The Anderson County Board of Education provides the following services for the schools of Anderson County:
Funds to meet the local effort requirements of the EFA since 1978
Funds to fulfill the requirement of EIA mandates of local effort
Distribution of County Equalization Taxes based on student ADM since 1951
Cooperation with the Anderson County Treasurer and the Anderson County Auditor to secure school funding and develop budgets
Services provided by certified personnel to the school districts at a reasonable cost to taxpayers, including administration, truancy supervision, school food service management, 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
- 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 services, including accounts payable, payroll, and benefits administration 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
A truancy supervision program is offered to all Anderson County School Districts, along with legal services and court representation for truancy-related matters.
School Food Service Management is provided to Anderson School District Two and Anderson School District Three.
Bond debt support and eight percent limitations and issuance of bonds for all districts
In 1989, provided the U.S. Justice Department with a history of all previous election results to ensure compliance with legislation establishing the nine single-member districts based on population census data
Establishment of the current five districts in their existing form, along with the number of board members and area from each political subdivision
Appointment of District Board of Trustees members to fill open seats until the next general election
Collaboration with Delegation in Property Tax Relief matters through Comptroller General’s office for timely distribution
TAN when requested by any district
Member of the Anderson Chamber of Commerce Education Committee