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Florence 05 board approves amended budget and advances expulsion and parent‑organization rule to first reading
Summary
Trustees approved an amended 24‑25 general fund budget and approved first readings of revised student‑expulsion policy (JKE/JKE‑R) and a parent‑organization rule (KBE‑R) that implements a state law requiring background checks and financial transparency for PTO/booster officers.
The Florence County School District 5 Board of Trustees voted to reapprove an amended 24‑25 general fund budget and advanced two policy changes to first reading during its August meeting.
Wanda Willis, the district finance lead, presented an amended budget that the board was asked to reapprove; a motion to reapprove the amended 24‑25 general fund budget and prior‑year transfers was made by a trustee and approved by voice vote. Willis said the amended budget increased by $184,000 from earlier projections and explained a set‑aside approach for prior‑year obligations connected to earlier Abbeville/energy projects.
The board also approved the first reading of revisions to policy JKE and JKE‑R (student expulsions). The revisions add verbiage required by recent state law to provide additional documentation to parents when a student is referred for expulsion. A motion to approve the first reading was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Trustees likewise approved the first reading of KBE‑R, a rule governing relations with parent organizations. Meeting discussion noted that a statutory amendment (identified in the meeting as law 59‑17‑170) requires background checks for individuals serving in financial roles in PTOs and booster clubs and requires these groups to post account balances with school leadership. The board's KBE‑R language is the model rule provided by the South Carolina School Boards Association and was advanced by motion and voice vote.
After a short executive session, the board approved routine administrative items by voice vote — student transfers and acceptance of staff resignations — then adjourned.
Why it matters: the budget motion fixes year‑to‑date appropriations and the policy first readings are required steps before final adoption; the parent‑organization change responds directly to a state law tightening financial and background‑check requirements.
What's next: the policies will return for future readings and final adoption as required by district policy; the finance office will post the amended budget and required salary information on the district website by the state deadline.
