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Bamberg County School District board meeting, Sep 14, 2026

2 h 02 min · 0 public speakers

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 24:21Reading and test scores ▶ 9:36

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Bamberg County trustees approve 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget on second reading 1:59:02

  • Staff members from the district's schools presented enrollment and test score reports and introduced new staff members. 9:09
  • The board approved the field trip and later approved personnel recommendations and the release of students. 37:23
  • The chair announced that the interim superintendent received an overall commendable evaluation. 1:55:01
  • The board approved the 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget, which the chair said was on its second reading. 1:59:02

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 5:16
    • Gwendolyn D. Bamberg moved to approve the minutes and then amended the motion. 7:25
    • Cindy Hurst said a word might have been omitted on the second page of the minutes under Title V. 7:44
    • One board member also said the minutes should show an abstention rather than an opposed vote on policy ADF. 8:05
    • The chair announced the agenda was approved. 7:01
  2. School reports and new staff 9:09
    • A presenter reported a current enrollment of 670 students and significant growth in ELA across grade levels. 9:36
    • The middle school principal reported enrollment of 174 students and said the school grew in every area for every grade level. 13:06
    • A staff member reporting on the Denmark K-12 school said current enrollment was 539 and 48 students enrolled in Denmark Technical College had taken dual enrollment courses. 17:13
  3. Truancy report 24:21
    • A presenter said September is Attendance Awareness Month and that attendance incentive ideas were shared with administrators. 24:41
    • The presenter said the ideas were emailed to schools at the end of August. 25:20
  4. Athletics report 25:39
    • A presenter gave fall sports updates and said Bamberg's homecoming is October 16th and Denmark's is October 17th. 25:49
    • The presenter said the athletic departments for both schools would donate a portion of the gate money from the first week of October to the Cheese and Cracker Box. 26:26
  5. Superintendent's report 27:13
    • The superintendent recognized each school's Teacher of the Year and said the district Teacher of the Year will be nominated for State Teacher of the Year. 27:28
    • The superintendent said district enrollment is up 15 from the beginning of the school year. 31:05
    • The superintendent described attending professional development events in August and September. 31:47
  6. JROTC overnight field trip 34:18
    • A staff member said the high school JROTC cadets would stay overnight on the USS Yorktown and attend a flight academy training on the 26th. 34:44
    • Asked whether the district was absorbing the cost of the school bus, the staff member said the students would be paying for that too. 35:53
    • Cathy Griffin moved to approve the trip. ~36:28
    • The chair announced the field trip was approved. 37:23
  7. Executive session and evaluation 37:23
    • The chair said there were no visitors' comments. 37:23
    • Naomi Eckels moved to return to open session. 1:54:14
    • The chair announced the interim superintendent received an overall commendable evaluation. 1:55:01
  8. Personnel and student release actions 1:54:24
    • Naomi Eckels moved to approve personnel recommendations for hire and the release of students. 1:57:00
    • A speaker clarified that the release of students covered items D 1 through 6. 1:57:47
    • The chair announced the items were approved. 1:58:03
  9. 2026-2027 budget 1:58:03
    • The interim superintendent asked the board to approve the 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget as presented. 1:58:19
    • Adrienne Blume moved to accept the budget, and the chair said it was the second reading. 1:58:43
    • The chair announced the budget was approved. 1:59:15
  10. Board comments 1:59:15
    • Speakers welcomed the new teachers and congratulated the Teachers of the Year. 1:59:27
    • A speaker described attending a grandparents breakfast at Richard Carroll Elementary. 1:59:45
  11. Adjournment 2:01:08
    • The chair called for a vote on a motion to adjourn. 2:01:21

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