Updated October 2026 Board Meeting

Florence County School District 3’s October 2026 board meeting (October 23) included finance, staffing, student performance, and policy updates. The board discussed possible staff Christmas and retention bonuses, including options that would use fund balance; members also raised the need to address salary disparities. The district reported a fund balance of $8,579,421 and a required reserve of about $2,940,830. The board voted to postpone action on the bonuses. The finance update reported $2,249,733 in total carryover use of fund balance and a general-fund approved budget, including board-approved fund-balance use, of $39,546,836.

No contract awards, bids, or new purchasing approvals were identified. Berkeley County School District donated a 1990s-model fire truck to support the district’s firefighting program, and officials said a replacement van was funded through insurance proceeds and had been approved previously. The district nurse is seeking state funding to replace outdated AEDs, but no funding award was reported. The board approved revisions to several policies and gave a first reading to a cardiac emergency response policy.