood7k0IBVhuzsHDtxcNG1ovYik7c8cqOWUapRtefqtN~xbzrqlRXOY6PRNatPrxvnxRzRT0uMDc9WvypKzxqjyP~~K5S7QLcIo0VQifWxLrEjs5p742CxNVs8UPFviCU0YvUspk4a1~~qb7TOZP1PrYe64I2cBzguIJoIRh-gOC6UCUhfOR43ZMeW4Ta34BxdwliEFOhlbDqi2vW4RisL8L~~siwuZF1PMm9Uhq2moDAQXnWUluR7n~tbxiG2kX1lfzaRS8MZgAfGmTLbdRQoIe7EMvw-cFfejF6msOV94KQkp3wHNBrOAM8bxx03u06ih9yQKkn60Fg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees on Aug. 19 authorized the sale of General Obligation Bond Series 2025B in an amount not to exceed $37,000,000 and approved the related 8% capital project list, which includes $30 million for new capital projects and about $22.8 million of other identified upcoming needs.

Board members debated the size and timing of the sale at length, focusing on tax impacts, project urgency and project prioritization. Some trustees expressed concern about the scale of the bond relative to prior years and the effect on taxpayers; others said the district’s rising assessed values make more capital available without raising the millage rate.

Supporters, including Chief Financial Officer Miss Miller and district staff, said the authorization is routine for the district’s capital program and that the sale covers both new money for projects and debt service on prior installment-purchase obligations. Bond counsel and the district’s financial adviser were present for the discussion. Mike Gallagher of Compass Municipal Advisors explained that the $37 million package includes roughly $30 million in new capital, about $2.4 million and $3.1 million to service two series of prior installment purchase revenue bonds, and a small additional authorization for a later issuance.

Opponents questioned whether the board was moving too quickly to commit large sums without waiting for the facility study to be finalized. Trustee Floschnick said she could not support “a 44% tax increase” as she characterized the change from last year’s bonding level, and asked for more clarity on homeowner and business tax impacts. Bond counsel and staff explained that South Carolina rollback law limits operating millage but does not restrict debt millage; the county auditor uses the district’s debt service requirements to compute mills needed to pay bonds. Staff noted the county’s local-option sales tax credit and property-assessed growth caps affect the final homeowner impact.

The board also reviewed a proposed project budget for the 8% bond proceeds. The administration’s list of \"must do\" projects totaled $30,000,000 across several categories: approximately $9.8 million for information technology (including interactive classroom panels and other classroom-technology refreshes), $17.3 million for operational and facilities needs (including roofing and HVAC work), $1.5 million for safety projects, $300,000 for transportation equipment and $100,000 for athletics (field and turf work). Administration also presented an additional $22.8 million list of known deferred-maintenance needs not included in the $30 million \"must do\" list.

During debate, district staff said many projects are time-sensitive: roofing and rooftop HVAC units often require parallel work and ordering and design must begin promptly to meet construction lead times. The board approved the project list but was reminded that future adjustments to the list are possible and any new projects would return to the board for approval.

The motions passed by voice vote. The board directed staff to proceed with the bond sale process, bring regular updates on project planning and procurement, and return with progress reports later in the fiscal year.","The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees authorized the sale of General Obligation Bond Series 2025B up to $37 million and approved a district capital project list funded from the 8% bond proceeds, after debate about tax impacts and project priorities.","actionData","errors"]

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