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PCSD board approves Heartwood Community School governance amendment

South Carolina Public Charter School District Board · August 15, 2025
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Summary

The South Carolina Public Charter School District board approved a bylaws amendment for Heartwood Community School (formerly Meeting Street Academy) that shifts operational authority to a principal reporting to the school's governing board, creates flexible board sizing and staggered terms, and removes Meeting Street as a designated partner.

The South Carolina Public Charter School District board on Aug. 14 approved a request from Heartwood Community School to amend its governance model after the school ended its operational partnership with Meeting Street Schools.

Kristen Farmer, chief of authorization and development, told trustees the school — opened in 2023 and previously operated under Meeting Street Schools — has moved to a model in which a principal reports directly to the governing board. Farmer said…

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