A Century of Service to Education

Services

Services

The Anderson Board of Education provides the following for the School Districts of Anderson County:

A.

Funds to meet the local effort requirements of the EFA since 1978

B.

Funds to fulfill the requirement of EIA mandates of local effort

Distribution of County Equalization Taxes based on student ADM since 1951

Cooperation with Treasurer and Auditor to provide for school funding and the building of budgets

Services from certified personnel to the school districts at a reasonable cost to the taxpayer; ie, administration, attendance, school food service, and mental health counselors

State leadership in computing the index of tax paying ability as pertains to Fee In Lieu of Taxes/multiple county agreements now used throughout the state

The first mental health program from private fund grants from Michelin to become model program

Cooperation with County Council and Treasurer to provide bi-monthly distribution of taxes to the districts   

 Courier services to save school personnel from having to provide persons to deposit funds received from Treasurer

 Information and cooperation with Economic Development to recruit industry - last year Anderson County led the state

Alternative School:

           Established one of the first alternative schools in the state arranging for the financing

           Received fee simple title from the US Army for the facility valued at over $1.2 million at a cost of $1

           Additions to the alternative school with no tax increase requested

           Provides accounting, accounts payable, payroll, and insurance services to the alternative school

Continuous auditing to assure that school district fund balances comply with GAAP standards as to funds on hand to meet monthly teacher salaries and other cash flow requirements

Study committees to address the needs of districts with small tax assessments--study committee provided formula for this but was unsuccessful in legislature

Excellent results in budget forecasting for the needs of each district by providing local funds which approximated district request   

Attendance and school food service programs to Districts One, Two, Three and Four.  District Five has the same services in-house at a cost to the taxpayers

Bond debt support and eight per cent limitations and issuance of bonds for all districts

Provided US Justice Department in 1989 with a history of all prior years election results for compliance with legislation creating the nine single member districts as to population census

Creation of the present five districts as they exist today and number of board members and area from each political subdivision

Appointment of  various board members to fill vacancies until the next general election

Provision of freezer warehouse at no charge to districts when necessary

Provision of freezer and warehouse for distribution of “Silver Solutions” senior citizens with congregate meals in Anderson and Oconee Counties

Collaboration with Delegation in Property Tax Relief matters through Comptroller General’s office for timely distribution

TAN when requested by any district

Countywide directory of all school district personnel including board members, teachers, staff, school food service personnel