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Board accepts audit, approves cellphone ban second reading and Newberry Middle turnaround plan; summary of votes
Summary
The Newberry County Board of Trustees on Dec. 16 accepted the June 30, 2024 audit, approved the second reading of a districtwide ban on personal electronic devices, and adopted Newberry Middle School's turnaround plan, among other actions taken after executive session.
The Newberry County Board of Trustees on Dec. 16 accepted several staff recommendations and approved multiple policy readings and plans following an executive session.
The board voted by voice to accept the administration's hiring recommendations and to grant a medical leave extension for one employee through the end of the school year. The board also accepted the district's fiscal-year audit and approved or advanced several district policies and campus plans, including a second reading of a policy that prohibits personal electronic devices during the school day and the turnaround plan for Newberry Middle School.
The key actions recorded in open session were:
- Hiring recommendations: The board "accept[ed] the administration's recommendation for hiring." Motion introduced after executive session; vote by voice. (Evidence: "Madam Chair, I move that we accept the administration's recommendation for hiring.")
- Medical leave extension for employee 8: The board moved to grant a medical leave extension; the motion was amended on the floor and the final action extended the leave through the end of the school year. Motion and second recorded; voice vote. (Evidence: "I change the motion to mean that we would grant an extension of medical leave until the end of the school year.")
- Audit report: The board voted to accept the June 30, 2024 financial audit, which auditors provided an unmodified (clean) opinion for. Motion and second recorded; voice vote. (Evidence: "Do I have a motion to accept the audit report? ... I so move. ... I second. ... All those in favor? Aye.")
- Policy JICJ (prohibition of personal electronic devices): The board accepted the policy as a second reading, with implementation planned for January and monitoring through the remainder of the school year. Motion, second and voice vote recorded. (Evidence: "I move that we accept this as a second reading, the prohibition of personal electronic devices during the school day.")
- Policy DDB (online fundraising campaigns): The board approved DDB for a first reading. Motion, second and voice vote recorded. (Evidence: "I move that we accept policy DDB online fundraising campaigns for a first reading.")
- Policy KDC (district-sponsored information media): The board approved this new policy (special reading) to govern district websites and social media accounts. Motion, second and voice vote recorded. (Evidence: "I move we accept policy KDC, district sponsored information media, special reading.")
- Policy KEC (public concerns and complaints about instructional resources): The board approved KEC for second reading. Motion, second and voice vote recorded. (Evidence: "I move that we accept policy KEC, public concerns and complaints about instructional resources, for a second reading.")
- Newberry Middle School turnaround plan: The board accepted the continuous improvement/turnaround plan submitted for Newberry Middle School and will receive 30/60/90-day progress updates. Motion, second and voice vote recorded. (Evidence: "I would like to make a motion that we accept the turnaround plan, submitted by Doctor Carey for Newberry Middle Schools.")
Procedural notes: Most votes were by voice and recorded as "Aye" on the audio; the transcript does not contain roll-call tallies for these actions. Where motions were amended on the floor (the medical leave extension), the amended language was recorded and passed.
