South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 19 - INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 43-240 - Summer School Programs

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
			 Summer school programs are provided for the following purposes: to deliver
			 academic assistance to students in grades three through eight under the
			 Education Accountability Act of 1998 (EAA), to promote students in grades one
			 through eight, or to award Carnegie units of credit toward meeting the
			 requirements for a state high school diploma. Other school services offered
			 during the summer are not considered summer school programs under this
			 regulation. Gifted and Talented programs are required to meet the provisions of
			 State Board of Education Regulation Regulation
			 43-220,
			 Gifted and Talented.
B. Instruction
			 offered in summer programs must meet the same rigor and standards required
			 during the regular school year. A district summer school program must be
			 directed by a staff member with administrative certification as a district wide
			 program or school site program. Each school in a district wide program must
			 designate a lead teacher. The final accreditation status of the summer school
			 program will be reflected in the overall district rating for the next year.
(1) Qualifications of Teachers: Kindergarten,
			 Grades 1-12:
The qualifications of each teacher shall be the same as those
				for the regular term.
(2)
			 Organization and Administration: Kindergarten, Grades 1-8:
(a) Pupil teacher ratio shall not exceed 25:1
			 in each classroom for grades K-5, or 30:1 in each classroom for grades
			 6-8.
(b) For students in grades
			 3-8, a summer school program designed for academic assistance under the
			 Educational Accountability Act of 1998 (EAA) will be no less than 30
			 instructional hours. For students in grades K, 1, and 2, not on academic plans
			 established by EAA, the districts may determine the length of the school day
			 and the number of days scheduled.
(c) Summer school programs operated for
			 students who are earning Carnegie units of credit must meet all the
			 requirements established for grades 9-12.
(3) Organization and Administration: Grades
			 9-12.
(a) Pupil teacher ratio shall not exceed
			 30:1 in each classroom.
(b) All
			 students taking a course for one unit of credit must receive at least 120 hours
			 of instruction in that subject area.
(c) No teacher shall be assigned to teach
			 more than one subject or one level of the same subject during one period for
			 credit. (Exception: Two consecutive levels of coursework in the same subject
			 area may be taught during one period if all students are repeating a course and
			 the combined membership does not exceed 15 students.)
(d) The recommended number of units of credit
			 that a student may earn during one summer school session is two. However, a
			 student may earn more than two credits with prior approval from the school
			 principal.
(e) There is no limit on
			 the number of credits a student may earn in a summer program that is operated
			 on a quarterly basis as part of a twelve-month school program.