PCSD trustees approve superintendent evaluation and several charter actions; finance report accepted

The South Carolina Public Charter School District board on March 13 approved a series of motions including the superintendent's performance evaluation and a salary amendment, accepted two voluntary school application withdrawals or relinquishments, approved a goal amendment for Greenville Tech Charter High School, denied one charter application and accepted the district's January financial report.

The board reported it took no votes during the executive session but returned to the public meeting where a motion to approve the superintendent's evaluation passed and a subsequent motion to amend the superintendent's salary also carried. Board members indicated unanimous voice votes; no roll-call tallies were provided in the meeting transcript.

PCSD staff presented an action to approve a goal amendment for Greenville Tech Charter High School, which serves approximately 525 students on the Barton campus of Greenville Technical College. PCSD staff said the amendment responds to the school's historically high performance and recent state assessment fluctuations; the board approved the amendment after brief discussion.

PCSD staff also presented three charter-related motions: acceptance of the withdrawal of Midlands Acceleration Academy's replication application (submitted by the South Carolina Acceleration Academy and withdrawn by the applicant), acceptance of the voluntary relinquishment of PD Hall's charter (originally approved 04/27/2023 with a planned opening in 2024–25), and denial of the Watson Middle School charter application. The board accepted the Midlands withdrawal and PD Hall relinquishment and voted to deny Watson Middle School's application.

The board approved the district's January 2025 financial report. PCSD finance staff reported the district received roughly $117.8 million in revenue through Jan. 31 and had total expenditures of approximately $117.7 million, yielding a modest net gain for the period; the district office reported a net gain that increased its beginning fund balance by about $100,809 for the fiscal year.

Votes at a glance (motions taken during the meeting): - Approve superintendent performance evaluation — motion made and seconded; voice vote recorded as "aye"; outcome: approved (no roll-call tally provided). - Amend superintendent salary — motion made and seconded; voice vote recorded as "aye"; outcome: approved. - Approve Greenville Tech Charter High School goal amendment (action item B) — motion made and seconded; outcome: approved. - Accept withdrawal of Midlands Acceleration Academy replication application (action item C) — motion made and seconded; outcome: accepted. - Accept voluntary relinquishment of PD Hall charter and contract (action item D) — motion made and seconded; outcome: accepted. - Deny Watson Middle School charter application (action item E) — motion made and seconded; outcome: denied. - Accept January 2025 financial report (month-end 01/31/2025) — motion made and seconded; outcome: approved.

The board recorded voice votes for approvals and did not provide detailed roll-call tallies in the public transcript. When motions lacked named movers or seconds in the record, the transcript shows the board proceeding with the standard motion-second-vote sequence and announcing the motion carried.

The board's actions affect pending applications in the 2025 charter cycle (Midlands and Watson), an approved charter that later relinquished its contract (PD Hall), and an existing charter's performance goals (Greenville Tech). PCSD staff noted Greenville Tech's revised goals emphasize maintaining high performance (a graduation-rate goal of 98 percent or higher and other benchmarks) in light of larger, more diverse graduating classes and recent assessment changes.

The board's approval of the month-end financial report moves the district into the next phase of budget season; staff said they will present the first budget reading at the April board meeting.

Provenance: Topic intro: transcript block starting at 5756.4497 — "I will now make a motion to approve the evaluation." (topicintro) Topic finish: transcript block starting at 6951.945 — "All in favor, please indicate by saying aye." (topicfinish)