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Sumter School District requests $4.64 million for staffing as council debates millage and fiscal autonomy
Summary
Superintendent Penelope M. Knox asked Sumter County Council to consider $4.64 million in new staffing costs and described program and facility needs; councilmembers pressed for clarity on state funding, millage requests and past decisions tied to Act 388. Council received the presentation as information.
Dr. Penelope M. Knox, superintendent of Sumter School District, presented the district’s 2022–23 funding request to Sumter County Council on June 14, asking for 87.5 positions and $4,637,747 in personnel costs to support teachers, counselors, nurses, interventionists and custodial staff.
Knox said the district’s three operating goals are academic achievement, climate and culture, and facilities management and introduced the district’s new superintendent, Dr. William Wright. Financial Director Jennifer Miller told the council the state is shifting to a teacher-to-student allocation and that House and Senate funding proposals remained unresolved; the district adopted a continuing resolution while awaiting final state numbers and cited a 75/25 ratio from the state as part of the uncertainty.
The presentation included a line‑item…
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