Richland 2 trustees approve routine personnel and financial actions; decline districtwide free-meal provision
May 25, 2026 | Richland 02, School Districts, South Carolina
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The Richland 2 Board of Trustees approved a series of routine motions and personnel items at its May 26 work session and adopted a resolution declining districtwide participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2026–27 school year.
After calling the meeting to order and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, the board approved the meeting agenda by roll call. The board then convened an executive session to consider a student admission request and personnel recommendations; it later resumed public session and approved the consent agenda, a student admission into the district’s adult-education program, and employment recommendations and certified releases. Those routine votes were taken by roll call and recorded as carried by majorities with one member absent or noted as not present on multiple items.
On the Community Eligibility Provision, senior chief financial officer Nancy Williams told trustees that full district participation in CEP — which would permit the district to serve free meals without individual meal applications — would eliminate application burden but create “approximately a $1.6 million hardship” to the district’s finances. Board member Mr. Dennis moved and the board approved a resolution not to participate in a districtwide CEP for 2026–27 “due to financial burden.” Several trustees asked administration to notify legislative representatives if state funding or a proviso becomes available to offset that cost.
The board also approved a resolution authorizing the senior chief financial officer to close a long-standing certificate of deposit at First Palmetal Bank and transfer the proceeds into the district’s LGIP to pursue higher interest earnings. Miss Williams said the bank required a board resolution to permit the transaction; the motion carried unanimously.
The actions recorded at the meeting were procedural and financial; no ordinance, charter change or new program adoption was enacted.
After calling the meeting to order and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, the board approved the meeting agenda by roll call. The board then convened an executive session to consider a student admission request and personnel recommendations; it later resumed public session and approved the consent agenda, a student admission into the district’s adult-education program, and employment recommendations and certified releases. Those routine votes were taken by roll call and recorded as carried by majorities with one member absent or noted as not present on multiple items.
On the Community Eligibility Provision, senior chief financial officer Nancy Williams told trustees that full district participation in CEP — which would permit the district to serve free meals without individual meal applications — would eliminate application burden but create “approximately a $1.6 million hardship” to the district’s finances. Board member Mr. Dennis moved and the board approved a resolution not to participate in a districtwide CEP for 2026–27 “due to financial burden.” Several trustees asked administration to notify legislative representatives if state funding or a proviso becomes available to offset that cost.
The board also approved a resolution authorizing the senior chief financial officer to close a long-standing certificate of deposit at First Palmetal Bank and transfer the proceeds into the district’s LGIP to pursue higher interest earnings. Miss Williams said the bank required a board resolution to permit the transaction; the motion carried unanimously.
The actions recorded at the meeting were procedural and financial; no ordinance, charter change or new program adoption was enacted.
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