Four Board members recognized for participating in state-level training

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, September 8, 2023

COLUMBIA – Four Beaufort County School District board members earned recognition by the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) for achievement in the association’s 2022–2023 Boardmanship Institute (BI).

Established in May 1982, SCSBA’s BI offers a year-round training program to help school board members better understand and more effectively act upon issues related to governance for their local schools. Training is required by state law only for new school board members.

Board Vice-Chair Col. Richard Geier, Board Secretary Angela Middleton, and Dr. Rachel Wisenfski were honored for reaching Level 2 in the School Board’s Association’s six-level recognition system.  Level 2 is reached by earning 40 cumulative points as a Board member.

Board member William Smith was recognized for reaching Level 3 by earning 100 cumulative points.

Each Board member received a certificate and pin.

SCSBA is a non-profit organization serving as a statewide voice for boards governing the state’s 73 public school districts.