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Board appoints April Scott as deputy chief of academics and approves property sale, fine-arts audit and capital authorizations
Summary
The Horry County Board confirmed several personnel and facilities measures on June 8, including the appointment of April Scott as Deputy Chief Officer of Academics (effective July 1, 2026), the surplus sale of the Old Conway Education Center to Academy of Hope Charter School for $1,650,000, a $300,000 transfer to initiate a fine-arts audit, a $90 million authorization from the education sales tax for capital projects, and the renaming of Green Sea-Florence High tennis courts.
At its June 8 meeting the Horry County Board of Education approved multiple personnel, property and capital items after returning from executive session.
Personnel: The board approved Superintendent Cliff Jones’s recommendation to appoint April Scott as Deputy Chief Officer of Academics, effective July 1, 2026. The motion passed during open session; the transcript records no dissent or roll-call tally.
Surplus property and sale: Pursuant to South Carolina Code of Laws §59-40-170, the board declared the Old Conway Education Center on Sherwood Drive in Conway surplus and presented a purchase contract from Academy of Hope Charter School at the appraised market value of $1,650,000. The board approved the sale, following the required notice to charter schools regarding right of first refusal.
Facilities and capital: The board approved transferring $300,000 of residual funds from closed capital projects to establish an initial account for a districtwide fine-arts facilities audit. Ben Prince, representing the Facilities Committee and the Green Sea-Florence community, presented the request and described the study as a cross-divisional effort that could lead to future funding requests for facilities updates. The board also authorized expenditures of up to $90 million from the Education Capital Improvement Sales and Use Tax for approved projects including classroom and instructional technology and the district’s short- and long-term facilities plans.
Naming and recognitions: The board accepted a community recommendation to name the tennis courts at Green Sea-Florence High School the Sonny Shelley Tennis Courts. The meeting also included recognitions for community partners and student awards earlier in the agenda.
Emergency planning: The board voted to sign onto the Horry County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazards Mitigation Plan, a regional agreement that aligns participating organizations to county emergency planning and FEMA resource coordination.
Several items were approved by voice vote without numerical tallies provided in the transcript. District staff said they will return with more detailed follow-up and that any facilities-related capital requests that arise from the fine-arts audit would be brought to the board for review.
