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Consultant outlines budget governance, communication protocols and next steps for vision work
Summary
At a Jan. 27 work session consultant Dr. Pete Gorman told the Rock Hill School Board to 'thread the needle' between oversight and micromanagement, recommended a transparent timeline for budget engagement and proposed a follow-up session to finalize vision and mission work.
At a work session on Jan. 27, consultant Doctor Pete Gorman led the Rock Hill School Board through governance fundamentals and a framework for budget development, stressing the board’s policy role and the superintendent’s operational responsibility.
"The superintendent does what we call below the line and the board does what we call above the line," Gorman told the board, using the metaphor to distinguish policy-setting and operational implementation. He urged clear policies, regular financial updates and a public timeline so the community can participate early in the budget cycle.
Gorman walked through the district’s second-quarter financial context (presented earlier in the meeting) and the board policies that guide budget practice. The district’s finance presentation reported property-tax collections of about $29,700,000…
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