Berkeley County School District — Board of Education, August 23, 2016

• Chair Hayes called the meeting to Order, a quorum was declared, and the media had been notified.Recordedmoved by Phillip Obie II, seconded by Frank Wright
• Chair Hayes asked everyone to pause for a moment of silence and then led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.Recordedmoved by Rev Julius Barnes, seconded by Mac McQuillin
• New Attendance Lines for Goose Creek Primary and Sedgefield Intermediate Schools - 2nd ReadingRecordedmoved by Mac McQuillin, seconded by Phillip Obie II
• Mr. Thomas presented RFP #470 (15-16) ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Advisory Services for Accounting/HR Software.Recordedmoved by Dr Kent Murray, seconded by Rev Julius Barnes
• Superintendent's Report.  Brenda Blackburn, Superintendent, welcomed students back to school and thanked everyone for their hard work preparing for the new school year.  She provided some back to school facts and figures. On day 6 of the new school year, there were 33,940 students enrolled, which is 695 more than last year on the same day and 190 more students than predicted by the Strom Thurmond Study.  The District has hired 380 certificated employees and 130 non-certificated employees.  The Maintenance Department has completed $2.8 million worth of projects during the summer, including the set-up of 12 additional mobile units throughout the District, installation of an irrigation system at Cross High for baseball and softball fields, renovation of 22 classrooms at Goose Creek High, and numerous other projects.Recordedmoved by Sally Wofford, seconded by Dr Kent Murray

Source: LocalGovData — Berkeley County School District Board of Education, published on BoardDocs, as of 2026-08-09. See the district's record.