Our speaker for our September 16 meeting will be Beaufort County School District Superintendent Frank Rodriguez.
Named the 2025 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year, Dr. Rodriguez has significantly impacted Beaufort County since his arrival. Under his leadership, two major bond referendums have overwhelmingly passed, one in 2019 for $344 million and another in 2023 for $439 million, the largest in the district's history.
Named one of 25 "Superintendents to Watch" by the National School Public Relations Association for his communication efforts.
He testified before the U.S. Congress about the success of the district's extended learning programs, a collaborative effort involving community organizations to address pandemic-related learning loss. This innovative use of ESSER funds no doubt contributed to the district achieving its best-ever English Language Arts scores on the 2022, 2023, and 2024 SC Ready state assessment. Additionally, the district has also reached the highest College or Career Readiness scores at 82.8% and the highest graduation rate at 88.6%
