The Richland School District Two Board of Trustees voted on several items during the Sept. 23 meeting, approving student appeals and admissions, employment recommendations and certified releases, contract ratifications, an increase to the superintendent’s annuity contribution, and a revision to the 2026–27 school calendar.

The board recorded the following actions (motions listed with mover/second where shown and tallies as recorded):

- Approval of the meeting agenda: Motion to approve the Sept. 23 agenda was made by Gary Dennis and seconded by a board member; recorded vote 5 yes, 2 not present. (Motion passed.)

- Convene executive session: Motion by Nikki Porter to convene for student appeals, adult education admission requests, employment recommendations, contract ratifications, legal matters including litigation and superintendent evaluation; second recorded. Vote: 5 yes, 2 not present. (Motion passed.)

- End executive session/resume public session: Motion by Mister Trapp, seconded by Gary Dennis, to adjourn executive session at 6:35 p.m. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. (Motion passed.)

- Consent agenda: Motion by Tamika Washington to approve the consent agenda; seconded by Gary Dennis. Vote: 6 yes, 1 not present. (Motion passed.)

- 8.1 Student appeal (student #1): Motion by Gary Dennis to grant the appeal for student number 1 to attend Blythewood Academy for 90 days; seconded by Dr. Monica Elkinscott. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. (Motion passed.)

- 8.2 Student admission requests into the district’s adult education program (students 1–6): Motion by Mister Trapp, seconded by Miss Washington. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. (Motion passed.)

- 8.3 Employment recommendations and certified releases: Motion by Miss Williams to approve employment recommendations and certified releases; seconded; vote recorded as 7 yes, 0 no. (Motion passed.)

- 8.4 Request for contract ratification: Motion by Miss Washington to ratify contracts for PowerSchool Group LLC and Magic School Incorporated; seconded by Gary Dennis. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. (Motion passed.)

- 8.5 As‑needed items discussed in executive session — superintendent annuity: Motion by Miss Washington, seconded by Miss Williams, to increase the superintendent’s annuity contribution by 2% in light of a positive performance evaluation. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. (Motion passed.)

- 9.1 Proposed revision to the 2026–27 school year calendar: Motion by Miss Washington to revise the 2026–27 calendar as presented (change 12/21/2026 to a holiday, change 07/28/2026 to a work day, designate 10/09/2026 as an inclement‑weather makeup day); seconded by Dr. Monica Elkinscott. Vote: 7 yes, 0 no. (Motion passed.)

- 10 Selection of delegates for the South Carolina School Boards Association Delegate Assembly: Gary Dennis and Nikki Porter were nominated and accepted. Separate motions to nominate each passed; recorded votes for both selections were 7 yes, 0 no.

- Motion to adjourn the meeting: Motion by Miss Washington, seconded; recorded 7 yes, 0 no.

Where the transcript records only tallies, the board’s recorded outcome (yes/no counts) is reported here in the same terms. The meeting did not include recorded roll‑call votes listing every member by name for each item; tallies above reflect the counts announced by the chair or clerk at the time of each vote.