BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The Berkeley County School District announced this week it has hired a new chief officer of human resources. Recruitment and retention will be Aimee Fulmer’s immediate focus, according to the school district.
“We cannot continue to ignore this impact on our students when we cannot recruit and retain our current teaching staff,” Fulmer said. “…I look forward to seeing the employees of BCSD finding their niche and being where they want to be, doing what they want to do and doing it to the best of their ability.”
In a news release, BCSD Superintendent Dr. Anthony Dixon said the district is also making several changes to support Fulmer’s immediate objectives.
“We can no longer approach some problems the way we did decades ago,” Dixon said. “We are and will continue working on employee incentives, increases in pay and career advancement opportunities. To assist Ms. Fulmer, we have named a director for retention and recruitment – that may be a first in our district. The point is, we need to focus on the culture of the organization and that responsibility does not lie alone with the human resources office.”
Fulmer also plans to implement process and support improvement measures in the HR office. Among the values she holds for the department is a commitment to employees being served to the absolute best that resources and capacity will allow.
“We want to be here for our employees so you can be here for our product, the students,” she said.
Fulmer will assume her new role on July 1.
According to the school district, she has nearly 30 years of experience working in education throughout Berkeley County. Throughout her career, she’s taught students, served as a teacher evaluator, held various school administrative roles and spent time in the central office as a member of the superintendent’s cabinet.
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