Evans County Board of Education Financials • The Georgia Virtue

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Employment Contracts

(July 1, 2025) Interim Superintendent Contract – Dr. Bradley S. Anderson
(May 12, 2025) Buyout of Superintendent – Dr. Martin Waters
(January 8, 2024-December 2026) Employment Contract – Dr. Martin Waters

FY 2025 Check Registers

FY 2024 Check Registers

(January 2023 – April 2025) Credit Card Statements – Dr. Martin Waters

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Corresponding Receipts (Partial):
Note: All of the purchase orders require 2 signatures. In many instances, the purchase order was signed by Amy Rogers, Waters’ assistant, and Waters himself. All of their signatures are electronic, as opposed to the norm of handwritten.
Local Boards of Education are subject to State Accounting Policies, which require a supervisory level above the requestor – which would mean the actual BOE.

Note #2: TheGeorgiaVirtue.com inquired as to why Purchase Order totals do not match the charge amount in many instances, but the Central Office has not yet replied.

($178.19) 4 Rounds of Golf – – Evans Heights – 5/20/23
- Receipt is for $178.19 — Approved Purchase Order is for $200
($867.71) JW Marriott Riverside Savannah – 06/10/23
($488) Sea Palms Resort St. Simons – 06/15/23
- Booked 12/6/22 – Reservation shows hotel room with 2 guests
  - $270.29 deposit paid at booking (in addition to $488 in total)
- Stay dates 6/13/23 thru 6/16/23
- 2023 Georgia School Superintendent Association Conference
($638.47) Bennie’s Red Barn St Simons – 07/11/23
- No details on who was at dinner.
($594.92) Sea Palms Golf Shop – “Administrative Round of Golf” – 7/11/23
- Waters, Costlow, Stroud, Mizzell
- 4 rounds of golf + 4 cart fees
- Purchase Order approved 5/23/23 by Rogers & Waters, but dated 7/10/23. There is not ‘PO received’ date.
($36.65) PayPal – 10/26/23
- Inclusive Schools Network book 50 Instructional Strategies.
($1,553.64) Air BnB – Reservation for May stay (Booked 2/6/24)
- Booking for Tues May 28-Fri. May 31, 2024 – Georgia Association of School Personnel Administrators conference in St. Simons
- Guests: Martin Waters + Bobby Costlow
- Whole house with 4 beds
- Receipt does not show location address
- Confirmation Code was redacted with no basis in Open Records Act law
- Based on information & examination of what is noted in the receipt, it is believed that it is this booking – which matches the host name and the price point.
($500) Nouveau Bar & Grill – College Park, GA – 2/14/24
- 9 guests
AC Hotel ATL Airport Arrival – 02/21/24
- GA DOE Federal Programs Conference (Guest: Martin Waters)
($184.07) Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta – 2/29/24
- Was booked but noted ‘too late to cancel’
($1,025) Claxton High School – 4/23/24
- Purchase of art for Art Extravaganza
- Purchase Order is dated 4/23/23, approved on 4/23/23, and PO marked ‘received’ on 5/14/23
($455.24) City of Statesboro Natural Gas – Gas Utility – 5/1/24
- Regulator
($446.41) Air BnB – Added extra day (Memorial Day) for ‘meeting’ – 5/27/24
- No documentation provided that showed meeting on Memorial Day
  - Brings total stay to $2,000.05
- Confirmation code was once again unlawfully redacted
($748.59) Westin Atlanta Airport – 6/11/24
- Was booked for Martin Waters but ultimately used by Mark Stroud due to ‘conflict’
- $748.59 receipt — approved purchase order is $800
($1,085) Del Sur St Simons – 7/16/24
- Does not indicate who was at meal
($156.44) Hello Flowers – 8/21/24
- $156.44 receipt – approved purchase order is $160
($403.79) Embassy Suites – Bowling Green, KY – 10/30/24
- Martin Waters
- Best Practices – R.I.S.E. – Oct 28-30, 2024
- Receipt = $403.79 — Approved Purchase Order Amount is $500
($188.02) Holiday Inn Express Statesboro – 11/3/24
- Band Judge Hotel Stay
- Receipt for $188.02 — Approved Purchase Order for $190
($130) Hello Flowers – 1/5/25
- E. Marie Driggers funeral
- No receipt, only purchase order
($324) Frazier’s Flowers – 1/28/25
- Flowers for Bradley Hall
($821.22) FeverUp The Van Gogh – 2/13/25
- Museum exhibit in Atlanta – teacher & students
($134.98) Condolensces.com – 4/3/25
- Flowers for funeral of Steve NeSmith (former board member)