June 16, 2021 Edition

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GCS Summer Hours

Greenville County Schools and offices are operating on Summer Hours through Friday, August 13. Summer hours are Monday - Wednesday, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM, and Thursday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Buildings are closed on Fridays.

Summer School Vaccine Events

Prisma Health is partnering with GCS to host summer school COVID-19 vaccine events at GCS high schools. Prisma will be administering the Pfizer vaccine, which is approved for ages 12 and older. From 1:00-1:30, vaccines will be administered via the drive-thru car line to high school students and staff attending or working summer school. From 1:30-4:30 PM, the drive-thru will open to community members, other staff members and students ages 12+ wishing to receive the vaccine. Students ages 12-15 will need parents or legal guardian present to sign the consent. Verification of parental consent will be required for students ages 16-17. More about Summer School Vaccine Events.

Summer Meal Program

Greenville County Schools is providing meals free of charge to all children 18 years of age and younger from 15 district locations on Mondays from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm on a to-go basis. Meals will be served near the parent pick up line or school bus loop; meal pick up locations will vary by school. One week's worth of meals will be provided at a time (5 breakfasts & 5 lunches). Some items included in the meals will be ready to eat, and others will be heat and serve items. Supplies are limited and will be available on a first-come first-served basis. More about Summer Meal Program.

Board Meeting Summary

June 15, 2021

Welcome, Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance

Election of Board Officers
Election of Board Officers -
Roger Meek (Area 26) - Chair
Debi Bush (Area 19) - Vice-chair
Carolyn Styles (Area 17) - Secretary

Adoption of Consent Calendar
Minutes, Regular Board Meeting - May 25, 2021
Personnel Recommendations:
Director - Jason Mullis, Director of Psychological Services - Special Education Services, Effective 7/1/21
Interim Director - Ken Ellis, Interim Director - Virtual Program, Effective 7/1/21
Assistant Director - Nicole Michel, Assistant Director - Fine Arts Center, Effective 7/26/21
Assistant Principals -

• Stephanie Duncan, Assistant Principal - Monaview Elementary School, Effective 8/2/21
• Corey Ehlenbach, Assistant Principal - Stone Academy, Effective 8/2/21
• Brian Falls, Assistant Principal - Sevier Middle School, Effective 8/2/21
• Brianna Falvey, Assistant Principal - Northwest Middle School, Effective 8/2/21
• Michelle McCoy, Assistant Principal - Crestview Elementary School, Effective 8/2/21
• Hunter McClure, Assistant Principal - Cherrydale Elementary School, Effective 8/2/21
• April Reese, Assistant Principal - Hillcrest High School, Effective 7/26/21
• Kimberly Starks, Assistant Principal - Carolina High School, Effective 7/26/21

Adoption of Public Comments

Appearance of Visitors
Susana Saravia, Sarah Magg

Superintendent's Report
Dr. Royster used this time to welcome and congratulate the District's newest assistant principals.

Action Items

Naming of Brook Glenn Elementary School Gymnasium - Approved motion from the Committee of the Whole to approve the naming of the gymnasium at Brook Glenn Elementary School for Cindy Mattos-DeHart. The Brook Glenn Elementary School community would like to recognize Mrs. Cindy Mattos-DeHart for her 40 years of service to our students, District, and community. Mrs. Mattos-DeHart, who retired at the end of this school year, was a physical education teacher, head girls' basketball coach at Eastside High, and Brook Glenn's longtime Administrative Assistant.  Mrs. Mattos-DeHart has provided exceptional support to students, faculty, parents, and administration, and has been a champion for physical fitness.

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Easement at Robert E. Cashion Elementary School - Approved motion from the Committee of the Whole to approve a utility easement as requested by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC at Robert E. Cashion Elementary School. The easement is necessary for the new addition project at the school.

Property Acquisition for Stone Academy (Executive Session) - Approved recommendation from the Administration to approve the purchase of a ±0.51 acre parcel adjacent to Stone Academy.  The subject parcel includes two (2) residential structures.

Physical Education Exemption (Executive Session) -Approved recommendation from the Administration to approve a physical education exemption for one student at Travelers Rest High School.

FY 22 General Obligation Bonds Resolution - Approved recommendation from the Administration to approve the FY 22 General Obligation Bonds Resolution. The Administration annually projects the amount of General Obligation Bonds needed to fund the BEST bond payments and the operations of the Facilities Department. The amount to be issued for FY 22 is not to exceed $154 million.

FY 22 Debt Service Budget - Approved recommendation from the Administration to approve the FY 22 Debt Service Budget. The Debt Service budget accounts for the debt service revenues, annual general obligation bond payments, and distribution of general obligation bond proceeds to the BEST Debt Service Budget and Building Fund Budgets.

FY 22 BEST Debt Service Budget - Approved recommendation from the Administration to approve the FY 22 BEST Debt Service Budget. During FY 22 interest and principal payments totaling $97.5 million for BEST Bonds will be paid on December 1, 2021 and June 1, 2022. The bond payments include the payoff of the BEST 2005 bond series. The funding sources are interest income, transfers from the District Debt Service Budget and fund balance.

FY 22 Building Fund Budget - Approved recommendation from the Administration to approve the FY 22 Building Fund Budget. The FY 22 projected expenditures are $105.8 million and includes approved Capital Improvement Program (CIP) expenditures. Major projects, roof renovations, HVAC projects, and technology refresh programs are the largest scheduled expenditures for FY 22. The projected revenues include proceeds from General Obligation Bonds and fund balance.

FY 22 Food and Nutrition Services Budget - Approved recommendation from the Administration to approve the FY 22 Food and Nutrition Services Budget. The FY22 revenue budget reflects the positive effect of students returning to in-person instruction. The largest increase is in the USDA reimbursement line item. The USDA extended the waiver that provides free meals to all students for the 21-22 school year. In addition, the USDA is significantly increasing the reimbursement rates for the 21-22 school year. The FANS expenditure budget reflects a 2% increase in staff salaries, an average 3.5% increase in food and supply costs, and equipment expense, which includes the kitchen equipment for Fountain Inn High School.

FY 22 Special Revenue Budget - Approved recommendation from the Administration to accept the FY 22 Special Revenue Budgets. A "Special Revenue Budget" is established when the District receives Federal, State or Local funds that have restrictions on how the funds can be spent. While the District's "General Fund Budget" funds the general day-to-day operations of the District, a special revenue budget is set up with a specified purpose or direction. This year, the schedule includes the allocations received for pandemic relief funds: Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF), ESSER I (CARES), ESSER II (CRRSA), and ESSER III (ARP). There are no other substantial changes in the funding of the ongoing special revenue programs from FY 21 to FY 22.

Information/Action from Board Committees/Liaisons

Committee / Liaison Reports - Mr. Saylors reported that the ad hoc Committee for Roper Mountain Policy will soon have a draft policy to review, with the intention of bringing it to the Board in August. Mr. Meek noted that the Audit Team Committee would be scheduling a meeting over the summer.

Monthly Finance Report - The monthly Financial Statements were presented as an information item.

The meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.