Building a brighter future for ALL!

I am running for Rock Hill School Board as a parent, community advocate, and as an accessible and reasonable voice for our children's education.

My intentions are to ensure our students' safety, foster opportunities for growth and learning, and to not only produce brilliant students but good citizens that will be contributors in the workplace and in our ever-changing world.

I believe it is imperative that our School Board stay true to its mandated duties of managing and supporting our Superintendent, creating and implementing policy, and the creation and balancing of a budget. I am the only candidate that brings experience in all three to the table. By serving on various state and community boards and commissions, I have successfully handled the challenges of managing directors and commissioners with support and accountability. As a member of The South Carolina High School League's Executive Committee, I have created policies that protect our students, create competitive balance, and that exercise equity and equality all while putting the "student" in student athlete first. I also create and work within budgets every day at my job as the Facilities Manager for The Cotton Factory in Rock Hill by procuring goods and services in the most cost-effective manner possible. When you're dealing with someone else's money you had better be a good steward of it, especially the taxpayers.

What I will also bring to the Rock Hill School Board is the ability to build bridges with those in our community that feel a disconnect. I pledge to be accessible at all times to our community to listen to your concerns and act swiftly and efficiently if need be. We do not need a School Board who does not listen to our constituents or each other. My community involvement that you will read about in the "About" section will reflect that I am the unifier that our Board needs to function in the best interest of our students. No one is better equipped to communicate in all circles, neighborhoods, and atmospheres. We can get so much more accomplished together than separate.

What drove me to run for this seat is the apparent need to improve Rock Hill School District 3 in respect to our student aptitude, the morale of our staff and teachers, and the need for better communication with our community. I am not running to be a leader, but as a servant to you, our Rock Hill community.

As a parent and foster parent of two RHSD3 graduates and a 13 year volunteer in our schools, I understand this need and what is expected. This is my town. This is where I grew up and I'm ready to serve the people and community that I love. I believe in Rock Hill. We will improve our Rock Hill Schools......together!

I encourage you to explore this website, get to know more about me and please feel free to reach out with any questions.

God Bless,
Matt Hiers