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Board approves personnel report and extends superintendent's contract
Summary
The Pickens County School Board approved a personnel action report and extended Superintendent Dr. Thomas’s contract two years; members praised leadership during a series of summer project updates.
The Pickens County School Board approved a personnel action report on Monday and voted to extend Superintendent Dr. Thomas’s contract by two years.
A motion to approve the personnel action report passed on a voice vote. The board then moved and seconded a separate motion to approve the superintendent’s contract; a board member said the extension adds two years to the superintendent’s term. Board members offered public praise for Dr. Thomas’s leadership during discussion of summer projects and district initiatives.
Why it matters: Personnel actions and the superintendent’s contract set leadership continuity and staffing for the district going into the new school year.
Details and follow-ups - The contract extension was described during the meeting as a two-year extension (the chair and board members confirmed approval); the administration said the extension will keep the superintendent in place for the coming contract period. - The personnel action report was approved as presented on the consent/approval motions recorded during the meeting; the consent agenda also included several MOUs, surplus items and minutes from earlier meetings.
Board members congratulated staff and highlighted summer work across departments; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the minutes for the contract vote, which was taken by voice vote.
