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Kershaw County board approves $100 bump to employee longevity tiers, adds administrators
Summary
The Kershaw County School Board voted to raise employee longevity-pay tiers by $100 and to include administrators, a change administrators said will cost the district roughly $180,000 in the first year and be measured as of June 30, 2024.
The Kershaw County School Board of Trustees voted to increase employee longevity-pay tiers by $100 and to include administrative staff in the program, board members decided during the meeting.
The change — moved by Dr. King and seconded by Miss Furness — was presented to the board by district staff and approved by voice vote. District officials said the additional cost to the district would be roughly $180,000 in the first year if administrators are added, and that the calculation would be measured based on employees on the district payroll as of June 30, 2024.
Administrators described the current structure and the proposed change. Mr. Matthews, a district staff member who introduced the item on behalf of Dr. Goodwin, said the longevity tiers “currently are as follows” and listed the gross amounts paid by years of service. He told the board that last year approximately 925 district employees received longevity payments and that the district’s cost for those payments, including payroll taxes, was about $486,000. He said the board’s proposal would increase each tier by $100 and that including administrators in the program would add about $60,000 to the district’s cost.
Dr. Goodwin, speaking as a district official, said the longevity incentive “has goes back a long, long way” and that the district was recommending the increase and the inclusion of administrators because the program had not been adjusted in many years. “It makes it look like the increase for administrators is higher because we're going from 0 to their number instead of, you know, up just a hundred dollars,” Dr. Goodwin said, explaining why the first-year change appears larger for employees newly added to the program.
Board discussion was brief. Dr. King moved the measure and Miss Furness seconded it; the board voted in favor by voice, with the chair asking members to raise their right hands. Officials said the district would implement the change beginning with the measurement date of June 30, 2024, and continue the tiers thereafter.
Votes at a glance: Adopt agenda — motion moved by Mrs. Burns, seconded by Mr. Roberts; outcome: approved (voice vote; tally not specified). Consent agenda (minutes and facility waivers) — motion moved by Coach Blackman, seconded by Dr. King; outcome: approved (voice vote; tally not specified). Longevity incentive increase and inclusion of administrators — motion moved by Dr. King, seconded by Miss Furness; outcome: approved (voice vote; tally not specified). Motion to enter executive session to discuss certified and classified personnel — motion moved by Miss Ferguson, seconded by Miss Hammond; outcome: approved (voice vote; tally not specified). Acceptance of administrative agreement concerning quality matters — motion moved by Mr. Cameron, seconded by Coach Blackmore; outcome: approved (voice vote; tally not specified).
District officials provided cost estimates and a measurement date for the change; no amendment to the funding source was specified during the meeting. The board then moved on to other agenda items.
