Cane Bay High teacher urges board to revisit $20-per-day retirement leave reimbursement
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Summary
A Cane Bay High social studies teacher told the board that the district's reimbursement policy for accrued leave at retirement — $20 per day — is inadequate and asked the board to review the policy; the comment was supported by signatures from 63 Cane Bay teachers, per the speaker.
William Keith Everett, a social studies teacher at Cane Bay High School, asked the Berkeley County Board of Education on March 3 to review the district policy that pays $20 per day for accrued leave when an employee retires.
Everett said 63 Cane Bay teachers signed a letter asking the board to reevaluate the reimbursement amount, which he described as "inadequate" and, based on examples he offered, insufficient to cover basic expenses such as a small pizza. He praised recent work on pay but said the retirement-leave reimbursement needs review.
What was said
"Basically, I got 63 teachers to sign off on it at Cane Bay. So a lot of people agree it should be reviewed," Everett said. He compared the $20-per-day reimbursement to substitute pay and to a local price example, saying the amount felt insulting to some staff.
Board response and next steps
The transcript records Everett’s public comment during the stakeholder comment period; the meeting record does not show an immediate board action or motion to change policy at that time. Administration or board representatives did not provide a policy change timeline in the public comments portion recorded in the transcript.
Why this matters
The monetary value placed on accrued leave at separation affects employee compensation and perceptions of fairness among staff. Everett presented the comment as a request for policy review and said he had peer support from 63 teachers at Cane Bay High.
What’s next
Everett’s request was recorded in public comment. The transcript does not document any specific follow-up action by the board at the March 3 meeting; if the board or administration intends to review policy, that action was not recorded in the meeting motions or committee recommendations in the transcript.
