King Laurence serves as the Superintendent for the Aiken County Public School District.

King Laurence was named Superintendent of Aiken County Public School District on February 18, 2020, after serving as interim superintendent since September 10, 2019. With an educational career spanning more than three decades, Laurence is an experienced administrator dedicated to the Aiken County community’s future. A graduate of the University of South Carolina Aiken in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education, Laurence received his Master’s Degree in Educational Administration in 1990 from the University of South Carolina.

After twelve years as a teacher and assistant principal in Edgefield County Public Schools, Laurence moved to Aiken County in 1998, assuming the role as principal at Cyril B. Busbee Elementary. He has since served in a variety of leadership roles for Aiken County Public Schools, including Director of Federal Programs (2005-2012), Associate Superintendent for Instruction and Accountability (2012-2016), and Chief Officer of Administration and Human Resources (2016-2019).

On the state level, Laurence has been involved with the South Carolina Association of Title I Administrators, serving as that organization’s president from 2010-2011. He is a member of the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) and currently serves on the board of the South Carolina School Improvement Council.

Locally, Laurence is on the boards of the American Heart Association for the CSRA, the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce, and Our Community Salutes - Midlands. He is also a member of the Aiken County Commission for High Education, the Aiken County Commission for Technical and Comprehensive Education, and is a past president of the Rotary Club of Aiken-Sunrise. He is a former member of the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center Advisory Board, Education Matters, and was a charter member of the Aiken County First Steps Partnership Board of Directors.

Awards include the Robert E. Alexander Outstanding K-12 Administrator of the Year, the National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators State Leadership Award, and the South Carolina Improvement Council Advocate of the Year.

Laurence and his wife, Teri, have been married for more than 30 years and have two daughters. He is a Deacon and Sunday School Director for Shaws Fork Baptist Church, where Teri serves as Music Director and pianist.

Dr. Corey Murphy is the Chief Officer of Operations & Student Services for the Aiken County Public School District.

He oversees the day-to-day operations of the Aiken County Public School District’s departments and is also responsible for the Student Services division.

He has worked in education at the classroom, school, and district levels in a career covering 23 years. Prior to working for the District, he served as Chief of Staff for Williamsburg-James City-County Public schools in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Jennifer Hart is the Chief Officer of Human Resources & Administration for the Aiken County Public School District.

She oversees the recruitment, employment, support, evaluation, and retention of employees who meet the academic and extracurricular needs of our students. 

Prior to joining the school district, Ms. Hart, a native of Augusta, Georgia, had served as the Career Services Division and Community Director for Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) since 2011.     

She joined Aiken County Public Schools and the Department of Human Resources in May, and also provides district leadership through service to our community and schools.  

Tray Traxler is the Chief Officer of Finance for the Aiken County Public School District.

He supervises three departments – Business Services, Procurement and School Food Service. He also implements and tracks the District’s $270 million budget. More recently, he maintains financial oversight of the District’s new 1% Education Capital Improvement Sales & Use Tax. 

Mr. Traxler spent the first 10 years of his career in public accounting, where he specialized in audits of city and county governments and school districts. He currently serves on the Board of the South Carolina Association of School Business Officials (SCASBO).

Mr. Traxler joined the District in July 2007, and feels blessed to play a small role in the education of the District’s 24,000 students.

Dr. Amy Edwards serves as the Chief Officer of Instruction for the Aiken County Public School District.

She joined Aiken County Public Schools in August 2022 with over 25 years of experience serving students across South Carolina. She had previously served Aiken County as a mentor and coach for principals within the District and as Interim Principal at Aiken Scholars Academy. 

Dr. Ewards has held various leadership positions at the school, district, and state levels and has extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and leadership development. Under her leadership, multiple school districts across the state have experienced tremendous leadership development and transformation.   

Eric Jeffcoat serves as Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools for the Aiken County Public School District. 

He is responsible for administering and supervising the educational programs for half of the district’s 21 elementary schools, including Byrd Elementary School, Cyril B. Busbee Elementary School, Freedman Early Learning Center, Gloverville Elementary School, Graniteville Elementary School, Greendale Elementary School, Mossy Creek Elementary School, Oakwood-Windsor Elementary School, Redcliffe Elementary School, Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary School, and Warrenville Elementary School.

Julie Revelle serves as Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools for the Aiken County Public School District. 

She is responsible for administering and supervising the educational programs for half of the district’s 21 elementary schools, including Aiken Elementary School, Belvedere Elementary School, Chukker Creek Elementary School, Clearwater Elementary School, East Aiken School of the Arts, Hammond Hill Elementary School, J.D. Lever Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, Millbrook Elementary School, North Aiken Elementary School, North Augusta Elementary School, and XSEL. 

Dr. Phyllis Gamble serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Middle Schools for the Aiken County Public School District. 
                                              
She ensures that the policies, procedures, and initiatives of the School Board related to middle school education are advanced in a safe, orderly, and purposeful environment on all middle school campuses. 

Bert Postell serves as the Assistant Superintendent of High Schools for the Aiken County Public School District. 

Mr. Postell supervises eight high schools, the District’s career center and the Center For Innovative Learning at Pinecrest.

He has extensive experience in educational leadership at both the classroom and school levels, spanning nearly two decades. Prior to working for the District, he served as a middle school and high school teacher, assistant principal, and most recently as the principal of Silver Bluff High School. 

Postell also served in the United States Army Field Artillery as a Fire Direction Officer, Fire Support Officer and Battery Supply Officer. He later served as a Transportation Company Commander in the United States Army Reserve. 

Ms. Kate Olin is the Director of Accountability and Assessment for the Aiken County Public School District.

She joined the District in 2016 after serving as assistant principal at the Bridges Preparatory School in Beaufort, South Carolina, and serving as an adjunct faculty member with the University of South Carolina.

Ms. Olin served with the instructional services department at the Beaufort County School District from 2009 to 2015, and as Director of Educational Evaluation and Assessment for consulting group The Evaluation Network from 2003 to 2009.

She served as Director of Planning and Assessment at the University of Louisville from 1992 to 2002, in addition to service with the university as Student Program Development Coordinator for the College of Business and Public Administration and as a research and teaching assistant beginning in 1996. 

Dr. Sal Minolfo is the Director of Administration for the Aiken County Public School District.

During a 26-year career in education, he has served as a science teacher at Aiken Middle School, as a building principal in the Marlboro County School District, and as a social studies teacher and math teacher at Leavelle McCampbell Middle School. He has also served in Aiken County Public Schools as Director of Special Programs, and as Principal and Assistant Principal at Redcliffe Elementary School.

He was named as the 2019-20 Aiken County Public School District’s Principal of the Year, and implemented the Mandarin Chinese partial immersion program at Belvedere Elementary School.

Ms. Merry Glenne Piccolino is the Director of Communications and Community Partnerships for the Aiken County Public School District.

Ms. Micki Dove is the Director of Curriculum Support for the Aiken County Public School District.

Ms. Dove monitors, evaluates and manages the development of the school district’s curriculum through the curriculum support staff and teacher curriculum writing teams. The District’s curriculum support staff consists of 17 content interventionists who work directly with teachers by instructional level and subject content to write and implement curriculum for Aiken County’s public schools.

She served Aiken County Public Schools as a District-level content interventionist and school-based instructional coach, and as an elementary and middle school teacher. 

She has served as lead facilitator of the STEM Cyber Middle School Curriculum Task Force and ACPSD Curriculum Executive Committee, and as a leader and developer for the ACPSD Instructional Framework Task Force. She also serves as chair of the Ruth Patrick Science and Education Center Advisory Board and as a district director of the South Carolina Science Council.

Mr. Brian Gibbons is the Director of Federal Programs for the Aiken County Public School District.

Mr. Gibbons' responsibilities include oversight of Title I, Title II, Title III and Title IV programs, the McKinney-Vento Act, Gifted & Talented programs, Fine Arts programs, and state requirements for Read to Succeed legislation.

Dr. Tim Yarborough is the Director of Maintenance and Operations for the Aiken County Public School District.

Dr. Yarborough is the Director of Maintenance and Operations for the Aiken County Public School District (ACPSD). He directs the District's maintenance department and develops school and District safety initiatives while overseeing the School Resource Officer Program. He also directs the school district's response to energy conservation needs.

Dr. Yarborough has extensive experience in educational leadership at the classroom, school, and district levels in a career covering nearly three decades.

Prior to working for the District, he served as a high school teacher and assistant principal in the Richmond County, Georgia, school system.

He began working for Aiken County in July 2000 and is committed to the success of all students and employees at the secondary level.

Mr. Carl White is the Director of Student Services for the Aiken County Public School District.

He served for 10 years as principal at Midland Valley High School, where he implemented an Early College Program that has already produced two cohorts of graduates from Aiken Technical College.

Midland Valley High School also earned prestigious Palmetto Gold recognition in consecutive school years, from 2013-14, and 2014-15, for its Overall Performance and Closing the Achievement Gap. He was also an assistant principal at Aiken High School and principal at Schofield Middle School.

Prior to his time in school administration, he served as an extended school year site director, and supported students as a school counselor and special education coordinator at Aiken High School.

Mr. Don Pencille is the Director of Technology for the Aiken County Public School District.

Don Pencille began his career in the District in July of 2001 as a Technology Specialist.

He was quickly promoted to the role of Network Specialist in 2002 and served in that capacity until March of 2014 when he was named the District’s Network Coordinator. In his most recent role with the District, Pencille evaluated, designed and implemented the District’s network systems.

He has also been responsible for preparing and recommending operational budgets while maintaining all records, in addition to looking ahead at possible system enhancements and upgrades.

Pencille earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a minor in computer science from the State University of New York at Fredonia.