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Votes at a glance: Greenville County School Board approves policy revisions, budgets, easement and other routine items
Summary
Following the book challenge vote, the board unanimously or by voice vote approved a slate of administrative items on June 25, including policy JC revisions, architect selection, a resolution for a national book-rating system, multiple FY25 budgets, a sanitary-sewer easement and election of officers.
After voting on the appeal of the book Tricks, the Greenville County School Board moved through its remaining action items and approved a series of administrative and budgetary measures.
The board approved revisions to board policy JC (student rights and responsibilities), selected an architectural firm for the Food and Nutrition Services Center at Mount Anderson Support Center pending successful fee negotiations, and approved a resolution to pursue a national rating system for books (to be forwarded to the state school board association and congressional staff for consideration). "This has been vetted by members of congress's staffs ... it's going to be a long slog," board members said when discussing the national-rating resolution.
The board also approved updates to the board-approved attorney list, accepted recommended legal representation, approved a permanent sanitary sewer easement for a school site, and adopted multiple FY25 budgets (Debt Service, Building Fund, Food and Nutrition Services including waiver provisions, and Special Revenue budgets). Most of these items were moved from the committee of the whole, carried on voice votes, and were described by administration as routine or information items; the monthly financial report was presented for information only.
Finally, the board elected officers by acclamation for the coming term: the chair will continue in her role, Mrs. Mosley was selected as vice chair and Miss Middleton as secretary. The meeting adjourned at 8:46 p.m.
Details of each approved item and the motions were read into the record during the meeting; the administration will proceed with negotiations and implementation as appropriate and report back to the board.
