South Carolina Academic Standards and Competencies

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This collection contains various standards and competencies for different subjects and grades in South Carolina schools.

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South Carolina Academic Standards for Mathematics 2007 High School Support Document - High School Core Area Elementary Algebra
(South Carolina State Library, 2007) South Carolina Department of Education Office of Academic Standards
The academic standards for the elementary algebra core area establish the process skills and core content for Algebra 1, Mathematics for the Technologies 1, and Mathematics for the Technologies 2, which should provide students with the mathematics skills and conceptual understanding necessary for them to further their mathematical education or to pursue mathematics-related technical careers. These standards will be the basis for the development of the items on the state-required end-of-course examination for Algebra 1 and Mathematics for the Technologies 2.
South Carolina Gifted and Talented Best Practices - Identification of Academically Gifted and Talented Students: Referral, Screening, and Assessment
(South Carolina State Library, 2004) South Carolina Department of Education
State Board of Education Regulation 43-220 specifies requirements and procedures for identifying gifted and talented students. As described R 43-220, the purposes of the identification process are - to find students who display characteristics of the gifted and talented (i.e., ability or potential for high performance in academic areas); to assess the aptitudes, attributes, and behaviors of each student; and to evaluate each student for the purposes of placement. (24 S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 43-220.2(B)(1)) This description reflects South Carolina’s definition of gifted and talented in R 43-220: “Gifted and talented students are those who are identified in grades one through twelve as demonstrating high-performance ability or potential in academic and/or artistic areas and therefore require an educational program beyond that normally provided by the general school program in order to achieve their potential” (24 S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 43-220.1(A)(1)).
South Carolina Social Studies Academic Standards
(South Carolina State Library, 2005-01) South Carolina Department of Education
South Carolina Social Studies Academic Standards contains the revised academic standards in social studies for South Carolina students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. A field review of the first draft of these standards was conducted from April through June 2004, and feedback from that review has been incorporated into this document. Because a working knowledge of government, geography, economics, and history is essential for effective citizenship in a democracy, the theme for these standards is civic education.
South Carolina Health and Safety Education Curriculum Standards
(South Carolina State Library, 2000-05-10) South Carolina Department of Education
This document, which contains the South Carolina Health and Safety Education Curriculum Standards, presents the basic concepts and justifications of the vision for school health and safety education in the State. Designed and revised by a team of teachers, faculty, and other practitioners in health and safety education, the document sets forth the learning standards for health and safety education and recommendations for policies and actions that can ensure effective implementation of comprehensive health and safety education programs in districts and schools. The standards and recommendations explained here are consistent with the most recent national health education standards and policy recommendations for school health education.
South Carolina English Language Arts Curriculum Standards 2002
(South Carolina State Library, 2002) South Carolina Department of Education
The South Carolina English Language Arts Curriculum Standards is designed to provide educators with the knowledge and understanding of what students should know and be able to do in English language arts at a given grade level. The standards are divided into four areas called strands: reading, writing, communication (listening, speaking, and viewing) and research. Technology is included in each strand and should be integrated into the language arts whenever appropriate.
Companion Document for the South Carolina Media Arts Standards for Visual Arts
(South Carolina State Library, 2010) South Carolina Department of Education
This companion document focuses on academic arts standards for the subject of visual arts.
Companion Document for the South Carolina Media Arts Standards for Theatre
(South Carolina State Library, 2010) South Carolina Department of Education
This companion document focuses on academic arts standards for the subject of theatre.
Companion Document for the South Carolina Media Arts Standards for Music
(South Carolina State Library, 2010) South Carolina Department of Education
This companion document focuses on academic arts standards for the subject of music.
Companion Document for the South Carolina Media Arts Standards for TV and Video
(South Carolina State Library, 2010) South Carolina Department of Education
This companion document focuses on academic arts standards for the subject of television and video artwork.
Companion Document for the South Carolina Media Arts Standards for High School Design
(South Carolina State Library, 2010) South Carolina Department of Education
This companion document focuses on academic arts standards for the subject of high school design.
Companion Document for the South Carolina Media Arts Standards Introduction to Media Arts and Media Literacy
(South Carolina State Library, 2010) South Carolina Department of Education
This companion document focuses on academic arts standards for the subject of media arts and media literacy.
Companion Document for the South Carolina Media Arts Standards for Dance
(South Carolina State Library, 2010) South Carolina Department of Education
This companion document focuses on academic arts standards for the subject of dance.
South Carolina Standard for World Language Proficiency
(South Carolina State Library, 2013-06) South Carolina Department of Education
The South Carolina Standard for World Language Proficiency is a description of the competencies a South Carolina world language learner should demonstrate at three of five proficiency levels as defined in the 2012 American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines. These guidelines are a description of what individuals can do at five levels of proficiency in speaking, writing, listening, and reading. They imply spontaneous and non-rehearsed performance in a real-world context. The three proficiency levels used for this document, novice through advanced, are further subdivided into low, mid and high sublevels.
South Carolina Academic Standards for the Visual and Performing Arts
(South Carolina State Library, 2010) South Carolina Department of Education
The 2010 South Carolina Academic Standards for the Visual and Performing Arts is presented as a series of seven documents that individually address the arts areas of dance, choral music, general music, instrumental music, media arts, theatre, and visual arts from kindergarten through high school. Delineating what the state’s children should know and be able to do in these content areas, the seven documents are intended to be used not only as the basis for curricula, instruction, and assessment in the arts disciplines in South Carolina schools but also as a concise statement about expectations for learning in the arts for policy makers, education administrators, teachers, and instructional and community leaders.
South Carolina Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum Standards 2003
(South Carolina State Library, 2003) South Carolina Department of Education
South Carolina Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum Standards 2003 presents what all of our state’s children should know and be able to do in the arts. This comprehensive document addresses dance, music, theatre, and visual arts standards from preschool through advanced high school arts courses. It is intended to be used by policy makers, education administrators, teachers, and instructional and community leaders as a concise statement about expectations for learning in the arts and as the basis for curricula, instruction, and assessment in the four arts disciplines. This document represents a statewide consensus that has evolved from the dedicated work of hundreds of educators and artists. The process began with the development of the South Carolina Visual and Performing Arts Framework in 1993. The next year, the document National Standards for Arts Education was made available nationwide, and in 1999 the State Department of Education’s South Carolina Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum Standards was published. Dance, music, theatre, and visual arts students are heirs to excellent arts opportunities and programs because of the vision and resolve of generations of devoted arts educators in our state and throughout the nation. The South Carolina Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum Standards 2003 should serve as the foundation of a complete quality arts education system.
South Carolina Social Studies Academic Standards Correlations
(South Carolina State Library, 2005) South Carolina Department of Education
The academic standards correlations that are referenced in this document provide a crosswalk, a connection between South Carolina’s 2005 social studies academic standards and the state’s 2000 social studies curriculum standards. In addition, these correlations align the 2005 South Carolina standards with standards for social studies and its subdisciplines that have been promulgated by eleven exemplary states across the nation and by federal agencies and national organizations.
South Carolina Social Stuides Academic Standards
(South Carolina State Library, 2011-08-18) South Carolina Department of Education
South Carolina Social Studies Academic Standards contains the revised academic standards in social studies for South Carolina students from kindergarten through grade 12. A field review of the first draft of these standards was conducted from September 2010 through January 2011, and feedback from that review has been incorporated into this document. Because a working knowledge of government, geography, economics, and history is essential for informed, participatory citizenship in a democracy, the theme for these standards is civic education.
South Carolina Social Stuides Academic Standards
(South Carolina State Library, 2005-01) South Carolina Department of Education
South Carolina Social Studies Academic Standards contains the revised academic standards in social studies for South Carolina students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. A field review of the first draft of these standards was conducted from April through June 2004, and feedback from that review has been incorporated into this document. Because a working knowledge of government, geography, economics, and history is essential for effective citizenship in a democracy, the theme for these standards is civic education.
South Carolina Academic Standards and Performance Indicators for Science
(South Carolina State Library, 2014-11) South Carolina Department of Education
Science is a method of learning about the physical universe by applying the principles of the scientific inquiry, which includes making empirical observations, proposing hypotheses to explain those observations, and testing those hypotheses in valid and reliable ways. Science is also, therefore, the organized body of knowledge that results from scientific inquiry. This document, South Carolina Science Academic Standards, contains the academic standards in science for the state’s students in kindergarten through grade twelve. Beginning in 2004, the term for the state-approved expectations for student learning and academic performance in South Carolina was changed from curriculum standards to academic standards. In accordance with the South Carolina Education Accountability Act of 1998 (S.C. Code Ann. § 59-18-110), State Board of Education Regulation 43-234 explains the purpose of academic standards thusly: Each school district board of trustees will ensure quality schooling by providing a rigorous, relevant curriculum for all students. Each school district must use the academic achievement standards adopted by the State Board of Education to push schools and students toward high performance by aligning the state assessments to those standards and linking policies and criteria for performance standards, accreditation, reporting, school rewards, and targeted assistance.
South Carolina Science Academic Standards
(South Carolina State Library, 2005-11) South Carolina Department of Education
Science is a method of learning about the physical universe by applying the principles of the scientific inquiry, which includes making empirical observations, proposing hypotheses to explain those observations, and testing those hypotheses in valid and reliable ways. Science is also, therefore, the organized body of knowledge that results from scientific inquiry. This document, South Carolina Science Academic Standards, contains the academic standards in science for the state’s students in kindergarten through grade twelve. Beginning in 2004, the term for the state-approved expectations for student learning and academic performance in South Carolina was changed from curriculum standards to academic standards. In accordance with the South Carolina Education Accountability Act of 1998 (S.C. Code Ann. § 59-18-110), State Board of Education Regulation 43-234 explains the purpose of academic standards thusly: Each school district board of trustees will ensure quality schooling by providing a rigorous, relevant curriculum for all students. Each school district must use the academic achievement standards adopted by the State Board of Education to push schools and students toward high performance by aligning the state assessments to those standards and linking policies and criteria for performance standards, accreditation, reporting, school rewards, and targeted assistance.