Rock Hill Schools Board Brief
Recap of the Board of Trustees Meeting on Nov. 12
Last night, Judge David Guyton swore in five board members. The board members, joined by their families, took an oath and were officially installed to our Board of Trustees. The board voted unanimously to appoint Helena Miller the board chair and unanimously to select Jennifer Hutchinson as vice-chair. You can find more information about each board member here. To see which board member represents your district, find our updated board map here.
Jennifer Hutchinson
Vice Chair
At Large
Dr. Montrio Belton
Seat 1
James Burns
Seat 3
Our school board is grateful for the service of our immediate past school board members. Please stay tuned for a reception announcement, in the coming days, to show appreciation for Patrice Cherry, Windy Cole, Mildred Douglas, and Bryan McAlinden.
Photo: SC State Fair Art Blue Ribbon Winner
SC State Fair Art Blue Ribbon Winner
Recognition by Lisa Dwyer-Dantzler
Three Saluda Trail Middle students won first place in photography at the SC State Fair.
South Pointe High Swimming Champion
Recognition by Valarie Mickle
Recognizing Jack McCrae for being the 2024 Swimming State Champion.
Saluda Trail Middle YCMSAC 8th Grade Football Champions
Recognition by Chonce Dunham
Recognizing the Saluda Trail 8th grade football team for being conference champions.
Dutchman Creek Middle YCMSAC 7th and 8th Grade Volleyball Champions
Recognition by Kristen Dowtin
Recognizing the Dutchman Creek 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams for being conference champions.
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Course Additions, Deletions, Modifications - 2nd Read
The board voted to approve the Course Additions, Deletions, Modifications.
Rock Hill SOARS Waiver Request
The board voted to approve the Rock Hill SOARS Waiver Request.
This request was urgently needed to allow Coordinating Teachers, fully certified in their areas of instruction and trained as SC Peer Evaluators and Mentors, to serve as Teachers of Record for classes where a Resident Teacher Candidate is awaiting certification approval from the SC Department of Education. To support this work, the Human Resources department requested that the Board of Trustees, as the key decision-makers, take the following action, “The Rock Hill Schools Board of Trustees approved the Administration’s request to submit a waiver in support of the Rock Hill SOARS Coordinating Teacher and Resident Teacher Candidate program.
Certification of Delegates for 2024 Delegate Assembly
According to the South Carolina School Board Association (SCSBA) Constitution, Article V, the Delegate Assembly is the policymaking body of the association and is composed of certified voting delegates from active member boards. Rock Hill Schools gets six votes based on the size of our district. The individuals selected as delegates will represent our board at the SCSBA's annual business meeting.
The board voted to send Chair Helena Miller, Vice-Chair Jennifer Hutchinson, Lacy Daniels, and Melissa Harris as representatives.
2024 SC School Report Card Data
Dr. Kershena Dickey, Assistant Superintendent of Academics and Accountability, presented phase three of the data presentation series on the 2024 South Carolina School Report Card results.
See the presentation information in Simbli under presentations: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=36031001&MID=906
Superintendent's Announcements
- Rock Hill Schools and offices will be closed from Nov. 27 through Dec. 1. We will operate on anormal schedule on Dec. 2.
- We’re hiring! Join our team of caring educators. Log on to TouchHeartsTEACH.com to see our openings and apply.
- Our next school board meeting is scheduled for Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. and will be streamed on our website with replays available after the meeting.
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