Anderson School District One Superintendent Dr. Seth Young presided over the AD1 Board meeting held June 25. It was his first meeting as the District’s new Superintendent.
In his financial report, Dr. Young said the District has 43 CDs with a total investment of $9,426,000 and annual interest of $238,106.50. Student Nutritional Services had 2 CDs with a total investment of $396,000 and annual interest of $4,368.
The Food Service Account has a balance of $3,534,307, Building fund $1,846,992 and Building fund $20,355,813. The 2022 General Obligation Bond has a fund balance of $15,389,974.
District One Finance Director Travis Thomas reported Local Option Sales Tax receipts for Anderson County in May totaled $3,023,915. AD1 share amounted to $1,014,765 with $202,953 going to property tax relief and $811,812 to capital projects. Ending fund balance for LOST is $20,250,581.
Chief Academic Officer Brad Moore presented information on the Anderson One Summer Reading Camp. Moore explained that students are flagged based on the reading subscore of the English Language Arts (ELA) portion of SC-Ready testing. Students in the program must receive ninety-six hours of instruction unless they have a “good cause exemption”. He said a large portion of District One students are “good cause exemptions” based on multi-language or Special Education needs.
The summer camp was held at Wren Elementary School with five classrooms covered by two certified teachers.
District One partnered with the Anderson County United Way to offer Camp iRock which provided activities for students in the afternoons following summer school.
The District also offered a summer “CREATE Program which provides art and music enrichment for gifted and talented students.
Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Becky Brady reported that the Student Nutrition Services program is in overall good shape however there was a decrease in May compared to last year. Brady said the early graduation date and low meal counts on the final two days affected the number of meals served. Brady said the program shows a year to date loss of $100,546 due to an accrued increase in fringe benefit expense of an additional $500,000.
Dr. young reported that the land is completely cleared for the new Oak Hill Elementary School. The District is working with SCDOT and architects for work at Concrete Primary. Powdersville High Stadium renovations are being finished. Some improvements have been made at the Palmetto High School track and septic systems which he said will “leave us in good shape to host the Pre-Region Cross Country meeting in August.”
