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Sumter board approves student transfers/releases, temporary leave increase, sick‑leave payout and construction awards
Summary
After executive session the board approved multiple personnel and contract actions, including allowing specified students to attend or be released for 2026–27, a temporary increase in annual leave accrual for FY25–26, sick-leave payouts at substitute rate, and awards for modular building and bus office renovations.
After returning from executive session Monday night the Sumter School District Board of Trustees approved several formal actions affecting students, personnel and facilities.
Trustees approved motions to allow certain students to attend Sumter schools for the 2026–27 school year and to release other named students for the same year. The board also approved a temporary amendment to policy GCD to increase annual leave accrual from 20 to 30 days for fiscal year 2025–26 and voted to pay employees for sick-leave days in excess of 90 at the current substitute rate of pay.
Board members approved a motion to hold a special-called meeting April 27 to discuss the inspector general's findings and voted to have the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (CIA) committee meet biannually at the superintendent's recommendation.
On facilities and procurement, the board approved the monthly personnel report and awarded the Crestwood modular building installation contract to FBI Construction and the Furman bus office renovation to Ted Ford Construction (recorded in the meeting as approved motions). The board approved the consent agenda by consensus and then adjourned.
Votes at a glance
- Allow students A–G to attend Sumter School District for 2026–27: motion approved (vote announced as passing).
- Release students A–K from Sumter School District for 2026–27: motion approved (vote announced as unanimous).
- Temporary change to policy GCD: increase annual leave accrual from 20 to 30 days for FY25–26: motion approved (vote unanimous).
- Pay employees for sick-leave days over 90 at substitute rate: motion approved (vote unanimous).
- Special-called meeting to discuss IG report (Apr. 27, 2026, 6 p.m.): motion approved.
- CIA committee to meet biannually at superintendent recommendation: motion approved.
- Monthly personnel report (04/20/2026): approved.
- Award Crestwood modular installation to FBI Construction: approved.
- Award Furman bus office renovation to Ted Ford Construction: approved.
The chair announced each motion passed; where the transcript recorded the outcome it described votes as unanimous for several items. The board provided no vote-by-name roll call in open session for those motions recorded as unanimous.
What's next: Implementation steps named in motions include scheduling the April 27 special meeting and administrative follow-up on personnel, contracts and policy adjustments.
