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Horry County board workshop narrows leadership profile for next superintendent
Summary
At a facilitated workshop, Horry County School Board members condensed community and board feedback into a draft leadership profile that emphasizes visible, values-driven leadership plus demonstrable management skills; the application process closes Nov. 10 and interviews will use Zoom in December.
Dr. Eddie Ingram, serving as the facilitator for the Horry County Board of Education workshop, led trustees through an exercise to condense community feedback and board priorities into a five‑statement leadership profile for the district’s next superintendent.
The board worked from a draft leadership profile provided by consultant BWP and highlighted recurring value words such as “collaborative,” “innovative,” “communication,” “integrity,” and “safety.” Dr. Ingram said the goal was to translate those words into concise concept statements the board can use when screening candidates. “Innovative and strategic leader with the experience to build on existing strengths while enhancing systems that promote growth and success and eliminating inefficiencies that hinder student performance,” Dr. Ingram read aloud as one example of a draft concept statement.
Why it matters: Trustees said they want a candidate who combines the visible, values-driven traits parents and staff said they want with measurable, hard management skills—fiscal responsibility, strategic management and the ability to evaluate and remove programs that don’t work. Board members repeatedly raised the need for a leader who is both approachable in the community and able to manage a large, complex district.
Board members and staff debated how to translate softer values into operational expectations. One member, identified in discussion as Neil, pressed for “hard skills” such as budget management and program evaluation to be explicitly included; other trustees emphasized that those competencies could be expressed as measurable subcomponents under broader values such as “integrity” or “strategic management.”
The facilitator asked each table to draft two to three boilerplate statements on the harder skills and two or three on the softer, values‑driven side of leadership. The meeting record shows the board coalesced around three working statements and a plan to condense the rest into five total statements. Board members also discussed practical timelines: the facilitator said the application window closes Nov. 10 and that first‑round interviews are expected to be virtual in December.
What’s next: Administrative staff will capture the table drafts, align them with the board’s governance manual, and return a condensed set of statements for trustees to review. Trustees said they expect a near‑term follow up as committees begin to finalize questions and interview logistics.
