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Board actions: career‑tech programs approved; employee hearing denied; student appeal upheld; right‑of‑way purchase approved
Summary
At the regular meeting the Horry County School Board approved two new AAST majors, denied an employee’s request for a hearing and supported a superintendent recommendation for termination, upheld a student assignment to SOAR Academy, authorized a small right‑of‑way purchase, approved board calendar items and other consent items.
The Horry County School Board took several formal actions during the meeting, including program approvals and personnel decisions.
Career‑technical programs approved: The board unanimously approved two new majors at the Academy for the Arts, Science, and Technology (AAST): Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Digital Arts & Animation. Board members discussed enrollment minimums and a three‑year lead‑in period used historically to grow majors; trustees asked staff to monitor enrollment and return for review if numbers remain low.
Employee hearing and termination recommendation: After executive session the board first considered an employee's request for a hearing. A motion to grant the employee’s request for a hearing failed by recorded machine vote. The board then voted to deny the employee’s request for a hearing and to support the superintendent's recommendation for termination; that motion carried by recorded vote (transcript records the machine vote but does not publish individual tallies in the public minutes).
Student appeal: The board reviewed a written record and voted to uphold the district appeal board’s decision to assign a student to SOAR Academy. The motion was seconded and passed by machine vote.
Property purchase: The board authorized the purchase of 0.1 acres of right‑of‑way from Dominion Energy South Carolina for $12,600 to complete a road widening related to Pine Island Elementary; the motion passed unanimously.
Other approvals and consent items: The board approved the amended agenda, approved minutes from the Jan. 13 meeting, approved the 2025 meeting calendar as presented, approved a First Steps board nomination, accepted monitoring reports (OE‑3 science and OE‑13 facilities reports) and approved the consent agenda. Several of these votes were unanimous or by voice; the transcript records that the employee/termination and student appeal were decided by machine vote but does not include detailed roll‑call tallies in the public record.
Nut graf: The packet contained a mix of business (calendar and monitoring reports), program growth (AAST majors) and consequential personnel actions; board members and staff indicated the personnel votes were made after executive session and the board recorded that no decisions were made while in executive session.
Ending: The board closed with routine consent votes and adjourned. Staff will implement the approved program additions and complete the right‑of‑way purchase, and the district will follow through on the personnel and student‑assignment actions consistent with board direction and applicable policies.
