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Superintendent Prosser outlines spring testing, new math sequence and $162,900 teacher grant
Summary
Superintendent Miss Prosser told the Florence School District 5 board the district’s spring testing calendar, the state’s new math sequence (geometry as the first high‑school course in 2526) and that the district received a strategic compensation grant anticipated at $162,900 to reward teacher growth in grades 4–8 ELA and math.
Superintendent Miss Prosser told the Florence County School District Board of Trustees the district’s spring testing calendar is under way and previewed major state curriculum changes and a new teacher‑compensation grant.
Prosser said district students will take spring exams including PSAT, ACCESS for English learners, ACT (offered March 11 at Johnsonville High School), pre‑SAT (March 25) and ASVAB/WIN (April 10). She also described timing for i‑Ready and SC Ready testing windows and said parent climate‑survey links are open through April 11.
The superintendent summarized forthcoming state changes to high‑school math: “geometry will be the first math course” in the 2526 sequence, with geometry content infused with statistics and pre‑algebra concepts so students are better prepared for Algebra I, which the state still requires every student to take. Prosser said the state removed some previous course codes (foundations/intermediate) and introduced alternative pathways such as modeling and reasoning courses for students not seeking a four‑year college sequence.
Prosser also announced the district received a notice of intent to award a strategic compensation grant expected to be $162,900. “We received the notice of intent to award us with the strategic compensation grant … the anticipated allocation we’ll get is 162,900,” she said, adding the pilot targets teachers in grades 4–8 who teach ELA or math and that awards will be calculated after SC Ready results are submitted; payments to qualifying teachers are expected in August or September.
Why it matters: the calendar and testing schedule set immediate deadlines and classroom priorities for students and staff, while the math redesign changes course sequencing beginning in 2526 and will affect placement and teacher planning. The grant creates a district‑level financial incentive tied to student growth that administrators said will be a pilot this year.
Prosser said the district will share more details with teachers once the state sends formal notification and the district has final allocations. She also noted interviews for an elementary principal post and hiring for open certified positions will occur before the March board meeting.
The board proceeded to other business without further action on the curriculum change; the math standards implementation and the grant are pilot and programmatic developments administrators will follow up on in future meetings.
