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Publication Standards for Evaluation and Eligibility Determination (SEED)(South Carolina State Library, 2024-05-24) State Department of Education. Office of Special Education ServicesThis document is the revised version. The Standards for Evaluation and Eligibility Determination (SEED) document is designed to be a companion to South Carolina State Board of Education regulation 43-243.1 (Criteria for Entry into Programs of Special Education for Children with Disabilities). The SEED contains standards designed to assist evaluation teams in implementing the regulation. It is a living document and will be updated on a regular basis as South Carolina receives further guidance from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, results of court decisions, changes in state statute and updated research as appropriate. For additional South Carolina special education regulations, please consult State Board of Education regulation 43-243. Please use this document as a: structured process for implementing evaluation and eligibility criteria ; reference document for questions ; staff development tool ; and source for resources of support and assistance.Publication PowerSchool Incident Management: User Training and Reference Guide(South Carolina State Library, 2024-09) South Carolina State Department of EducationIncident Management is a module in PowerSchool. The Incident Management system replaces the Log Entries section of PowerSchool for recording and reporting all Discipline and Truancy incidents in South Carolina districts and schools. The Incident Management system captures more detailed data that is necessary for federal and state reporting and is needed for Table 5 reporting required by the Office of Exceptional Children.Publication Career and Technical Education (CTE) Course Catalog 2024 -2025 School Year (revised 10-2024)(South Carolina State Library, 2024-10) State Department of Education. Office of Career and Technical EducationThe South Carolina Career and Technical Education (CTE) Course Catalog is a listing of CTE courses categorized by career clusters and include course codes, recommended maximum enrollments, numbers of Carnegie Units per course, prerequisites, methods of delivery, and course descriptions. A credit- bearing course not listed in this document is either an innovative course, an academic course, a locally designed elective course approved by the local board of trustees, or a locally designed subject-area course approved by the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE). Middle school courses are shown at the beginning of their perspective career clusters.Publication Cell Phone Use in Schools(South Carolina State Library, 2024-06) South Carolina State Department of EducationA survey of South Carolina teachers on the impact of cell phone use in classrooms.Publication South Carolina Seals of Distinction Overview and Guidelines, October 2024(South Carolina State Library, 2024-10) South Carolina State Department of EducationThe South Carolina Seals of Distinction are a state-level award granted by the South Carolina Department of Education. The Seals of Distinction do not appear on students’ transcripts or diplomas but are instead issued via the Parchment application in the form of a South Carolina Department of Education digital credential. Students must possess a Parchment account to claim their South Carolina Department of Education Seal of Distinction digital credentials. The Seals of Distinction digital credentials will be available for students to claim after graduation. An email announcing their availability will be sent to the address stored in the ‘Post Graduate Email’ field in PowerSchool. Students must earn credit in all identified courses to qualify for the corresponding Seal of Distinction.Publication 2024-2025 Funding Manual(South Carolina State Library, 2024) South Carolina State Department of Education, Office of FinanceThis document serves as an important resource for identifying fiscal and compliance criteria for most of the funds disbursed to South Carolina school districts through the South Carolina Department of Education. This information should assist in the analysis of funding allocations and should enhance the ability to maximize the financial resources to school districts. The format of the Funding Manual is designed for ease of use in identifying funding sources and program objectives.Publication Adult Education Programs, July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 Proviso 1A.27 End of Year Summary Information on 17 to 21 year-olds Enrolled in Adult Education(South Carolina State Library, 2024-06-30) South Carolina State Department of EducationThis document includes the adult education programs end of year summary information on 17 to 21 year-olds enrolled in adult education, which includes self-reported educational reason for enrollment in adult education, self-reported employment reason for enrollment in adult education, and self-reported reasons for leaving K-12 because Many of our students come from private institutions, other states or countries and have never attended public school in South Carolina, therefore the numbers in these areas may not match the total number of 17-21 year-old students enrolled in adult education.Publication 2022 Results of the Advanced Placement Examinations(South Carolina State Library, 2022) South Carolina State Department of Education Office of Data Management and AnalysisSince 1984, each school district in South Carolina has been required to provide Advanced Placement (AP) courses in all secondary schools that include grades 11 or 12. These classes prepare students for the national AP examinations. Students who score 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam are generally considered qualified to receive credit for the equivalent course(s) at colleges and universities that give credit for AP exams. The data are presented for high school students who participated in AP courses in public schools and took at least one AP exam during the 2021-22 school year.Publication 2021 Results of the Advanced Placement Examinations(South Carolina State Library, 2021) South Carolina State Department of Education Office of Data Management and AnalysisSince 1984, each school district in South Carolina has been required to provide Advanced Placement (AP) courses in all secondary schools that include grades 11 or 12. These classes prepare students for the national AP examinations. Students who score 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam are generally considered qualified to receive credit for the equivalent course(s) at colleges and universities that give credit for AP exams. The data are presented for high school students who participated in AP courses in public schools and took at least one AP exam during the 2020-21 school year.Publication 2020 Results of the Advanced Placement Examinations(South Carolina State Library, 2020) South Carolina State Department of Education Office of Data Management and AnalysisSince 1984, each school district in South Carolina has been required to provide Advanced Placement (AP) courses in all secondary schools that include grades 11 or 12. These classes prepare students for the national AP examinations. Students who score 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam are generally considered qualified to receive credit for the equivalent course(s) at colleges and universities that give credit for AP exams. The data are presented for high school students who participated in AP courses in public schools and took at least one AP exam during the 2019-20 school year.Publication 2018 Results of the Advanced Placement Examinations(South Carolina State Library, 2018) South Carolina State Department of Education Office of Data Management and AnalysisSince 1984, each school district in South Carolina has been required to provide Advanced Placement (AP) courses in all secondary schools that include grades 11 or 12. These classes prepare students for the national AP examinations. Students who score 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam are generally considered qualified to receive credit for the equivalent course(s) at colleges and universities that give credit for AP exams. The data are presented for high school students who participated in AP courses in public schools and took at least one AP exam during the 2017-18 school year.Publication South Carolina Department of Education Update: SCASBO 2024 Spring Conference “Change is Coming: Finding the Answers Together”(South Carolina State Library, 2024) South Carolina State Department of EducationThis highlights the programs at the SCASBO 2024 Spring Conference.Publication South Carolina Department of Education Update: SCASBO 2023 Spring Conference “Passing the Torch- Shaping the Future” March 9, 2023(South Carolina State Library, 2023-03-09) South Carolina State Department of EducationThis highlights the programs at the SCASBO 2023 Spring Conference.Publication South Carolina Department of Education Updates: SCASBO 2022 Spring Conference “Power of the Past, Force of the Future” March 10, 2022(South Carolina State Library, 2022-03-10) South Carolina State Department of EducationThis highlights the programs at the SCASBO 2022 Spring Conference.Publication Quick Facts Education in South Carolina : South Carolina Public Schools(South Carolina State Library, 2024-04-25) South Carolina State Department of Education. Office of ResearchThese statistics from the Department of Education include enrollment by grade span, enrollment by ethnicity, teacher profiles, staff salaries and four-year graduation rates.Publication Quick Facts Education in South Carolina : South Carolina Public Schools(South Carolina State Library, 2019-05-31) South Carolina State Department of Education. Office of ResearchThese statistics from the Department of Education include enrollment by grade span, enrollment by ethnicity, teacher profiles, staff salaries and four-year graduation rates.Publication PACE Cohort 2024 Handbook(South Carolina State Library, 2024-01-31) South Carolina State Department of EducationPACE is a three-year alternative route preparation program that allows a participant to work as a teacher of record while completing all requirements of the alternative route to earn a Professional teaching certificate. This handbook explains the requirements for successful completion of the PACE program.Publication PACE Cohort 2023 Handbook(South Carolina State Library, 2023-02-07) South Carolina State Department of EducationPACE is a three-year alternative route preparation program that allows a participant to work as a teacher of record while completing all requirements of the alternative route to earn a Professional teaching certificate. This handbook explains the requirements for successful completion of the PACE program.Publication PACE Cohort 2022 Handbook(South Carolina State Library, 2022-10-10) South Carolina State Department of EducationPACE is a three-year alternative route preparation program that allows a participant to work as a teacher of record while completing all requirements of the alternative route to earn a Professional teaching certificate. This handbook explains the requirements for successful completion of the PACE program.Publication PowerSchool Attendance Setup(South Carolina State Library, 2024-07) South Carolina State Department of EducationIn order to identify students accurately for chronic absenteeism, the SCDE worked with PowerSchool to customize and implement procedures for attendance setup. This document outlines the attendance setup in PowerSchool necessary for students to be flagged appropriately for chronic absenteeism so that accurate reports can be provided to school and district administrators, state and federal entities. It also provides specific procedures on how to view and run customized chronic absenteeism reports.