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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-51 - Certification Requirements; approval of alternative certification; authorization for the SBE to approve additional alternative certification programs

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I. Requirements for
			 Certification
The applicant must meet all requirements for certification that
				are in effect in the current application year (July 1-June 30). The
				responsibility for providing accurate and complete documentation of eligibility
				for certification is that of the applicant. To qualify for certification in
				South Carolina, the applicant must fulfill the following requirements:
A. Earn a bachelor's or master's degree
			 either from an institution that has a state-approved teacher education program
			 and is accredited for general collegiate purposes by a regional accreditation
			 association, or from a South Carolina institution that has programs approved
			 for teacher education by the State Board of Education (SBE), or from an
			 institution that has programs approved for teacher education by a national
			 accreditation association with which the South Carolina Department of Education
			 (SCDE) has an established partnership agreement. Professional education credit
			 must be earned through an institution that has a teacher education program
			 approved for initial certification.
1.
			 Graduate degrees acceptable for certificate advancement include academic or
			 professional degrees in the field of education or in an academic area for which
			 a corresponding or relevant teaching area is authorized by the SBE.
2. All credit at the graduate level must be
			 earned through the graduate school of an institution that is accredited for
			 general collegiate purposes by a regional accreditation association and that
			 has a regular graduate division that meets regional accreditation requirements.
			 Graduate credit can also be earned through a South Carolina institution that
			 has graduate programs approved for teacher education by the SBE or through an
			 institution that has graduate programs approved for teacher education by a
			 national accreditation association with which the SCDE has an established
			 partnership agreement.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-52 - Application for Teaching Credential

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I. Required Documentation
The State Department of Education (SCDE) teacher certification
				office requires the following forms of documentation from applicants for
				teacher certification:
A.
			 Certification Application. The applicant must submit the completed SCDE
			 application for certification.
B.
			 Recommendation. If applicable, the applicant must ensure submission of a
			 completed educator preparation program verification and certification
			 recommendation form, signed by the dean or other designated official of the
			 educator preparation provider.
C.
			 College and University Transcripts. The applicant must submit complete and
			 official transcript(s) for each institution attended. Each transcript must bear
			 the official seal of the institution, the signature of the designated official,
			 the type of degree earned, if any, and the date awarded. Only official
			 transcripts will be accepted for certification purposes. Transcripts submitted
			 electronically from the individual institution or through an SCDE-approved
			 transcript or credential service will be accepted.
D. Examination Scores. The applicant must
			 submit scores on the required teaching area examination(s) and assessment of
			 general professional knowledge (pedagogy) as adopted by the State Board of
			 Education (SBE) for purposes of certification. Only official score reports
			 transmitted by the testing agency will be accepted.
E. Educator Experience Verification. The
			 applicant must submit appropriate verification of previous teaching and/or
			 educator experience.
F. Federal and
			 State Criminal Records Check. The applicant must undergo a state criminal
			 records check by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and a
			 national criminal records check supported by fingerprints and conducted by the
			 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). If the applicant does not complete the
			 initial certification process within eighteen months from the original date of
			 application, the fingerprint process required for the state and national
			 criminal records check must be repeated. Eligible applicants who have prior
			 arrests and/or convictions must undergo a review by the SBE and be approved
			 before a certificate can be issued to them. The fingerprinting process must be
			 completed through the approved State vendor. Background checks from other
			 states or agencies are not transferable and cannot be accepted for
			 certification purposes in South Carolina.
G. Out-of-State Credential. If the applicant
			 is applying for a South Carolina certificate based on educator certification in
			 another state or jurisdiction, the educator must provide a copy of the current,
			 valid out-of-state credential.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-55 - Renewal of Credentials

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I. For
			 the purposes of this regulation an educator is defined as any person who holds
			 a professional certificate issued by the South Carolina Department of
			 Education.
II. An educator's
			 professional certificate is valid for five years and expires on June 30 of the
			 expiration year.
III. The total
			 number of years an individual has held any type of temporary credential issued
			 by the South Carolina Department of Education will be deducted from the normal
			 five-year period of the professional certificate at the time of
			 issue.
IV. To renew a professional
			 certificate, educators must comply with all applicable guidelines relative to
			 certificate renewal options and criteria, renewal credits, and verification
			 requirements, in accordance with the current Certificate Renewal Plan, as
			 developed by the teacher certification office and approved by the State Board
			 of Education, as follows:
(A) An applicant who
			 is employed in a position that requires educator certification must maintain
			 verification of having earned a minimum of 120 renewal credits during the
			 certificate's five-year validity period. Renewal credits may be earned through
			 professional activities that directly relate to the educator's professional
			 growth and development plan, support the goals of the employing educational
			 entity, and promote student achievement, as required by Regulation
			 43-205.1,
			 Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional Teaching (ADEPT), and
			 Regulation
			 43-165.1,
			 Program for Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Principal Performance
			 (PADEPP).
(B) An applicant who is
			 not employed in a position that requires educator certification but who chooses
			 to maintain a current certificate must submit verification of having earned a
			 minimum of 120 renewal credits during the certificate's five-year validity
			 period. Renewal credits may be earned through professional activities that
			 directly relate to the educator's current area(s) of certification or to a
			 formal program of study (master's, specialist, or doctorate) in a certification
			 area in which the educator is officially enrolled.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-56 - Foreign Applicants

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Applicants for initial teacher certification who have foreign
				transcripts or other credentials must consult with appropriate personnel at a
				regionally or nationally accredited college approved for teacher education
				purposes or which has programs approved for teacher education by the South
				Carolina State Board of Education to determine if requirements are met in the
				certification area.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-57.1 - Computing the Experience of Teachers

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A. In the computation of experience credit,
			 the following conditions will apply.
1.
			 Full-time equivalents (FTEs) of the 190-day school year will be utilized as the
			 basis of computation. The minimum experience to be credited shall be one-tenth
			 (.1) FTE per year; the maximum experience to be credited shall be one (1) FTE
			 per year. A school day is defined as a minimum of seven hours.
2. One year of experience may be credited
			 provided the teacher is employed in a full-time position for a minimum of
			 eight-tenths (.8) of the contract year but in no case fewer than 152
			 days.
3. Partial-year experience
			 may be utilized to compute full years of experience provided the sum of the
			 partial experience meets the requirement stated in number 1, above.
4. Summer school teaching credit will be
			 calculated at the rate of two (2) days of summer school as the equivalent of
			 one (1) regular school day provided the teacher works one (1) session for four
			 (4) hours per day or at the rate of one (1) regular school day provided the
			 teacher works two (2) sessions for eight (8) hours per day. Summer school
			 teaching credit may be added to partial years of experience.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-57.2 - Teaching Experience Acceptable for Credit

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A. To receive experience credit, the
			 applicant must provide an official description of the professional duties for
			 which he or she wishes to receive the credit. These duties must have been
			 connected to the primary educational program through teaching, education
			 administration, curriculum development, or teacher training. With the exception
			 of trade and industry experience credit (see R.
			 43-63),
			 employment must meet the requirements for full-time or half-time employment as
			 stated below.
B. For an individual
			 to receive experience credit, he or she must verify full-time or half-time
			 employment in one of the following educational positions:
1. A professional position in a public,
			 private, or parochial elementary or secondary school.
2. A professional position in a regionally or
			 nationally accredited institution of higher education or an institution with
			 teacher education programs approved by the South Carolina State Board of
			 Education.
3. A position as a
			 teacher's aide, provided the applicant had an earned undergraduate degree
			 during the period of employment.
4.
			 A professional education position in a teacher exchange program or a city,
			 county, state, or federal education program for school-aged or adult
			 populations.
5. A professional
			 education or training position in a privately funded education program for
			 school-aged or adult populations.
6. A professional education position in a
			 city, county, state, or federal educational system that supports the primary
			 education program for a school-aged or adult population.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-57.5 - Military Service

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Experience credit may be granted for up to five years of
				service in the Armed Forces provided the applicant held a valid South Carolina
				or out-of-state teaching credential prior to or during the period of military
				service.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-58 - Disciplinary Action on Educator Certificates

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The State Board of Education has the legal authority to deny,
				revoke, or suspend a certificate, or issue a public reprimand for the following
				causes:
1. incompetence,
2. willful neglect of duty,
3. willful violation of the rules and
			 regulations of the State Board of Education,
4. unprofessional conduct,
5. drunkenness,
6. cruelty,
7. crime against the law of this state or the
			 United States,
8.
			 immorality,
9. any conduct
			 involving moral turpitude,
10.
			 dishonesty,
11. evident unfitness
			 for the position for which one is employed,
12. sale or possession of
			 narcotics,
13. obtaining or
			 attempting to obtain a certificate by fraudulent means or through
			 misrepresentation of material facts,
14. failure to comply with the provisions of
			 a contract without the written consent of the local school board,
15. test security violation,
16. failure to comply with a court order for
			 child support, and
17. failure for
			 a second time to complete successfully the formal evaluation process as an
			 annual contract teacher.
Statutory Authority: S.C. Code Ann. Sections
				  59-1-445
				  (2004), 59-5-60 (2004), 59-5-65 (2004), 59-25-110, et seq. (2004), 59-25-530
				  (2004), 59-26-40 (2004), and 20-7-840, et seq. (Supp.
				  2004)
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-58.1 - Reporting of Terminations of Certain School District Employees

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A district superintendent, on behalf of the local board of
				education, shall report to the Chair of the State Board of Education and the
				State Superintendent of Education, the name and certificate number of any
				certified educator who is dismissed, resigns, or is otherwise separated from
				employment with that district based on allegations of misconduct including, but
				not limited to, misconduct involving drugs, sexual misconduct, the commission
				of a crime, immorality, moral turpitude, or dishonesty, that is reasonably
				believed by the district superintendent to constitute grounds for revocation or
				suspension of the certificate issued to the educator by the State Board. This
				report is required notwithstanding any termination agreement to the contrary
				that the district board of trustees or superintendent may enter into with the
				educator. The reasons for the educator's termination of employment with the
				district shall also be provided along with all evidence in the possession of
				the district relating to the termination.
The intentional failure of a district board of trustees to
				instruct the district superintendent to report the termination of school
				employees as required by this regulation shall be considered by the State
				Department as an accreditation deficiency pursuant to R43-130 and, upon
				approval of the State Board of Education, all district schools will be placed
				on an accreditation status of probation.
The intentional failure of a district superintendent to report
				the termination of employees as required by this regulation shall be considered
				an act of unprofessional conduct and may be sufficient cause for revocation of
				such person's education certificate pursuant to Section
				59-25-160,
				Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.
Pending the issuance of a Final Order revoking or suspending a
				certificate by the State Board in a proceeding pursuant to Section
				59-25-260,
				Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, no preliminary information gathered by
				the State Department of Education concerning misconduct reasonably believed to
				constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of a certificate, including the
				name and certificate number of the certified educator, shall be disclosed to
				any third party.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-62 - Areas of Certification

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I.
			 INITIAL CERTIFICATION AREAS AND GRADE SPANS
In consultation with the South Carolina Department of Education
				(SCDE), the State Board of Education (SBE) has the authority to establish
				initial certification areas or fields as well as certification grade spans, to
				revise or amend certification areas, and to abolish certification areas that no
				longer reflect professional practice or needs of South Carolina schools and
				students.
II. ADDING AREAS
			 OF CERTIFICATION
In consultation with the SCDE, the SBE has the authority to
				establish certification areas that may be added to a valid educator
				certificate, to revise or amend these areas, and to abolish add-on
				certification areas that no longer reflect professional practice or needs of
				South Carolina schools and students. In order to add an additional area of
				certification to a valid South Carolina credential, an educator must complete
				the specific requirements for that area as outlined by the SBE's
				guidelines.
III.
			 SPECIALIZED ENDORSEMENTS
In consultation with the SCDE, the SBE has the authority to
				establish specialized endorsements that may be added to a valid educator
				certificate, to revise or amend specialized endorsements areas, and to abolish
				specialized endorsement areas that no longer reflect professional practice or
				needs of South Carolina schools and students. In some instances, an endorsement
				may be required to teach specific courses. In other instances, the endorsement
				represents additional training and study to enhance an educator's professional
				practice. In order to add an endorsement to a valid South Carolina teaching
				credential, an educator must complete the specific requirements for that area
				as outlined by the SBE.
IV.
			 SPECIALIZED ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION
In consultation with the SCDE, the SBE has the authority to
				establish alternative certification areas and routes that are based on
				specialized training and do not lead to an alternate route certificate, revise
				or amend these specialized areas, and abolish specialized alternative
				certification areas that no longer reflect professional practice or needs of
				South Carolina schools and students. In order to be issued an educator
				certificate in one of these areas, the applicant must complete the specific
				requirements for that area as outlined by the SBE.
All courses must include a field experience
				  component.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-63 - Requirements for Career and Technology Education Work-Based Certification

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A. POLICIES AND
			 REGULATIONS GOVERNING CERTIFICATION
The policies and regulations governing the certification
				requirements for Career and Technology Education educators as presented in this
				document replace all such procedures and regulations approved prior to this
				publication, except as indicated.
(1)
			 Certificates are issued in levels based on educational background and
			 experience in the field in which the certificate is requested. The level of the
			 certificate is used to determine salary.
(2) Career and Technology Education Program
			 Areas Covered in This Regulation
(a)
			 Engineer/Industrial Technology Cluster: All courses in this program area are
			 included in this regulation. Entry level into teaching these courses shall be
			 defined in this regulation.
(b)
			 Family and Consumer Sciences Cluster: The courses covered in this program area
			 are Clothing and Interior Design, Culinary Arts, and Early Childhood. An
			 associate degree is the minimum requirement for entry level into teaching these
			 courses.
(c) Health Science
			 Technology Cluster: All courses in this program area are included in this
			 regulation. An associate degree is the minimum requirement for entry level into
			 teaching these courses.
(d)
			 Hospitality and Tourism Cluster: All courses in this program area are included
			 in this regulation. An associate degree is the minimum requirement for entry
			 level into teaching these courses.
(e) Information Technology Cluster: All
			 courses in this program area are included in this regulation. An associate
			 degree is the minimum requirement for entry level into teaching these
			 courses.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REGULATIONS › Section 43-64 - Requirements for Certification at the Advanced Level

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I. ADMINISTRATION
A. Elementary School Principal and Supervisor
			 (Tier 1)
1. Master's degree
2. Valid South Carolina Educator's
			 Professional Certificate at the elementary level
3. Minimum qualifying score(s) on the area
			 examinations required by the State Board of Education
4. Verification of three years' teaching
			 experience, including at least one year of teaching in grades PreK- 8
5. Completion of an advanced program approved
			 by the State Board of Education for the training of elementary principals and
			 supervisors Note: Eligibility for Tier 2 certification requires successful
			 completion of the Principal Induction Program (PIP) in the principal's first
			 year, as well as an overall rating of Proficient or Exemplary on the Program
			 for Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Principal Performance (PADEPP)
			 evaluation instrument in the second year of employment as a principal.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - TEXTBOOK REGULATIONS › Section 43-71 - Free Textbooks

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Section
			 1. Free Basal Textbook Enabling Act. Pursuant to Section
			 59-31-360
			 to provide "free basal textbooks" in Grades 1 through 12, S. C. State Board of
			 Education does hereby set forth procedures for ordering instructional
			 materials.
Section 2. Requisition
			 for Free Instructional Materials. Requisitions for free instructional materials
			 shall be made only to the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE), in
			 accordance with "Instructional Materials Management Procedures for Schools", by
			 completing the official current order form or on internet using the ordering
			 system on the South Carolina Instructional Materials Central Depository
			 website.
Section 3. Provisions for
			 Requisitioning and Distributing Free Instructional Materials.
A. Acquisition of Free Instructional
			 Materials on Levels of Achievement. Any pupil who is a member of any grade
			 within the free instructional materials program may be assigned free
			 instructional materials on the appropriate achievement level as indicated by
			 tests and other evaluations.
B.
			 Allocation of Instructional Materials to Schools. The SCDE shall provide a
			 schedule of instructional materials allocation formulas to the State Board of
			 Education for information annually. The formulas shall be based on available
			 funding provided by the General Assembly for the Instructional Materials
			 program; the average cost of adopted instructional materials; and the
			 prescribed percentage of total membership used in calculating materials
			 allocations.
C. Educable Mentally
			 Handicapped (Special Education) Reading Primary classes shall be eligible for
			 necessary reading materials not to exceed two pre-readiness readers and/or
			 readiness programs and one beginning reading program.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - TEXTBOOK REGULATIONS › Section 43-73 - Disposition of Instructional Materials Samples after State Adoption Process

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A. Sample copies of
			 instructional materials, textbooks, and supplementary materials furnished to
			 members of the Instructional Materials Review Panels shall remain in possession
			 of panel members until the adoption process has been completed. State Board of
			 Education action on recommendations from the panels will be considered as the
			 completion of the adopted cycle in a given year. Samples furnished by
			 publishers shall be handled in the following manner:
1. The publisher shall notify the State
			 Department of Education of its intent to reclaim samples when official bids are
			 submitted.
2. Each publisher
			 electing to reclaim samples must arrange for collecting samples at its own
			 expense from panel members within 30 days after the State Board of Education
			 has approved the adoption.
3. Where
			 publishers do not elect to reclaim samples or fail to collect the materials
			 according to the procedures set forth in the policy, panel members may use them
			 in their own work, donate them to public schools, state-supported institutions,
			 or charitable non-profit organizations.
4. A panel member or employee of the State
			 Department of Education shall not dispose of any instructional material samples
			 or supplementary materials for profit or personal gain.
5. Samples furnished to the State Department
			 of Education that are not adopted may be reclaimed at the publisher's expense
			 by mail or picked up by the publisher's representative within 30 days after the
			 adoption. Any samples not collected after 30 days may be donated to public
			 schools, state-supported institutions, or charitable non-profit organizations
			 but may not be sold.
6. A sample
			 copy of all adopted instructional materials including workbooks and other
			 supplemental materials shall be stored at the State Department of Education for
			 the duration of the contract with its publisher.
7. Samples of materials stored at the State
			 Department of Education, with expired contracts, be sent to the Central
			 Depository for donating to public schools, state-supported institutions,
			 charitable non-profit organizations, or disposing/recycling but may not be
			 sold.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS › Section 43-90 - Program Approval Standards for South Carolina Teacher Education Institutions

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The South Carolina State Board of Education requires that all
				teacher education programs meet the standards as established by a national
				accreditation association with which the South Carolina Department of Education
				has a partnership agreement. For State Board of Education approval, public
				institutions must seek and receive national accreditation. Private institutions
				may seek national accreditation or meet national standards for State Board of
				Education approval. The South Carolina Department of Education will develop
				guidelines to assist teacher education programs to meet the national standards.
				Statutory authority to determine accreditation decisions for and impose
				sanctions against teacher education programs is granted to the State Board of
				Education.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 7 - TEST SECURITY › Section 43-100 - Test Security

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I. Tests
			 administered by or through the State Board of Education shall include but are
			 not limited to:
A. The statewide tests, as
			 defined in State Board of Education Regulation Regulation
			 43-262,
			 including field tests and pilot tests;
B. Examinations for admission to teacher
			 education programs and teacher certification examinations;
C. Examinations for admission to programs
			 such as the gifted and talented program; and
D. High school equivalency tests.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 13 - GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION › Section 43-161 - Appointment (Term) of School Superintendent

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Each school district shall employ a chief administrative
				officer who serves as the executive officer of the board of trustees and the
				professional leader of the school district. Administrators serving as area or
				district superintendents for the first time after June 30, 1968, shall hold a
				superintendent's certificate. Annually, by October 15, the chairman of the
				district board of trustees shall request an out-of-field permit from the Office
				of Teacher Education and Certification for a superintendent not properly
				certified.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 13 - GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION › Section 43-165.1 - Program for Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Principal Performance (PADEPP)

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I.
			 PURPOSE
The State Board of Education, (SBE) through the South Carolina
				Department of Education (SCDE), is required to adopt statewide performance
				standards and criteria that shall serve as a foundation for all processes used
				for assisting, developing, and evaluating principals employed in the school
				districts of this state. School districts shall use the standards and
				procedures adopted by the SBE for the purposes of conducting evaluations and
				guiding the professional development of principals. Districts are to consider
				evaluation results in making decisions regarding principal development,
				compensation, promotion, retention, and removal.
The SCDE shall ensure the implementation of principal
				evaluation in the school districts.
Principals must be evaluated using the Performance Standards
				and Criteria for Principal Evaluation adopted by the SBE. Additional
				performance standards and criteria may be established by the superintendent. As
				required by S.C. Code Ann. Section
				59-24-30,
				the principal's annual Professional Development Plan (PDP) shall be established
				on the basis of the PADEPP Performance Standards and Criteria and the school's
				renewal plan.
II.
			 DEFINITIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS EVALUATION PROGRAM
A. PRINCIPAL: A principal is the chief
			 administrative head or director of an elementary, middle, or secondary school
			 or of a vocational, technical, special education, or alternative school.
			 Induction principals are those serving for the first time as building-level
			 principals. These principals are considered probationary until they have
			 completed the requirements of the Principal Induction Program (PIP) and have
			 received an overall rating of Proficient or higher on the PADEPP evaluation
			 instrument.
B. EVALUATOR: The
			 evaluator is the district superintendent and/or the superintendent's designee.
			 All evaluators must have successfully completed the SCDE's PADEPP training
			 before evaluating principals.
C.
			 EVALUATION INSTRUMENT: The evaluation instrument developed by the SCDE is based
			 upon the PADEPP Performance Standards and Criteria and is available from the
			 SCDE. In lieu of the state instrument, districts and charter schools may
			 request permission to use an alternative evaluation process that meets state
			 requirements and national standards. This instrument must be approved by the
			 SCDE and the SBE.
D. EVALUATION
			 CYCLE: The evaluation cycle shall be consistent with the school year as defined
			 by law. After induction, principals shall be evaluated as stated in Section
			 III.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 13 - GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION › Section 43-166 - Student and School Safety

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A.
			 School Safety Assessment
1. The State
			 Department of Education shall develop a Model Safe Schools Checklist designed
			 to assess schools' safety strengths and weaknesses. The checklist must include
			 items addressing the following topics:
a. the
			 existence of a comprehensive safety plan;
b. communication of discipline policies and
			 procedures;
c. intra-agency and
			 interagency emergency planning;
d.
			 recording of disruptive incidents;
e. training of staff and students;
f. assessment of buildings and
			 grounds;
g. procedures for handling
			 visitors;
h. assignment of
			 personnel in emergencies;
i.
			 emergency communication and management procedures; and
j. transportation rules and accident
			 procedures.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 13 - GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION › Section 43-167 - Principal Induction Program

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A. Purpose
The purpose of the Principal Induction Program is to add one
				component of many strategies which are to be combined by the districts to meet
				the intent of the Education Accountability Act to improve teaching and learning
				so that students are equipped with a strong academic foundation. The Principal
				Induction Program will assist public school districts in providing support and
				professional development for first year principals.
The State Board of Education recognizes that a school district
				makes one of its most important personnel decisions when it appoints a
				principal. The Board also recognizes the value of formal induction programs
				that provide novice school principals with an academy that focuses on
				developing and refining the leadership skills necessary to help their faculties
				provide the most effective instructional programs possible. Therefore, the
				following regulations have been developed to facilitate the implementation of
				the South Carolina Principals Induction Program.
B. Definitions
1. The Principal Induction Program is a
			 yearlong program (July to June) of support and professional development for new
			 principals in which instructional leadership skills, use of effective schools
			 research, and planning for curricular improvement through the analysis of test
			 scores are central components of the curriculum.
2. A principal is the chief administrator or
			 head building administrator of any public elementary or secondary school or
			 specialized education unit as defined by the local school district, or the
			 chief administrator of an occupational education center.
3. A Principal Induction Program mentor is an
			 experienced, practicing building-level principal or director selected by the
			 school district superintendent designee to provide support and assistance to
			 new principals.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 13 - GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION › Section 43-168 - Nutrition Standards for Elementary Schools (K-5) School Food Service Meals and Competitive Foods

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I. School Meals
Federal law--specifically, the National School Lunch Act ( 42
				U.S.C. Section 1758(f), the National School Lunch Program ( 7 C.F.R. Section
				210.10 ), and the School Breakfast Program ( 7 C.F.R. Section 220.8
				)--regulates the nutritional quality of foods served in the nation's school
				meal programs. For a school meal program to receive USDA subsidies, school
				meals must meet nutrition standards for saturated fat, vitamins, minerals,
				protein, calories, and portion sizes.
A. School food service meals should be made
			 attractive to students by appealing to their taste preferences and meeting
			 their cultural needs. Therefore, school districts must:
1. Offer a choice of entrées at
			 lunch--a minimum of two in elementary (K-5) schools (one choice may be an
			 entrée salad).
2. Encourage
			 input regarding the selection of food items in elementary (K-5) schools to be
			 offered in the school meal programs by promoting and encouraging student and
			 parent participation in taste-testing events, in menu-review panels, and in
			 online recipe reviewing.
3. Require
			 that school cafeteria managers meet with student advisory committees in grades
			 four through five a minimum of twice each year.
4. Allow students to purchase at Paragraph la
			 carte prices additional servings of any food item that is part of a
			 reimbursable school meal (serving sizes should be comparable to those of the
			 meal components).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 13 - GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION › Section 43-169 - Food Service Management Company Contracts

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I. PURPOSE
Pursuant to regulations and policy guidelines promulgated by
				the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the South Carolina
				Department of Education (SCDE) is charged with the state-level administration
				and monitoring of local child nutrition programs funded by and subject to the
				provisions of the National School Lunch, Breakfast, and After-School Snack
				Programs. Part of this responsibility relates to the development, execution,
				and monitoring of contracts between local child nutrition programs and private
				food service management companies. This regulation provides that a statewide
				contract template and uniform timeframe shall be used for all contracts
				approved by the SCDE.
II.
			 DEFINITIONS
A. SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY (SFA): A
			 school food authority (SFA) is USDA verbiage used to identify any public school
			 district, private, parochial, and charter school, as well as residential child
			 care facility that participates in the National School Lunch, Breakfast, and
			 After-School Snack Programs.
B.
			 FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY (FSMC): A food service management company
			 (FSMC) is USDA verbiage used to identify a private sector entity that manages a
			 child nutrition program for a SFA versus the SFA operating their own
			 program.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 14 - FISCAL MANAGEMENT › Section 43-171.1 - Disbursement of Funds for Pressing Repairs, Renovations and Construction

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I. ALLOCATION OF
			 FUNDS
Funds will be allocated to the district annually on a per pupil
				basis, based on the Districts' 135-day cumulative average daily membership for
				the previous fiscal year. These funds are to be kept in an account separate
				from all other funds allocated from the State General Fund.
II. QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
1. In order to qualify for allocation of the
			 funds, the District Board of Trustees shall:
a) Maintain at least the level of financial
			 effort per pupil for non-capital programs as in prior years as set forth under
			 Division V of the Education Improvement Act: and
b) By June 30, 1985, adopt and file with the
			 Division of General Services a procurement code modeled after the South
			 Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code or the model set forth in the Report of
			 the Local Government Task Force on procurement Code or the model set forth in
			 the Report of the Local Government Task Force on procurement as set forth under
			 Division V, Section 6 of the Education Improvement Act.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 14 - FISCAL MANAGEMENT › Section 43-172 - Accounting and Reporting

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I. Pupil
			 Accounting
According to Section 4, paragraph (1)(c) of the South Carolina
				Education Finance Act of 1977, each pupil in the state shall be counted in only
				one of the pupil classifications and must meet all qualifications both general
				and specific, before the pupil can be classified and claimed in a public
				school.
A. General Qualifications
			 Criteria:
1. A pupil will be counted in
			 membership on the first day of entrance in an instructional program either
			 through original entry, reentry, or transfer.
2. Membership is defined as the number of
			 pupils present plus the number of pupils absent.
3. Cumulative average daily membership is the
			 aggregate number of days in membership divided by the total number of days the
			 school is in session.
4. A pupil
			 shall maintain membership in the appropriate instructional program for the
			 minimum length of the school day.
5. To be eligible for membership a pupil must
			 not be more than twenty-one years old (or in a graduating class and becomes
			 twenty-one before graduation) before September 1 of the current school
			 year.
6. A pupil shall be dropped
			 from membership on the day when the number of unlawful days absent exceeds ten
			 consecutive days or when the pupil leaves school because of transfer, death,
			 expulsion, graduation, legal withdrawal, or for any other reason.
			 Notwithstanding any other provision, students with disabilities who have been
			 expelled and continue to receive educational services pursuant to Regulation
			 43-279
			 (Section V, Part D) shall not be dropped from membership.
7. An unlawful absence is defined in State
			 Board of Education Regulation
			 43-274.
8. A class period is defined as a minimum of
			 fifty minutes, or an accumulation of the equivalency of 120 hours required for
			 a Carnegie Unit of Credit.
9. A
			 pupil whose program of instruction meets the criteria for more than one
			 category shall be classified in the highest weighted category.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 15 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT › Section 43-188 - Displaying the Flag

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I. Display of the United States Flag
Schools shall display the United States flag each school day and shall fly the flag in accordance with the laws regulating the display of the United States flag as set forth in  4 U.S.C. Section 6-10  and consistent with the guidance related to the State Capitol Building as set forth in S.C. Code Ann. Section 10-1-161.
II. South Carolina Flag
The South Carolina flag shall be flown consistent with  4 U.S.C. Section 6-10  and the guidance related to the State Capitol Building as set forth in S.C. Code Ann. Section 10-1-161 as it applies to the flying of state flags with the United States flag.
III. Official Mottos
Schools shall display the official motto of the United States, "In God We Trust"; and the official motto of South Carolina, "Dum spiro spero" and "Animis opibusque parati", and their respective translations.
Statutory Authority: S.C. Code Ann. Sections
				  59-5-60
				  (2004), 59-1-320 (2004) and 4 U.S.C. Section 1, et
				  seq.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 16 - FACILITY EXPANSION PROGRAM › Section 43-191 - Repealed

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Statutory Authority: S.C. Code Sections
				  59-5-60,
				  59-23-40, 59-23-190 as amended
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 17 - PERSONNEL › Section 43-205 - Administrative and Professional Personnel Qualifications, Duties, and Workloads

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I.
			 District-Level Administrative Personnel
Personnel employed as administrative assistants, supervisors,
				and consultants having responsibilities for supervising instructional programs
				and student services must hold a master's degree and be certified in their area
				of primary responsibility or must earn a minimum of 6 semester hours annually
				toward appropriate certification. The district superintendent must request from
				the Office of Educator Services a certification permit for members of the
				central staff who are not properly certified. (see Reg. 43-53).
II. Pre-kindergarten through Grade
			 Five
A. Professional Personnel Qualifications
			 and Duties
1. Principals
Each school with an enrollment of more than 375 students must
				be staffed with a full-time properly certified principal. Each school with an
				enrollment of fewer than 375 students must be staffed with at least a part-time
				properly certified principal. A principal's duties and responsibilities are to
				be prescribed by the district superintendent. The district superintendent must
				request a certification permit from the Office of Educator Services for each
				principal who is not properly certified. (see Reg. 43-53).
2. Assistant Principals or Curriculum
			 Coordinators
Each school with an enrollment of 600 or more students must be
				staffed with at least one full-time properly certified assistant principal or
				curriculum coordinator.
3.
			 Teachers, School Counselors, and Library Media Specialists
Each teacher, school counselor, and library media specialist
				must be properly certified by the State Board of Education. The duties and
				responsibilities of teachers, school counselors, and library media specialists
				are to be prescribed by the school principal. The district superintendent must
				request a certification permit from the Office of Educator Services for each
				eligible teacher, school counselor, and library media specialist who are not
				properly certified. (see Reg. 43-53).
4. School Nurses
Each school nurse must hold a current license issued by the
				State Board of Nursing to practice as a professional registered nurse or as a
				licensed practical nurse who is working under the supervision of a professional
				registered nurse. The duties and responsibilities of a school nurse are to be
				prescribed by the principal in accordance with the laws and regulations
				governing nursing in South Carolina. If a school nurse works in more than one
				school, his or her duties and responsibilities are to be prescribed by the
				district superintendent or his or her designee in accordance with the laws and
				regulations governing nursing in South Carolina.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 17 - PERSONNEL › Section 43-205.1 - Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional Teaching (ADEPT)

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I. State Standards
			 for Professional Teaching
Teacher preparation programs and school districts must address,
				but are not limited to, the performance standards for Assisting, Developing,
				and Evaluating Professional Teaching (ADEPT), as specified in the State Board
				of Education's ADEPT implementation guidelines.
II. Teacher Candidates
A. All teacher education programs must adhere
			 to State Board of Education regulations governing the preparation and
			 evaluation of teacher candidates.
B. Each teacher education program must
			 develop and implement a plan for preparing, evaluating, and assisting
			 prospective teachers relative to the ADEPT performance standards in accordance
			 with the State Board of Education's ADEPT implementation guidelines. ADEPT
			 plans must be approved by the State Board of Education prior to
			 implementation.
C. By July 1 of
			 each year, teacher education programs must submit assurances to the South
			 Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) that they are complying with the State
			 Board of Education's ADEPT implementation guidelines. Proposed amendments to
			 previously approved ADEPT plans must be submitted along with the assurances and
			 must be approved by the State Board of Education prior to
			 implementation.
D. Teacher
			 education programs must submit information on their teacher candidates, as
			 requested annually by the SCDE.
E.
			 The SCDE will provide teacher education programs with ongoing technical
			 assistance such as training, consultation, and advisement, upon
			 request.