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South Carolina School Climate Surveys: 2023 Factor Analysis Study : Prepared for the Education Oversight Committee (EOC)
Leighton, Elizabeth South Carolina Education Oversight Committee Go, Jungsun REM Center Ene, Mihaela University of South Carolina Zhang, Tiejun Dennis, Andrew DiStefano, Christine
Leighton, Elizabeth
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee
Go, Jungsun
REM Center
Ene, Mihaela
University of South Carolina
Zhang, Tiejun
Dennis, Andrew
DiStefano, Christine
Issue Date
2024-04
Type
Document
Keywords
Schools--South Carolina, School environment--South Carolina
Abstract
The assessment of school climate in South Carolina started in 1985 as a response to a requirement put forth by the South Carolina State Board of Education. These recommendations were made in part to address the development of district and school improvement plans of based upon educational reform legislation (Education Improvement Act of 1984) which was prompted by criticism arising from the 1983 report, “A Nation at Risk”. As part of the reform measures, the South Carolina State Board of Education mandated that each school undertake a comprehensive needs assessment to include surveys of parents, students, and teachers designed to assess six indicators of school effectiveness. These indicators included: 1) positive school climate, 2) instructional leadership of the principal, 3) emphasis on academics, 4) high expectations related to student achievement, 5) frequent monitoring of student progress and its utilization in curriculum planning, and 6) positive home-school relationship
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