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Board attempts to send turnaround plans for three low-performing schools to the state; online vote left incomplete
Summary
The board considered required turnaround plans for Saint Helena Elementary, Whale Branch Middle and Battery Creek High. Principals reported early gains; the board moved to submit the plans to the state but the roll-call/count was incomplete because an online member had not registered a vote in the record.
Superintendent and accountability staff presented required turnaround plans for three South Carolina-designated low-performing schools and invited principals to summarize school-level strategies and early progress.
Principal reports emphasized targeted interventions, changes in scheduling and staffing, and early professional-development work. Saint Helena's principal said reading proficiency rose from 29% to a projected 44% under current interventions; middle- and high-school leaders described expanded tiered interventions, increased instructional time and efforts to stabilize staffing.
A board member moved to "approve the school turnaround plans submission to the South Carolina Department of Education for Saint Helena Elementary School, Whale Branch Middle School, and Battery Creek High School." The motion was seconded and the chair asked for an in-person and online show of hands for the roll call. During counting, staff noted that at least one online member (Miss Hayes) had not recorded a vote; the transcript records uncertainty about whether her vote was received and whether the tally met the requirement. Meeting staff characterized the vote as not completed in the recorded segment.
District staff said they would follow up to complete the formal submission process once the board's votes are fully recorded. No definitive approval tally or final recorded outcome appears in the transcript.
