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Horry County Schools highlights recruitment, retention and HR monitoring; job fair yields 83 contracts
Summary
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.
The district’s human-resources leadership reviewed OE‑4 (personnel administration) at the Feb. 20 Horry County Schools Board of Education work session, highlighting recruitment events, teacher retention rates and evaluation activity.
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.
