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PCSD schedules May 21 board summit after review finds FOIA, fiscal and governance issues at some charter boards
Summary
PCSD staff will host a board summit on May 21 in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Education after a district review found recurring issues at some charter governing boards, including failures to post required FOIA agendas and minutes, budgeting problems and interpersonal conflicts that affected school operations.
The South Carolina Public Charter School District told trustees on May 15 it will host a board summit on May 21 to provide certification-level training for charter school board members and to address recurring governance problems the district has identified through recent reviews.
John Payne, a district staff member who has conducted outreach to charter boards, told trustees he has met with roughly three-quarters of school board chairs and found recurring problems in several areas: failures to comply with the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by not posting agendas and minutes, budgeting mistakes…
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