REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT

The imaginary basketball arena is modelled and rendered.

(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education met for its regular monthly meeting in February last night in Olney. The Board : first held a Public Hearing to hear testimony on the proposal to sell bonds of the District in an amount not to exceed $9 million for the purpose of altering, repairing, and equipping school buildings and facilities and improving school sites : approved the January financial report with a monthly bill listing at $2,258,158 : amended the 2025-2026 school calendar to reflect the four emergency days used in January : approved the RCHS Graduation date for Sunday afternoon, May 17th, 2026, at 3:00 and the RCMS Promotion date for Tuesday night, May 19th, 2026, at 6:00 : approved Pepsi Mid America as the District Beverage provider for July 1st, 2026, through June 30th, 2029 : approved the purchase of the vacant lot at 1126 East Butler Street in Olney worth $30,000 plus closing costs : heard an update on the Athletic Complex construction work : approved a $34,800 Athletic Complex change order for backstop extensions for the baseball and softball facilities : noted the District Administration will begin work on the FY27 budget : and in personnel matters – approved the resignation of Grace Painter as RCES K-1 Special Education Teacher – agreed to hire Sierra Jade Heffron as RCES Paraprofessional and Kurtis Mehl as RCMS Head Custodian, both effective upon the completion of new hire paperwork – employed Sierra Ellison as RCMS Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher and Breanne Clark as RCES Assistant Principal – approved the transfer of Darla Johnson from RCES Nurse to RCHS Nurse – and approved the extra-duty assignment of Jacob Pampe as RCHS Head Boys Soccer Coach for the 2026-2027 school year : the next regular monthly meeting for the Richland County School Board will be March 19th, 2026.