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School Districts
“"In the fall of 2016, the Cumberland County Schools Board of Education engaged SEC to conduct a Alamance-Burlington School System
comprehensive salary study. The scope of this study was massive to say the least, involving over
2,500 employees and 447 unique job categories. SEC’s personal approach, which included face-to- Beaufort County Schools
face interviews with several staff members was vital to helping district leadership gain a better
Berkeley County School District (SC)
understanding of the salary concerns of our employees. It was evident throughout the process that
SEC’s extensive knowledge of how school systems are organized and how they function was Bertie County Schools
immensely important to ensuring we obtained accurate results. Following the completion of the study, Buncombe County Schools
SEC’s staff has remained available to answer questions and help us navigate the process of
implementing their recommendations. I would highly recommend SEC to other districts who are Burke County Schools
considering conducting a salary study. While there are several companies who have experience Cabarrus County Schools
conducting salary studies, I can assure you that you will not find an organization that has the
educational and school finance knowledge that SEC possesses." ” Chatham County Schools

Craven County Schools

Ruben Reyes
Associate Superintendent for Human Currituck County Schools
Resources - Cumberland County
Schools Decatur City Schools (AL)

Durham Public Schools

Gaston County Schools

““When I became Superintendent of Education for DeSoto County Schools, I faced some daunting Granville County Schools
financial challenges. I reached out to the School Efficiency Consultants (SEC), and they worked with Guilford County Schools
me to find practical solutions to many of the problems that we are facing in our district. They offered a
Harnett County Schools
knowledge of best practices from districts around the country, and they still lend assistance when I
contact them about various situations. I plan to use their detailed report as a road map, and I am Haywood County Schools
confident that we will make great strides in the upcoming years with our finances and our overall
efficiency. I highly recommend the School Efficiency Consultants.” ” Henderson County Schools

Madison County Schools

Cory Uselton
Superintendent, DeSoto (MS) County Moore County Schools
Schools
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

New Hanover County Schools

Pitt County Schools

“We have worked with School Efficiency Consultants on two major projects. For the first one, SEC Rockingham County Schools
came in and helped our CFO look for ways to maximize our efficiency. This resulted in saving over a
million dollars that we put towards long overdue raises for our non-certified staff. The second project Rowan-Salisbury Schools
was a salary study that we did along with 3 other neighboring districts. SEC’s information was by far Rutherford County Schools
the most accurate our school system has ever received about how competitive our pay structure is
compared to other districts. This information has been vital to communicating with our county manager Stanly County Schools
and County Commissioners to assist us with funding our schools. I highly recommend SEC to other Union County Schools
school districts in NC! ” Vance County Schools

Chris Lowder, Ed. D. Washington County Schools

Superintendent, Cabarrus County
Schools Wayne County Schools

Yadkin County Schools

School Districts: Mississippi

““School Efficiency Consultants (SEC) offers great support in finance and other areas of a school DeSoto County Schools
division. I called in SEC to assist with some pressing finance issues and they responded immediately
with practical solutions based on their years of expertise in working with budgets at every level. It’s
School Districts: Virginia
wonderful to know that SEC has budget experts who can help superintendents deal with finance and
personnel issues. It’s a pleasure to work with a team with such extensive knowledge of how to best Portsmouth Public Schools
use our dollars and resources.” ”
Programs
Dr. Elie Bracy
Superintendent, Portsmouth (VA) Public City Schools Consortium
Schools
NC New Schools Project

Visiting International Faculty

“"Kathy Isenhour has helped us on a variety of topics. She has offered us expert advice based on
both her personal experience and network of contacts. Our district has benefited greatly from her
expertise and I have benefited personally from her friendship. Kathy is great to work with and I would
highly recommend her services." ”
Beth Day
Assistant Superintendent for Finance,
Granville County Schools

““Ricky Lopes helped me in my prior system to train our new finance officer and help us migrate to a
new financial software package; so when I came to Wayne County he was one of my first phone calls.
 Ricky and SEC have helped Wayne County Public Schools restructure our Finance Department and
save over $1.5 million. He is supporting us in updating to a new software package which will
streamline our finances and human resources department. Ricky's experience and knowledge in a
similar-size county helped my staff to understand our deficiencies and how we can improve our
service to best support students. Ricky, Hank Hurd and SEC's support has been invaluable to me and
Wayne County Public Schools.” ”
Dr. Mike Dunsmore
Superintendent, Wayne County Public
Schools

“"Kathy Isenhour has the knowledge and skills to propose best practices for any finance department,
helping increase efficiency and work flow. Her analytical and technical skills are an asset to
experienced finance officers and a necessity to newer ones." ”
Parker Turpin
CFO, Rockingham County Schools

“We engaged Hank Hurd and School Efficiency Consultants to review our employee allocation and
other operations. They presented us with a slate of efficiency options that saved us $1.9 million. We
redirected those resources to support our 1:1 technology initiative. I highly encourage superintendents
to involve SEC in reviewing your operations to achieve more efficiency. They will find ways to save you
money! ”
Dr. Janet Mason
Superintendent, Rutherford County
Schools

“Hank Hurd has been recognized as one of the top finance officers in the state. After serving as
finance officer in Harnett County, he assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer at the Department of
Public Instruction and later CFO in Durham. As a local superintendent, I found Hank to be very
knowledgeable and service oriented. ”
Dr. Bill Harrison
Chairman, State Board of Education
(North Carolina)

“I cannot think of a more qualified individual than Hank Hurd to assist school districts in ensuring that
every dollar and position are used to the maximum benefit to students. It was my honor to work with
Hank at Durham Public Schools, one of the 10 largest districts in North Carolina, and I can assure my
fellow board members and their superintendents that Hank is an outstanding financial leader who is
skilled in all areas of operations. We were able to do many innovative things to benefit our students
and staff because of the efficiencies that Hank helped us achieve. He is an excellent leader, and SEC
provides a most valuable service to school boards and superintendents. ”
Minnie Forte-Brown
Chair, Board of Education, Durham
Public Schools

“The professionalism and expertise of the Rives teams are second to none. ”
Dr. James Benfield
Superintendent, Yadkin County Schools

“On August 2, 2010 I assumed the duties as Interim Superintendent of Bertie County Schools. My
heart sunk, as I began to review the financial records. The fund balance was unknown and projected
to be very low if not close to zero. The interim finance officer was very nice and was swimming hard to
stay afloat. She had worked in the system's finance department, but by her own admission, was not up
to the monumental challenge of guiding Bertie County Schools back to the straight and narrow
financially. This is definitely the short version of a horror story that was prevented from being a
monster by Hank Hurd and Rives and Associates. \n Rives came into our house of horrors and helped
us to select a capable and well qualified finance officer. They also performed a forensic audit to help
us determine our current financial status and they suggested numerous standard operational
procedures to ensure adherence to proper financial protocol. Rives and Associates righted the sinking
ship, dusted off our map, and left us with a GPS for a better financial destination. ”
Will Crawford
Interim Superintendent, Bertie County
Schools

CONTACT OUR TEAM OUR LOCATIONS

Contact: SEC Rives Charlotte Office Raleigh Office
1023 W. Morehead Street, 4515 Falls of Neuse Rd.
Suite 100 Suite 450
Your Name*:
Charlotte, NC 28208-5324 Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone (704) 372-0960 Phone (919) 832-6848
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 Piedmont Office
Phone: 212 West Center Street
Lexington, NC 27292
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Phone (336) 248-8281

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