Horry County Board of Education Board Meeting Monday, February 23, 2015 Location: District Office - 335 Four Mile Road, Conway, SC New Board Member Orientation - Human Resources - 4:00 p.m. - Room A-301 Board Dinner - 5:00 p.m., Room C-107 1. Opening February 23, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. - Call to Order A. Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance - Conway Navy JROTC B. Approval of Agenda As required by SC Law 30-4-80, local news media were informed of the date, time, place, and agenda of this meeting. Copies of the agenda were posted at the district office and distributed to schools for posting. C. Approval of Minutes Minutes - February 9, 2015 D. Recognitions . Myrtle Beach High School’s Girls Tennis team wins State Championship . Forestbrook Middle School’s Mock Trial team wins second Battle of the Carolinas . Forestbrook Middle School’s Olga Toggas and Joey Trail win honors from SC Council of Teachers of English . Forestbrook Middle, Lakewood Elementary, and Myrtle Beach Intermediate are three of five National Blue Ribbon nominees . The School Improvement Council for Myrtle Beach Primary, Myrtle Beach Elementary, and Myrtle Beach Intermediate schools among five councils named finalists for the South Carolina School Improvement Council’s annual Dick and Tunky Riley Award . St. James Middle School listed among Schools to Watch® . St. James High School a finalist for Palmetto’s Finest . Beth Brown wins Outstanding Counselor Award from the South Carolina Counseling Association E. Public Comments 2. Discussion A. New State Assessments (ACT Aspire and ACT) - Cindy Ambrose New State Assessments Sample Assessment Item - Elementary School Sample Assessment Item - Middle School Sample Assessment Item - High School B. Monitoring Report: Operational Expectations R-1- Literacy - Cindy Ambrose, Jackie Kennedy, Shannon Stone, and Learning Services Team Monitoring Report - Operational Expectations R-1 - Literacy Power Goals Data District Data Team Analysis C. Board Governance 1) Board must approve changes to district policy. 2) Board must approve major changes in curriculum. 3) Board must be informed of major committees being set up by the district. 4) Changes to principal hiring. 5) Start an IT committee. 6) When a board member cannot attend a committee meeting, that board member may assign his/her position on the committee to another person for the meeting. D. Superintendent’s Report 3. Business A. Consideration of Revised Board Meeting Date (Reschedule March 23, 2015 meeting to March 26, 2015) B. Consideration of Board Meeting Schedule (July - December, 2015) (DRAFT) Board Meeting Schedule for July-Dec 2015 C. Elementary Personalized Digital Learning (PDL) D. Principal Recommendations 4. Consent Agenda A. Refunding Bonds B. Personnel Recommendations as Required by Law C. Approval of Requests for High School Diploma D. Education Fund Distribution - District 2 Education Fund Distribution - District 2 Education Fund Distribution - Chairman - District 2 E. Education Fund Distribution - District 3 Education Fund Distribution - District 3 5. Adjournment No Item Selected This item has no attachments