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Pendleton County Schools board approves resignations, grants leaves and renews leases; reviews attendance and enrollment
Summary
The board accepted two personnel resignations, approved a medical leave through Dec. 31 for a staff member, granted permission to post for an extracurricular position, renewed a lease with Christian Assistance Network through June 30, 2027, and approved a Tiny Tots rent increase from $18,000 to $21,000. Year-end attendance and enrollment figures were presented.
The Pendleton County Schools board approved a slate of routine personnel and facilities items and heard year‑end attendance and enrollment statistics at its meeting.
On personnel, the board accepted resignations from Kayla Judy Shabner, a teacher at Pendleton County Middle High School, effective June 9, 2026, and Rachel Mitchell, a before‑and‑after‑school reading and math tutor at Franklin Elementary, effective June 15, 2026. The board also approved superintendent-recommended permission to post for an extracurricular before‑and‑after‑school detention elementary teacher or aide at North Fork Elementary.
The board granted a medical leave of absence for Kaylee Bennett through Dec. 31, 2026, pending any needed extension.
In facilities and contracts, the board approved a one‑year lease extension with Christian Assistance Network through June 30, 2027, on the same terms and conditions. The board also approved a new lease raising Tiny Tots Day Care Center's annual rent from $18,000 to $21,000; the superintendent cited several thousand dollars in repairs and rising utilities as justification for the increase.
A finance memo provided a brief fiscal update: district staff reported the district is in a "solid position financially" but warned of concerns for fiscal year 2027 planning, including the possibility of falling below the 1,404 funding floor for the first time since 2019, reductions in federal funds and an expiring CIS grant that will materially reduce revenue in future years.
Staff presented year‑end average daily attendance and chronic absence figures: Brandywine Elementary 93.89% (chronic absence 15.3%), Franklin Elementary 94.69% (9.4%), North Fork Elementary 94.25% (10.6%) and Pendleton County Middle High School 92.92% (17.6%). Year‑end enrollment was reported as Brandywine Elementary 115 students, Franklin Elementary 246, North Fork Elementary 98 (elementary total 459) and the middle high school 369, for a county total enrollment of 828 students. The certified October enrollment count had been 843.
The board announced a special July meeting to review a library project once a principal is appointed; superintendent updates noted principal interviews are continuing July 2 and a recommendation is expected at the July 6 board meeting. The meeting adjourned after approval of the listed motions.
