Education

School Board Members Recognized By State Association For Achievements

by The Berkeley Observer
Pictured L to R: Jim Haynes, Sally Wofford and Julius Barnes
Pictured L to R: Jim Haynes, Sally Wofford and Julius Barnes

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Current Berkeley County School District Board Chair Sally Wofford and former Board members Jim Hayes and Julius Barnes earned recognition by the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) for achievement in the association’s 2015–2016 Boardmanship Institute.

The SCSBA Boardmanship Institute, established in 1982, offers a year-round training curriculum to help board members develop skills and stay abreast of state and national education issues. Workshops focus on school law, advocacy and legislation, improving board operations, leadership for improving student achievement, and other timely topics.Board members can achieve up to six levels of recognition by earning points that are accrued annually from July through June for participation in statewide conferences and training provided onsite in their district. Berkeley County School board members achieved the following award designations:

    • Mrs. Wofford reached Level One by earning 25 points within one year. Level One recipients receive a certificate.
    • Mr. Hayes and Mr. Barnes reached Level Two by earning 40 points within one year. Level Two recipients receive a certificate and silver pin.

“Having worked closely with all three of these dedicated leaders, it is no surprise they earned these outstanding recognitions from the SCSBA Boardmanship Institute. Each has consistently shown the personal conviction to learn as much as they can in order to do the best job possible for the benefit of our students, our schools, and our district,” Superintendent Brenda Blackburn said.

Statewide, SCSBA recognized 162 school board members for reaching one of six levels for the 2015–2016 year with certificates of achievement and a lapel pin designated their level of accomplishment in the institute. Each year, about 80 percent of board members statewide attend at least one training session.

SCSBA is the statewide professional organization serving as a source of information, training and advocacy for the state’s 81 school district boards, county boards and state special schools.

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