South Carolina / School Districts / Berkeley 01
External auditors gave Berkeley County Schools unmodified opinions for FY ending 6/30/2025; the board reviewed a second‑quarter budget update and approved procurement awards, including a school‑finance software RFP and construction/service contracts for roofs, HVAC and safety inspections.
South Carolina / School Districts / Berkeley 01
Following executive session, the Berkeley County School Board denied two student expulsion appeals and ultimately denied a third after two motions; the board also accepted personnel recommendations and approved multiple principal contracts effective Feb. 18, 2026.
South Carolina / School Districts / Berkeley 01
At a Feb. 17 Berkeley County School District meeting, parents and students asked the board to restore elementary access to SC DISCUS and urged reinstating the Berkeley Center for the Arts creative‑writing major, while teachers warned of staffing and special‑education shortfalls.
South Carolina / School Districts / Berkeley 01
The Berkeley County Board of Education denied an expulsion appeal for ‘student number 1’ after executive-session consideration; the final public vote on Jan. 26 was 8–1, with Kathy Littleton the lone dissent.
South Carolina / School Districts / Berkeley 01
The board approved Head Start budget and credit reports for November 2025 and moved approved schools' continuous improvement turnaround plans for submission to the Office of Leadership Effectiveness by the Jan. 30, 2026 deadline; the turnaround plans passed 8–1.
South Carolina / School Districts / Berkeley 01
The board awarded RFP 74825-26 to Safeguard Safety Shoe Company (DBA SR Max) for a one‑year $60,000 safety footwear contract with renewal options (potential five‑year value $300,000), and approved IFB 75325‑26 for Westview Middle School roof replacement to AAR of North Carolina Inc. for $1,775,000.
South Carolina / School Districts / Berkeley 01
Public commenters told the Berkeley County Board of Education on Jan. 12 that teachers fear retaliation under the current grievance process and alleged favoritism in handling complaints; Superintendent Dixon said the district has a plan to address interim administrator assignments.
South Carolina / School Districts / Berkeley 01
During committee sessions Jan. 12 the board approved a Head Start refunding application and turnaround plans, awarded an RFP for district safety footwear to SR Max (initial year $60,000; potential five-year value $300,000), and recommended awarding the Westview Middle School roof IFB to AAR of North Carolina for $1,775,000.
South Carolina / School Districts / Berkeley 01
At its Jan. 12 meeting the board accepted an expulsion appeal and placed the student in the district's alternative program; it also approved personnel recommendations discussed in executive session. Both motions were announced carried by roll call.
South Carolina / School Districts / Berkeley 01
After public executive-session review, the board voted on six student expulsion appeals: two students were assigned to the Next Steps Learning Center, three appeals were denied, and one student was returned to their home school on strict probation.