(not so) Exceptional SC Board Approves 10% Checks

At this point we do not know what or who to trust … The week before last we were told that 2nd semester scholarships were sent out to schools … last week we were told that just last Tuesday “the Board Of Directors Voted Unanimously to disburse 10% of the spring checks to each school…”, so which one is it? Were the checks sent out two weeks ago? Or approved last week?

Oh … and this … if you do some simple math, in order to cover all current scholarship recipients at ONLY 10% of each spring semester grant, you would still around $600,000 … So … how are they going to “dispense the money evenly across the schools” with less than $350,000 available??? Or were they able to raise additional $300,000 during the COVID-19 shutdown???

I personally reached out for comment to the head of the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) … the organization representing the vast majority of schools in the program …. and also a board member for Exceptional SC. I asked “HOW” Exceptional SC was going to be able to FUND the 10% scholarships (approximately $550,000 +/-) if it does not appear they have CASH IN THE BANK??? I did say that I will be reporting to all our parents that I did not believe that there was enough funds for everyone to get already very limited check …   No response …

Dr. Jordan hired Chad … he represents most of the schools in the program … why no response?  This is not complicated.  Do you have the money … or are you “HOPING” to raise it in time???  Are we asking something unfair??? Here is Dr. Jordan’s contact info – I think you deserve to know!

Dr. Spencer Jordan
Executive Director
SC Association of Independent Schools
https://www.scisa.org/
803-535-4820 (office)
administration@scisa.org
sjordan@scisa.org

Be warned! Our guess is it will take a WHIIIILE to issue those 10% spring scholarship checks … although one thing (not so) Exceptional SC probably forgot about … once approved (on MARCH 24, 2020) … they HAVE TO within 30 DAYS issue the checks.  That’s the law!!! 

We will be watching … so stay tuned!!!