Tag Archives: Lexington-Richland School District 5

How Do I Hate Thee, Let Me Count the Ways

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Kevin Dietrich

Susan Baker of Chapin voices her displeasure with a member of the Lexington-Richland District 5 board during the Nov. 14 meeting by reading a prepared text that begins, “How do I hate thee, let me count the ways…“ Baker, the … Continue reading →

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Results of District 5 Audit Detailed

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Kevin Dietrich

Alan Grimsley of the accounting firm of Derrick Stubbs & Stith presents his report on the Lexington Richland District 5 2010-11 fiscal year audit. Continue reading →

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Attorney Tells District 5 How Bond Money Can be Spent

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Kevin Dietrich

McNair Law Firm attorney Francenia Heizer, speaking at the Nov. 14 Lexington Richland District 5 school board meeting, discusses what projects may be undertaken as a result of the 2008 bond referendum. Continue reading →

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District 5 Officials Balk at Adding Information to Check Registers

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Kevin Dietrich

It’s been more than a year since South Carolina school districts began posting their spending details online in accordance with a 2009 legislative proviso, but efforts by individuals in at least one district to expand transparency were recently rebuffed in … Continue reading →

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District 5 Puts Teacher on ‘Restriction,’ Guts Course

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Kevin Dietrich

Lexington-Richland School District 5 effectively gutted a popular current issues course taught by Dutch Fork High School teacher Kelly Payne earlier this week, pulling the plug on a program that has brought such luminaries as Gov. Mark Sanford, then-Rep. Nikki Haley, … Continue reading →

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