Board hires Dr. Anderson as Newberry County superintendent, approves leave requests

The Newberry County Board of Trustees voted Nov. 17 to hire Dr. Anderson as the district's permanent superintendent, authorizing a contract with a $168,500 base salary, a three‑year term, a 9% annual annuity and automobile and wellness stipends.

The motion to hire was made after executive session and was seconded; the chair called for the question and the board indicated its approval. The hiring motion followed a set of personnel decisions shared on the record: the board also accepted the administration's hiring recommendations, approved an FMLA extension for one employee through Feb. 4 and a nine‑day FMLA extension for a second employee (to be carried through Dec. 1), and granted a 28‑day sick‑leave bank loan to a requesting employee.

Board member S5 moved the superintendent hire, saying, "I move that the board hire doctor Anderson as our permanent superintendent effective immediately and authorize you to execute a contract for that purpose to include a base salary of $168,500, a 3 year term, an annual annuity of 9%, and automobile and wellness stipends." The motion was seconded and members voiced their support on the record.

The board recorded no opposing votes in the public proceedings recorded in the transcript; an exact roll‑call tally was not specified. The hiring and the leave approvals were presented as formal outcomes of the executive‑session business and entered into the public minutes.

Next steps: staff were authorized to execute the superintendent contract and to implement the approved leave and sick‑bank actions. The board did not record further amendments to the contract terms during the public session.