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