The Marlboro County Board of Education will meet for its monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 7 in the auditorium of Bennettsville Intermediate School.

The following is the agenda for the meeting.

—Call to Order

—Notification of News Media

—Approval of Agenda

—Pledge of Allegiance

— Invocation

—5:30 p.m. Celebrations

• Character Education Students of the Month (Kindness)

• BPS Science Fair Winners

• Middle School Basketball Champions (Girls & Boys)

• Distributive Educational Clubs of America Awards (DECA)

• Future Business Leaders of America Awards (FBLA)

• MCHS Region, State, and Honor Band Recipients

• End of Course Exam Perfect Scores

• National School Social Work Week

• District Arts Program

— Executive Session: Personnel Matters: Hires, Resignations, Superintendent’s Employment, Assistant Principal Assignments for the 2022-2023 School Year

— Action as Necessary or Appropriate Regarding Matters Discussed in Executive Session

— Public Session

— Approval of Minutes:

• February 7, 2022-Regular Scheduled Meeting

• February 22, 2022-Special Called Meeting

— Public Comments

• Any person may address the Board for a maximum of three minutes on issues within the Board’s domain. Each speaker must fill out a Public Comment Card. The forum will be limited to 30 minutes.

• Speakers may offer objective criticisms of district and school operations and programs as concern items; however, in public session, the board will not hear personal complaints about district personnel nor hear personal complaints against any person connected with the district. Other channels provide for board consideration and disposition of legitimate complaints involving individual employees.

— Board Business Action

• Donation ($40,000) to MEMS from the Love Foundation for a Digital Sign (Policy KCD

— Board Items for Discussion:

• COVID-19 Updates- Mr. Donald Andrews/Mrs. Kanisha Malachi

• District Job Fair (March 12, 2022)

• Survey Results from the Community Meeting

• HVAC Units- Ashley Bowen

• Superintendent Search

— Superintendent’s Report

• Financial Report as of February 28, 2022- Mrs. Sharon Hubbard

• Strategic Plan Meeting (March 15-17)

— 2nd Executive Session (If needed)

—Action as Necessary or Appropriate Regarding Matters Discussed in Executive Session

—Adjournment