Sumter County Board of Education discusses attendance and tax revenue

The Sumter County Board of Education met on Nov. 9. Attendance was a key concern. Superintendent Jerry Sanders said they are working on getting kids to school. “We’re above 96 district-wide, so it looks pretty good.” Board Member Carolyn Hamilton asked Sanders how they were ensuring Schools were following attendance protocol. Sanders said that the two additional social workers have helped. He said that they were tracking every student. “We got social workers going to the house, getting the parents to bring the children to school.” In other news, Sanders also presented information about the reassessments, with property tax a major funding source for the school system. The Board is still going through appeals. “They had quite a few of appeals.” However, Sanders said that they were financially solvent. “We can make it 2.3 months.”

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