E-Mail to Socastee High School Staff
Socastee Family,
The Horry County Board of Education is considering "moderate" changes to our system of governance. At their retreat on Saturday, the general consensus was that minor changes were too little and major changes, such as a return to traditional governance, would be too much. The Board wants to be much more informed and will be creating an ad hoc committee to begin the process of revising our governance policies. The general sentiment seemed to be that our system of governance should no longer be called Coherent Governance. It seems they are trying to create some type of a hybrid district, one that falls somewhere in between policy governance and traditional governance. I believe this is like trying to mix oil and water.
After the meeting, I sent an e-mail to the Board to point out that they were beginning down a slippery slope that would logically lead to traditional governance. More information will lead to greater knowledge, knowledge to understanding, understanding to thinking, thinking to convictions, and convictions to actions. In the meantime, they will create a mess and a confusion of roles, especially for the superintendent. Therefore, I suggested that they not postpone the inevitable and implement traditional governance, take back their traditional and legal authority, implement committees, and do what is right for the students and citizens of Horry County. I also stated that if not enough time or too little money (salary) would keep them from embracing traditional governance that they should consider giving their seats to those who would make the necessary sacrifices for the betterment of Horry County Schools.
Bobby Chandler
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